Through 530 PM EDT...showers and thunderstorms continue to develop across northeast Florida. The showers are drifting inland along the east and West Coast seabreeze front. The heaviest activity will move into areas near Taylor ...Jennings...Jasper...Lake city and Lake Butler. Expect...brief gusty winds ...Dangerous cloud to ground lightning and heavy downpours of rain with thunderstorm activity.
Forecast for Putnam
Updated: 4:16 PM EDT on July 10, 2009
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 mph in the evening becoming light.
Sunday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 mph.
... A significant weather alert has been issued for southern Putnam County for strong winds... small hail and excessive lightning valid until 500 PM EDT...
At 417 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm centered over Satsuma... or 5 miles northwest of Pomona Park... moving southwest at 5 mph. This strong thunderstorm will also affect areas around Satsuma... Pomona Park... Lake Como... Welaka and Georgetown through 500 PM EDT. Hail up to one half inch in diameter... excessive cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along with possible minor damage. Heavy rainfall will produce ponding of water on roadways and minor flooding of low-lying areas.
Report damage to the nearest law enforcement agency or your County emergency management.