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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 4:59 PM May. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMD WILL IMPACT FLAGLER...SOUTHEASTERN
BRADFORD...SOUTHEASTERN ALACHUA...SOUTHERN ST. JOHNS...MARION...
PUTNAM AND SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

At 1258 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over
Sparr, or near Citra, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Palm Coast, Ocala, Saint Augustine, Palatka, Rainbow Lakes Estates,
Flagler Beach, Bunnell, Crescent City, Interlachen, and Keystone
Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

Tornado Watch
Issued: 3:27 PM May. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 183 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA

CLAY                  FLAGLER               PUTNAM
ST. JOHNS

IN NORTHERN FLORIDA

ALACHUA               BRADFORD              MARION

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANASTASIA, ANTHONY, BAKERSVILLE,
BELLAIR, BOSTWICK, BURBANK, CARRAWAY, DOCTORS INLET, DURBIN,
FRUIT COVE, GAINESVILLE, GAINESVILLE AIRPORT, LAKESIDE,
MIDDLEBURG, NEW RIVER, NEWNANS LAKE, OCALA, OCALA AIRPORT,
ORANGE PARK, PALATKA, PALM COAST, PALM VALLEY, PONTE VEDRA BEACH,
STARKE, SWITZERLAND, AND WEIRSDALE.

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