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Extreme and Dangerous Heat this Week - Updated Briefing

A heat wave continues across the southeast, with dangerous heat continuing throughout our region this week. It only takes minutes for the cabin of a vehicle to become deadly! Look before you Lock and Stay Cool! Read More >

Overview

A dynamic storm system impacted northeast Florida during the pre-dawn hours of December 14, 2019. A broken squall line of supercells moved quickly east to northeast across Alachua, Putnam, St. Johns and Flagler counties with two prominent mesocyclones producing tornado touchdowns and wind damage from Micanopy south of Gainesville to Flagler Beach. Thankfully, there were no reports or injuries or deaths, but there were widespread reports of structural and tree damage.

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Overview of both tornado paths. Loop of storm-relative velocity (left) and reflectivity (right) imagery from KJAX.