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Severe Weather In Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, Oct 8, 2026 · Confirmed
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Status
Confirmed by an official source
Independent sources
1
First seen
Oct 8, 2:04 PM EDT
updated Oct 10, 12:39 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Several Florida counties placed under evacuation orders as Hurricane Isaias eyes landfall · WTLVOct 8, 2:04 PM EDT
Florida emergency officials prepare for arrival of Hurricane Isaias · WTLVOct 8, 4:03 PM EDT
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue personnel head to the panhandle as Hurricane Isaias approaches · WTLVOct 8, 5:58 PM EDT
Gov. DeSantis confirms two deaths from Hurricane Isaias, gives details on recovery efforts · WTLVOct 10, 12:39 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
“Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 9 at 9:25PM EDT until October 9 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL”
SVRJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Clay County in northeastern Florida... Southwestern Duval County in northeastern Florida... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 925 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oakleaf Plantation, or near Middleburg, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Middleburg, Cecil Field, Normandy, Oakleaf Plantation, Lakeside, Baldwin, Asbury Lake, and Jacksonville Heights.
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.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 9, 9:25 PM EDT
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Duval County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.
How We Decided
Oct 8, 3:05 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 9, 9:25 PM EDTPublished: One source reported it, and an official source confirms it.