Special Weather Statement 05/25/2025 15:04 for Florida areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 6:04PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 25, 2025 - 3:04pm
Expires: 
May 25, 2025 - 3:45pm
Description: 
At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Oceanway to near Camp Blanding. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, half inch hail, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Locations impacted include... Jacksonville, Orange Park, Green Cove Springs, Starke, Arlington, Ponte Vedra Beach, Unf, Mandarin, Fruit Cove, and Middleburg.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description: 
Bradford; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Trout River; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; South Central Duval; Western Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jacksonville FL