Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
743 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

FLZ136-237-220030-
Eastern Alachua FL-Western Putnam FL-
743 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ALACHUA AND WEST
CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...

At 743 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Newnans Lake, or 7 miles east of Gainesville, moving southeast at 5
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Melrose, Hawthorne, Orange Heights, Gainesville Airport, and Newnans
Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2968 8230 2977 8220 2974 8206 2974 8205
      2972 8205 2972 8203 2973 8201 2972 8195
      2957 8209
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 298DEG 6KT 2969 8221

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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