NWS Jacksonville FLFF.W 0040October 3, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Baker, Clay, Duval and 1 more, FL
The National Weather Service office in Jacksonville issued a flash flood warning for Baker, Clay, Duval and 1 more in Florida, which was in force until 11:15 p.m. local time on October 3. It was the 40th flash flood warning the NWS office in Jacksonville issued in 2026. Florida had 8 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 7 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Florida's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Jacksonville FL
- Area
- Baker, Clay, Duval and 1 more
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:20 p.m. EDT, October 3, 2026
- Expires
- 11:15 p.m. EDT, October 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KJAX FF.W 0040
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
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The notice as issued
FFWJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Baker County in northeastern Florida... Northwestern Clay County in northeastern Florida... West Central Duval County in northeastern Florida... Southwestern Nassau County in northeastern Florida... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 820 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Maxville and Baldwin.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.