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Jefferson County Florida Sheriff's Office
Friday May 17th, 2024 :: 10:39 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 05-17 -24 10:30 05-17 -24 11:30 THE NWS TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN WAKULLA COUNTY IN BIG BEND FLORIDA... NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN BIG BEND FLORIDA... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN BIG BEND FLORIDA... SOUTHEASTERN LEON COUNTY IN BIG BEND FLORIDA... SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN BIG BEND FLORIDA... * UNTIL 1130 PM EDT. * AT 1028 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONTICELLO TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. MARKS TO NEAR WOODVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TALLAHASSEE, WOODVILLE, MONTICELLO, CRAWFORDVILLE, WAKULLA, GREENVILLE, RALFORD GREENWAY, NEWPORT, CODY, HELLS HALF ACRE, LEON SINKS, EBB, WAKULLA SPRINGS, LAMONT, ERIDU, NASH, CABBAGE GROVE, EIGHT MILE POND, THOMAS CITY, AND DRIFTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR BIG BEND FLORIDA

Address/Location
Jefferson County Florida Sheriff's Office
Industrial Park
Jefferson County, FL 32344

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 850-997-2523

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