BREAKING NEWS: Severe thunderstorm watch for South Florida until 9 p.m.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 
448 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2009 
 
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MAINLAND MONROE FL-FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL- 
METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI-DADE FL-COASTAL MIAMI- 
DADE COUNTY FL- 
448 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2009 
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN MIAMI-DADE AND  
MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES... 
 
AT 447 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 
TO PA-HAY OKEE OVERLOOK TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILDERNESS WATERWAY 
SOUTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. 
 
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT... 
 
INLIKITA... 
KEY BISCAYNE... 
BLACK PT... 
HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY... 
HOMESTEAD BAYFRONT PARK... 
TURKEY PT... 
 
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. 
 
THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY 
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND 
BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. LIGHTNING IS THE 
NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS 
OFFER NO PROTECTION. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM 
PASSES. 
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT 
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA. 

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A 
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... 
  WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. 
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT 
 
* AT 218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE 
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE 
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF CANAL POINT 
  TO 41 MILES WEST OF SOUTH BAY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. 
 
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT... 
  CANAL POINT... 
  BELLE GLADE... 
  OKEELANTA... 
  LION COUNTRY SAFARI... 
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. 
 
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. OR YOU CAN 
ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI DIRECTLY AT 
305.229.4528 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER. 
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT 
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA. 

 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... 
  WESTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN FLORIDA 
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT. 
 
* AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND 
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES 
  NORTHWEST OF PORT MAYACA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. 
 
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... 
  INDIANTOWN 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN 
HOUR AND OR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING 
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IF THE STORM APPROACHES 
YOU...SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. KEEP 
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.