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Tornado watch issued for Alachua County, North Central Florida 

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville issued a tornado watch for Alachua, Bradford, Marion and Union counties in North Central Florida. Courtesy of NWS
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville issued a tornado watch for Alachua, Bradford, Marion and Union counties in North Central Florida.
Courtesy of NWS
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The National Weather Service in Jacksonville issued a tornado watch for Alachua, Bradford, Marion and Union counties in North Central Florida, with 10 other counties also included.  

The watch will last until 8 p.m. as the right weather conditions for tornado formation continue. In a special weather statement, the NWS said it was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms that stretched from Race Pond to Bell and was moving at 50 miles per hour. 

The storms are bringing needed rain during a severe drought and could cause overnight temperatures to drop to 39 degrees. 

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Tornado watch map
Courtesy of NWS

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