Florida Tornado Watch | Effective 05/02/2026 08:27

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 2 at 11:27AM EDT until May 2 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 2, 2026 - 8:27am
Expires: 
May 2, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
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.
Area Description: 
Alachua, FL; Bradford, FL; Clay, FL; Flagler, FL; Marion, FL; Putnam, FL; St. Johns, FL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jacksonville FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov