Severe Weather Alert this afternoon-evening - Tornado Watch for Nassau County until midnight

February 6, 2020

Update from Weather Service: TORNADO WATCH 32 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EST FOR THE

FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALACHUA BRADFORD CITRUS

CLAY DUVAL FLAGLER

GILCHRIST LEVY MARION

NASSAU PUTNAM ST. JOHNS

Information from the Weather Service:

​🍃 Warm and windy conditions will develop on Thursday ahead of a strengthening storm system. Frequent gusts of 30-40 mph are forecast, so be sure to secure outdoor items such as ⛱️patio furniture, 🥅sports equipment & 🗑️trash cans. 🌳Take care of any dead tree branches near your home BEFORE the wind ramps up.

⛈🌪 A squall line of strong to severe thunderstorms will then traverse our region from late Thursday afternoon through the Thursday night. Damaging wind gusts of 50-70 mph and isolated tornadoes will be possible within any severe thunderstorms that develop.