Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 30 at 6:16PM EDT until July 30 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 30, 2026 - 3:16pm
Expires:
July 30, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRJAX
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Alachua County in northern Florida...
West central Putnam County in northeastern Florida...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gainesville
Airport, or 7 miles east of Gainesville, moving southeast at 10
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Melrose, Orange Heights, Newnans Lake, Rochelle, and Gainesville
Airport.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Jacksonville.
Area Description:
Alachua, FL; Putnam, FL
Forcast Office:
NWS Jacksonville FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov