NWS Jacksonville FLTO.W 0007October 9, 2026
Tornado Warning: Gilchrist, FL
The National Weather Service office in Jacksonville issued a tornado warning for Gilchrist in Florida, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on October 9. It was the 7th tornado warning the NWS office in Jacksonville issued in 2026. Florida had 6 tornado warnings in October 2026, against 16 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Florida's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
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
- Gilchrist
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:50 p.m. EDT, October 9, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, October 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KJAX TO.W 0007
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
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The notice as issued
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northern Florida.
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.