Skip to main content
AREAZINENotices · US CA UK AU

NWS Jacksonville FLSV.W 0261October 3, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Duval and Nassau, FL

The National Weather Service office in Jacksonville issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Duval and Nassau in Florida, which was in force until 8:15 p.m. local time on October 3. It was the 261st severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Jacksonville issued in 2026. Florida had 1 severe thunderstorm warning in October 2026, against 9 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Florida's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).

ExpiredWarning

Issued8:05 p.m. EDT, October 3, 2026
In force8:05 p.m. EDT, October 3, 2026
Expired8:15 p.m. EDT, October 3, 2026

In force for 10 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Jacksonville FL
Area
Duval and Nassau
State
Florida
Level
Warning
Issued
8:05 p.m. EDT, October 3, 2026
Expires
8:15 p.m. EDT, October 3, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Observed, Immediate
VTEC event
KJAX SV.W 0261
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

The notice as issued

At 805 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Callahan, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Callahan, Ratliff, and Nassau Village-Ratliff.

What the agency told people to do

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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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.

The record around this notice