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WFUS52 KKEY 231536
TORKEY
FLC087-231600-
/O.NEW.KKEY.TO.W.0004.240323T1536Z-240323T1600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1136 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2024
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LOWER KEYS IN MONROE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL NOON EDT.
* AT 1135 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY, OR 8 MILES WEST OF
NILES CHANNEL BRIDGE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
NILES CHANNEL BRIDGE, SUMMERLAND KEY, UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY, CUDJOE
KEY, RAMROD KEY, AND BIG TORCH KEY AROUND 1140 AM EDT.
LITTLE PALM ISLAND RESORT, MIDDLE TORCH KEY, LITTLE TORCH KEY, AND
BIG PINE KEY AROUND 1145 AM EDT.
SPANISH HARBOR CHANNEL BRIDGE AROUND 1150 AM EDT.
BAHIA HONDA CHANNEL BRIDGE AND BAHIA HONDA KEY AROUND 1155 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE NO
NAME KEY.
THIS INCLUDES US 1 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE
HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 2465 8163 2471 8162 2473 8161 2476 8126
2469 8128 2471 8123 2469 8121 2467 8122
2464 8123 2461 8132
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 273DEG 37KT 2468 8156
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
JAM
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