MIAMI FL 246 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2009
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: HENDRY FL-GLADES FL-INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF CLEWISTON...MOVING EAST AT 10MPH.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...HARLEM...CLEWISTON...AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
ALSO...THIS STORM IS DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES.
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