000 WWUS82 KJAX 312010 SPSJAX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 410 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 FLZ025-033-312100- DUVAL FL-ST. JOHNS FL- 410 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST ST. JOHNS AND SOUTEAST DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 410 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES WEST OF PALM VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DURBIN...SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH...GUANA RIVER STATE PARK...PALM VALLEY...SAWGRASS...PONTE VEDRA BEACH AND JACKSONVILLE BEACH THROUGH 500 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. $$ ENYEDI