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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:13 PM Oct. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD...EAST
CENTRAL ALACHUA...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES
THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 412 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lake Geneva, or near Melrose, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and minor flooding due to heavy
rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Keystone Heights, Melrose, Melrose Landing, George's Lake, Lake
Geneva, Florahome, Orange Heights, Putnam Hall, and Carraway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&


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

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