Interesting weather information pertaining mostly to south Florida.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Special Weather Statement

From NWS Miami:

441 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2008

....STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS PARKLAND AND COCONUT CREEK...

AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
A THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR PARKLAND AND THIS STORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...

COCONUT CREEK...
POMPANO BEACH...
PARKLAND...
NORTH POMPANO BEACH...
SANDALFOOT COVE...
MARGATE...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...DIME-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.

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