Alertes en vigueur Araquey, FL

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessiverainfall is expected.* WHERE...A portion of northeast Florida, including the followingcounties, Clay, Duval and St. Johns.* WHEN...Until 1145 PM EDT.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 949 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. This will cause urban and small streamflooding. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Jacksonville, Orange Park, Mandarin, Fruit Cove, Bayard,Switzerland, Baymeadows, Nas Jax, Fleming Island, Durbin,Nocatee, Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, Lakeside and PalmValley.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of abuilding.Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leadingkillers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough tobe struck by lightning.Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead toflash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

At 1007 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a lineextending from near Durbin to near Switzerland, moving east at 15mph.HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.Locations impacted include...Green Cove Springs, Mandarin, Fruit Cove, World Golf Village, FlemingIsland, Picolata, Switzerland, and Bakersville.