Widespread storms Saturday night started off severe

Flooding Warning in the wake of storms in Clay and Putnam counties

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Earlier Saturday evening there was a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern St. Johns County in northeastern Florida... that ended around 945 PM EDT. * At 904 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crescent Beach, or 11 miles south of Saint Augustine, moving northwest at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDED...damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted included... Saint Augustine, World Golf Village, Saint Augustine Beach, Marineland, Vilano Beach, South Ponte Vedra, Crescent Beach, Saint Augustine Shores, Butler Beach and Saint Augustine South..

Farther south there was a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is for Northern Flagler County and Southeastern St. Johns County. Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 916 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bunnell, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Palm Coast, Bunnell, Hastings, Saint Augustine Shores, Spuds, Espanola and Dupont Center.

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Flood Warning is in effect for Southwestern Clay County and Northwestern Putnam County until 1215 AM EDT. * At 911 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warning area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Palatka, Interlachen, Bardin, Florahome, George’s Lake, Hollister, Bostwick, Carraway, Mannville and Putnam Hall. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.

The widespread heavy rainfall and lighting has moved offshore leaving light to moderate showers Saturday evening. Moderate to heavy rainfall will pick back up early Sunday morning but will likely calm down with only scattered rain chances after lunch.


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After covering the weather from every corner of Florida and doing marine research in the Gulf, Mark Collins settled in Jacksonville to forecast weather for The First Coast.