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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:27 PM Aug. 13, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central St. Johns County in northeastern Florida... North central Putnam County in northeastern Florida... East central Clay County in northeastern Florida... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Picolata, or 8 miles southeast of Green Cove Springs, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Picolata. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:11 PM Aug. 13, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ST. JOHNS...NORTH CENTRAL PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL DUVAL COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Orange Park to near Picolata to near Bardin. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Green Cove Springs, Fruit Cove, Bostwick, Fleming Island, Bayard, Picolata, Switzerland, and Bakersville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Heat Advisory
Issued: 6:07 PM Aug. 13, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 111. * WHERE...Portions of northeast and northern Florida and southeast Georgia. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. &&
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