ALACHUA COUNTY LOOK OUT.. TORNADO WARNING!

[Josephine96]

TORNADO WARNING

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
448 PM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ALACHUA COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 443 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 9 MILES NORTH OF GAINESVILLE AIRPORT...OR ABOUT
11 MILES NORTH OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
GAINESVILLE AIRPORT AND GAINESVILLE...

VERY LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...PUT YOUR CAR IN A GARAGE.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THE PARENT STORM. IF OUTDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT
SEVERE WEATHER.

LAT...LON 2959 8213 2958 8240 2961 8238 2987 8237
2987 8233 2984 8228 2984 8218 2983 8216
2959 8213
$$

PETERSON

[Anonymous]

Confirmation of the tornado from the storm when it was in Union Co....

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
500 PM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0438 PM     TORNADO          1 E RAIFORD             30.06N 82.22W
07/11/2004                   UNION              FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO REPORTED AT STATE PRISON WHICH STRADDLES THE
            UNION AND BRADFORD COUNTY LINE.

0431 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STARKE                  29.95N 82.11W
07/11/2004                   BRADFORD           FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN STARKE AT COUNTY ROADS 231 AND 235.


PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
547 PM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E RAIFORD             30.06N 82.21W
07/11/2004                   UNION              FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. RAIFORD SATE PRISON PROPERTY
            SUFFERED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES INCLUDING 5 MOBILE HOMES
            AND 1 CONCRETE BLOCK HOME. AT LEAST 30 PINE TREES WERE
            SNAPPED AND WERE BLOCKING ROADS ON EAST BOUND STATE ROAD
            16.


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Radar at the time of tornado warning...

[Josephine96]

Isn't that something.. The state prison got hit lol..

Hopefully everyone is ok..

any word on size..? F0 F1?