Expires:202405180430;Remove:202405180430;401734 WWUS52 KTAE 180359 SVSTAE Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1159 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 FLC065-123-129-180430- /O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-240518T0430Z/ Wakulla FL-Taylor FL-Jefferson FL- 1159 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL WAKULLA...NORTHERN TAYLOR AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES... At 1159 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles north of Perry to 25 miles southeast of Woodville to near St. Marks, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Perry, St. Marks, Goose Pasture, Hells Half Acre, Iddo, Secotan, Boyd, Cabbage Grove, Plum Orchard, Scanlon, Econfina, Lake Bird, Port Leon, Wakulla Beach, Hampton Springs, Shady Grove, and Liveoak Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for Big Bend Florida. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3005 8369 2999 8397 3003 8405 3002 8410 3007 8431 3014 8426 3030 8380 3030 8347 3026 8347 3026 8346 3017 8345 TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 286DEG 18KT 3024 8354 3009 8383 3008 8421 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 11-MM