BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 352 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... TAMPA BAY WATERS... INCLUDING GANDY BRIDGE AND HILLSBOROUGH BAY...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 5 NM NORTHEAST OF HILLSBOROUGH BAY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS. STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE BAY DURING THE NEXT HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL SUMTER-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE - 357 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL HERNANDO...CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH...CENTRAL PASCO...NORTHEASTERN MANATEE...SOUTHEASTERN CITRUS AND WEST CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE LINDSEY TO LAND O LAKES TO PALM RIVER TO MYAKKA HEAD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF BROOKSVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF LUTZ TO BRANDON TO 21 MILES WEST OF WAUCHULA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT LAKE LINDSEY...BROOKSVILLE...BROOKRIDGE...BRANDON...VAL RICO... GIBSONTON...TEMPLE TERRACE...LUTZ...DUETTE...BOYETTE...AND GARDEN GROVE...UNTIL 500 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 246 AND 314.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 4 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 17.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 400 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN MARTIN COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY...
AT 353 PM EDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 17 MILES NORTH OF INDIANTOWN...MOVING SOUTH AT 8 MPH.
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LIGHTNING STORMS OVER SOUTHWEST SAINT LUCIE AND WESTERN MARTIN COUNTIES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND PERHAPS A LANDSPOUT THROUGH 445 PM. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL SUWANNEE- 409 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN SUWANNEE COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 409 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF OBRIEN...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND OBRIEN AND BRANFORD THROUGH 500 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 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.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 411 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.
* AT 403 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARROLLWOOD...OR NEAR TEMPLE TERRACE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LUTZ...BUSCH GARDENS...UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND FLORIDA STATE FAIRGROUNDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
FLZ061-062-212115- DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE- 423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN CHARLOTTE AND SOUTH CENTRAL DESOTO COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR BABCOCK RANCH...OR 13 MILES EAST OF PUNTA GORDA...NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT BABCOCK RANCH AND BABCOCK WEBB WMA...UNTIL 515 PM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL- GLADES FL HENDRY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL 426 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GLADES COUNTY...HENDRY COUNTY...NORTHERN COLLIER COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF MUSE TO 8 MILES WEST OF DEVILS GARDEN TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF HENDRY CORRECTIONAL I/A/P...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT... MUSE... DEVILS GARDEN... MONTURA... CLEWISTON... MOORE HAVEN... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-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. THESE WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALSO DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL 429 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 425 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT MAYACA...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT... CANAL POINT... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-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. THESE WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALSO DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 431 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... EASTERN LAKE OKEECHOBEE
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 429 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 34 KNOTS OR GREATER...ABOUT OVER SAND CUT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE WATER...MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HIGH SEAS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR OR STAY CLOSE TO SHORE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER...MAKE SURE ALL SAFETY GEAR IS AVAILABLE AND LIFE JACKETS ARE BEING WORN BY YOU AND YOUR CREW.
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. YOUR BEST COURSE OF EVASIVE ACTION IF THREATENED BY A WATERSPOUT IS TO MOVE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FROM ITS APPARENT MOVEMENT. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.
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FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HILLSBOROUGH FL- 446 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LUTZ...TEMPLE TERRACE...TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...TAMPA
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 444 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR ASSOCIATED WITH A VERY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM OVER THE ADVISED AREA...LOCALIZED FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE ADVISORY AREA AND ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES AREA POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP CHILDREN FROM BEING SWEPT AWAY IN FLOODED DITCHES AND DRAINS. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR AND MAY STALL YOUR VEHICLE. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL MARTIN-ST. LUCIE- 447 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...FUNNEL CLOUDS...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL ST. LUCIE COUNTY...
AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS 10 MILES NORTH OF INDIANTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH AS WELL AS SMALL HAIL.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 456 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
FLZ065-212145- LEE- 456 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS SHORES TO LEHIGH ACRES...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT MYERS TO LEHIGH ACRES...NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT FORT MYERS SHORES AND LEHIGH ACRES...UNTIL 545 PM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 457 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... TAMPA BAY WATERS... INCLUDING COURTNEY CAMPBELL CAUSEWAY...GANDY BRIDGE...HILLSBOROUGH BAY...HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE...OLD TAMPA BAY AND TAMPA BAY...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 445 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND POSSIBLY PEA SIZE HAIL NEAR SOUTH TAMPA AND MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 KNOTS INTO NORTHERN TAMPA BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 458 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
FLZ050-051-212145- HILLSBOROUGH-PINELLAS- 458 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL PINELLAS AND NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LUTZ TO WEEDON ISLAND STATE PRESERVE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LUTZ TO DOWNTOWN SAINT PETERSBURG...NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT LAKE FERN...CHEVAL...LUTZ AND WESTCHASE...UNTIL 545 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 254 AND 266.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 4 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 10.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 500 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... LAKE OKEECHOBEE
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 456 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 34 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM 16 NM WEST OF MOORE HAVEN TO 16 NM SOUTH OF LAKE HARBOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS. OTHER STORMS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS WHICH CAN PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
* THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT
LAKE HARBOR... CALUSA... CLEWISTON...
AND SURROUNDING COASTAL AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE WATER...MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HIGH SEAS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR OR STAY CLOSE TO SHORE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER...MAKE SURE ALL SAFETY GEAR IS AVAILABLE AND LIFE JACKETS ARE BEING WORN BY YOU AND YOUR CREW.
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. YOUR BEST COURSE OF EVASIVE ACTION IF THREATENED BY A WATERSPOUT IS TO MOVE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FROM ITS APPARENT MOVEMENT. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL 529 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BROWARD COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF DADE-COLLIER TRAINING AIRPORT...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT... RURAL NORTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RURAL SOUTHWESTERN BROWARD COUNTY RURAL EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-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. THESE WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL GLADES FL HENDRY FL INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL 536 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN GLADES COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTY... FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ORTONA TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLEWISTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT... HARLEM... CLEWISTON... MOORE HAVEN... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-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. THESE WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
352 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
TAMPA BAY WATERS...
INCLUDING GANDY BRIDGE AND HILLSBOROUGH BAY...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER
5 NM NORTHEAST OF HILLSBOROUGH BAY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS.
STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL
AFFECT THE BAY DURING THE NEXT HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
SUMTER-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE -
357 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL HERNANDO...CENTRAL
HILLSBOROUGH...CENTRAL PASCO...NORTHEASTERN MANATEE...SOUTHEASTERN
CITRUS AND WEST CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE LINDSEY TO
LAND O LAKES TO PALM RIVER TO MYAKKA HEAD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF BROOKSVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF LUTZ TO BRANDON
TO 21 MILES WEST OF WAUCHULA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT
LAKE LINDSEY...BROOKSVILLE...BROOKRIDGE...BRANDON...VAL RICO...
GIBSONTON...TEMPLE TERRACE...LUTZ...DUETTE...BOYETTE...AND GARDEN
GROVE...UNTIL 500 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 246 AND 314.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 4 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 17.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW
SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA
SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
400 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN MARTIN COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN
ST. LUCIE COUNTY...
AT 353 PM EDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 17 MILES
NORTH OF INDIANTOWN...MOVING SOUTH AT 8 MPH.
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LIGHTNING STORMS OVER SOUTHWEST SAINT LUCIE AND
WESTERN MARTIN COUNTIES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING FUNNEL
CLOUDS AND PERHAPS A LANDSPOUT THROUGH 445 PM. LISTEN FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
SUWANNEE-
409 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN
SUWANNEE COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 500 PM
EDT...
AT 409 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF OBRIEN...MOVING WEST AT 5
MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND OBRIEN
AND BRANFORD THROUGH 500 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN
DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 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.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
411 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.
* AT 403 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CARROLLWOOD...OR NEAR TEMPLE TERRACE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LUTZ...BUSCH GARDENS...UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND FLORIDA
STATE FAIRGROUNDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
FLZ061-062-212115-
DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-
423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN CHARLOTTE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL DESOTO COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR BABCOCK RANCH...OR 13 MILES EAST OF PUNTA
GORDA...NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT BABCOCK RANCH AND BABCOCK
WEBB WMA...UNTIL 515 PM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE
STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL-
GLADES FL HENDRY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL
426 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GLADES
COUNTY...HENDRY COUNTY...NORTHERN COLLIER COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO
NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES
SOUTH OF MUSE TO 8 MILES WEST OF DEVILS GARDEN TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST
OF HENDRY CORRECTIONAL I/A/P...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
MUSE...
DEVILS GARDEN...
MONTURA...
CLEWISTON...
MOORE HAVEN...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP
TO NICKEL-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. THESE
WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALSO DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR THE
FORMATION OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON
SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING
AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
429 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PALM
BEACH COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM
45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 425 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT MAYACA...AND MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
CANAL POINT...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP
TO NICKEL-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. THESE
WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALSO DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR THE
FORMATION OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON
SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING
AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
431 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LAKE OKEECHOBEE
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 429 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 34 KNOTS OR
GREATER...ABOUT OVER SAND CUT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE WATER...MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...HIGH SEAS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. MOVE
TO SAFE HARBOR OR STAY CLOSE TO SHORE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER...MAKE SURE ALL SAFETY GEAR IS AVAILABLE AND
LIFE JACKETS ARE BEING WORN BY YOU AND YOUR CREW.
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. YOUR BEST COURSE OF EVASIVE ACTION IF THREATENED BY A
WATERSPOUT IS TO MOVE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FROM ITS APPARENT
MOVEMENT. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
HILLSBOROUGH FL-
446 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LUTZ...TEMPLE TERRACE...TAMPA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...TAMPA
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 444 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
RAINFALL RATES OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR ASSOCIATED WITH A
VERY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM OVER THE ADVISED AREA...LOCALIZED
FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE ADVISORY AREA AND
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES AREA POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP CHILDREN FROM BEING SWEPT AWAY IN FLOODED DITCHES AND DRAINS.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR AND MAY STALL YOUR
VEHICLE. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP
VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
MARTIN-ST. LUCIE-
447 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...FUNNEL CLOUDS...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE OVER
CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL ST. LUCIE COUNTY...
AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS 10
MILES NORTH OF INDIANTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE STORM IS
ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH AS WELL AS SMALL
HAIL.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
456 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
FLZ065-212145-
LEE-
456 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS SHORES
TO LEHIGH ACRES...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST
OF FORT MYERS TO LEHIGH ACRES...NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT FORT
MYERS SHORES AND LEHIGH ACRES...UNTIL 545 PM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE
STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
457 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
TAMPA BAY WATERS...
INCLUDING COURTNEY CAMPBELL CAUSEWAY...GANDY BRIDGE...HILLSBOROUGH
BAY...HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE...OLD TAMPA BAY AND TAMPA BAY...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 445 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND
POSSIBLY PEA SIZE HAIL NEAR SOUTH TAMPA AND MACDILL AIR FORCE
BASE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 KNOTS INTO NORTHERN TAMPA BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HIGH
WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
458 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
FLZ050-051-212145-
HILLSBOROUGH-PINELLAS-
458 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL PINELLAS AND
NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LUTZ TO WEEDON
ISLAND STATE PRESERVE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LUTZ TO
DOWNTOWN SAINT PETERSBURG...NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT LAKE
FERN...CHEVAL...LUTZ AND WESTCHASE...UNTIL 545 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 254 AND 266.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 4 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 10.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE
STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
500 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 456 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 34
KNOTS OR GREATER FROM 16 NM WEST OF MOORE HAVEN TO 16 NM SOUTH OF
LAKE HARBOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS. OTHER STORMS ARE ALSO
DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THESE STORMS WILL BE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS WHICH CAN PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF
34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
* THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT
LAKE HARBOR...
CALUSA...
CLEWISTON...
AND SURROUNDING COASTAL AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE WATER...MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...HIGH SEAS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. MOVE
TO SAFE HARBOR OR STAY CLOSE TO SHORE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER...MAKE SURE ALL SAFETY GEAR IS AVAILABLE AND
LIFE JACKETS ARE BEING WORN BY YOU AND YOUR CREW.
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. YOUR BEST COURSE OF EVASIVE ACTION IF THREATENED BY A
WATERSPOUT IS TO MOVE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FROM ITS APPARENT
MOVEMENT. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL INLAND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY FL
529 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
BROWARD COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...EASTERN COLLIER
COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO
55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF DADE-COLLIER TRAINING
AIRPORT...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
RURAL NORTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
RURAL SOUTHWESTERN BROWARD COUNTY
RURAL EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP
TO NICKEL-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. THESE
WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
GLADES FL HENDRY FL INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
536 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PALM BEACH
COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN GLADES COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTY...
FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55
MPH...UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ORTONA TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLEWISTON...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
HARLEM...
CLEWISTON...
MOORE HAVEN...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP
TO NICKEL-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. THESE
WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON
SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING
AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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