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Updates: Severe weather expected through midnight in Jacksonville area

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The threat of severe weather will persist in the Jacksonville area through midnight Wednesday.

The tornado watch for Southeast Georgia was canceled just before 8 p.m.

All watches in Northeast Florida were canceled just before 6 p.m.

West Mims fire: 2 days of rain will 'go a long way' toward helping firefighters

The entire Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia area is expected to get more rain Wednesday evening.

Some areas have already gotten four inches of rain with the most rainfall along the Interstate 95 corridor to the beaches.

Wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour are expected.

This is the most heavy rainfall our area has seen since Jan. 3. The West Mims fire has also seen significant rainfall.

Tornado warnings were in effect for Putnam and St. Johns counties Wednesday morning.

St. Johns was under a tornado warning until 10:30 a.m.

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Posted by Action News Jax on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
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