Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 24 at 8:44PM EDT until May 24 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 24, 2026 - 5:44pm
Expires:
May 24, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
SVRJAX
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Alachua County in northern Florida...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 844 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Archer, or 10
miles south of Gainesville, moving north 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...
Gainesville, Archer, University Of Florida, Gainesville Airport,
and Micanopy.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Alachua, FL
Forcast Office:
NWS Jacksonville FL
Sender: