Heavy downpours, strong winds bring down trees, powerlines across Jacksonville
Updated: September 11, 2023 at 7:16 PM
More fallen trees around San Jose near St. Augustine Road (Special to WJXT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory Monday for downtown Jacksonville as scattered storms and heavy downpours move across Northeast Florida.
A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued for Clay and St. Johns counties.
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4:48 PM 9/11: Flood Advisory now in effect over downtown JAX, minor flooding is possible. Avoid driving into flooded roads. Flood Advisory is highlighted with the cyan box on this map. ☔ #flwx#jaxwxpic.twitter.com/vc8gT54mY6
The heavy winds brought down several trees across the city.
Officials are directing traffic after a huge tree fell on the road and took out some powerlines in San Jose near the San Jose Catholic Church.
JSO directing traffic around a tree that feel after the storms (WJXT)Huge tree that fell blocking lanes near San Jose Catholic Church (WJXT)
A fallen tree smashed a pickup truck at a home on Lofty Pines Circle.
Fallen tree smashes pick-up truck at a home on Lofty Pines Circle (WJXT)Another fallen tree on Lake Shore Boulevard (WJXT)More fallen trees around San Jose near St. Augustine Road (Special to WJXT)
News4JAX Insiders shared videos of strong winds and rains and “mothball” sized hail coming from the storm.