GENERAL WEATHER ALERTS

National Weather Service Alerts

Florida (FL)

Updated: 2026-08-19 21:28:39 UTC
Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 5:24PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL

  • Urgency: Expected
  • Area: Coastal Martin; Inland Martin
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:24:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 22:00:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Melbourne FL

At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Indiantown, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...…

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 5:19PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

  • Urgency: Expected
  • Area: Eastern Marion; Central Marion; Western Marion
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:19:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 22:00:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Jacksonville FL

At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ocala, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor…

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 4:18PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

  • Urgency: Expected
  • Area: Santa Rosa Inland; Santa Rosa Coastal
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:18:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 22:00:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Mobile AL

At 417 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Bagdad. This storm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bagdad…

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

  • Urgency: Expected
  • Area: Baldwin Central; Escambia Inland; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Inland; Santa Rosa Coastal
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:15:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 22:00:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Mobile AL

At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northwest of Gonzalez, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ferry…

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 5:14PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

  • Urgency: Expected
  • Area: Eastern Putnam; Eastern Marion
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:14:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 21:45:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Jacksonville FL

At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Salt Springs, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Salt Springs, Fruitland, and…

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 5:12PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL

  • Urgency: Expected
  • Area: Inland Volusia; Orange; Seminole; Inland Northern Brevard; Mainland Northern Brevard
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:12:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 21:45:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Melbourne FL

At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Oviedo to near Chuluota to Titusville Airport. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs…

Instructions:

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.…

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Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 19 at 4:10PM CDT until August 19 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

  • Urgency: Immediate
  • Area: Bay, FL; Calhoun, FL; Jackson, FL
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:10:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 22:00:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Tallahassee FL

SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida... Northeastern Bay County in the Panhandle of Florida... Northern Calhoun County in the Panhandle of Florida... * Until 500 PM CDT.…

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 5:06PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

  • Urgency: Expected
  • Area: Central Marion; Western Marion
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:06:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 21:45:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Jacksonville FL

At 506 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Santos, or 10 miles southwest of Ocala, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock…

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 5:04PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL

  • Urgency: Expected
  • Area: Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Inland St. Lucie; Inland Martin
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:04:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 21:30:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Melbourne FL

At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tradition, or 7 miles northwest of Port Saint Lucie, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around…

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.…

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Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 4:03PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

  • Urgency: Expected
  • Area: Jackson; Calhoun
  • Effective: 2026-08-19 21:03:00 UTC
  • Expires: 2026-08-19 21:30:00 UTC
  • Office: NWS Tallahassee FL

At 403 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Marianna, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Marianna, Cottondale, Altha, Alford,…

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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