Weather Alerts For Saint Augustine South, FL

# HEADLINE -------------------- STRONG THUNDERSTORMD WILL IMPACT FLAGLER, SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD, SOUTHEASTERN ALACHUA, SOUTHERN ST. JOHNS, MARION, PUTNAM AND SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 1258 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over Sparr, or near Citra, moving northeast at 50 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts around 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Palm Coast, Ocala, Saint Augustine, Palatka, Rainbow Lakes Estates, Flagler Beach, Bunnell, Crescent City, Interlachen, and Keystone Heights. ISSUED AT Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Jacksonville FL HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Inland Flagler FL, Southern Inland St. Johns FL, Western Clay FL, Western St. Johns FL, Bradford FL, Central Marion FL, Coastal Flagler FL, Eastern Alachua FL, Eastern Clay FL, Eastern Marion FL, Eastern Putnam FL, Southeast Coastal St. Johns FL, Western Alachua FL, Western Marion FL, Western Putnam FL

# SUMMARY -------------------- - Tornado Watch for portions of Northern and Central Florida Coastal Waters - Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1125 AM until 600 PM EDT. - Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible # DETAILS -------------------- SUMMARY - A line of storms will move inland across the north-central Peninsula through the afternoon, with additional strong/severe storm development possible ahead of it. Damaging winds are expected to be the most common risk, but a couple of tornadoes could occur. - The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles north northwest of Saint Petersburg FL to 25 miles southeast of Daytona Beach FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). ISSUED AT The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a ISSUED BY 1127 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026 HEADER Watch county notification for watch 183 | National Weather Service Jacksonville FL # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings.

Closest strike: 0.6 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA SUMMARY Severe thunderstorms are possible across the northern and central Florida Peninsula through early evening. Northern/Central Florida At midday, a line of gradually intensifying storms extends northeast-southwestward across the northern Florida Peninsula to the nearby Gulf, with additional offshore development occurring about as far south as the Tampa Bay vicinity. This line will continue to move inland and further intensify as the boundary layer warms inland in conjunction with near-70F surface dewpoints. Some additional more-discrete development may occur ahead of the line, potentially focusing along the east coast. Damaging winds are the most probable severe hazard as low/mid-level winds further strengthen, albeit with a tendency for low-level veering over time. Even so, a tornado or two could occur aside from damaging winds. Western Oregon/northern California Influenced by upper-jet exit region and the prominent trough off the coast of Oregon/California, a few stronger storms may develop across the region late this afternoon through early evening. While gusty winds and/or small hail could occur, the potential for organized severe storms should remain low given the modest instability and weak deep-layer shear.