Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 5:42PM EDT until May 8 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 8, 2026 - 2:42pm
Expires:
May 8, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
SVRJAX
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Marion County in northern Florida...
South central Putnam County in northeastern Florida...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 541 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort McCoy,
moving east at 15 mph. Another storm was just south of Georgetown
moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Salt Springs and Georgetown.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Marion, FL; Putnam, FL
Forcast Office:
NWS Jacksonville FL
Sender: