If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

At 549 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Palatka, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph, nickel size hail, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Locations impacted include... Palatka, Pomona Park, East Palatka, Bostwick, Federal Point, Orange Mills, Bardin, Satsuma, San Mateo, and Welaka.