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WWUS82 KMLB 170111
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
911 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
FLZ159-164-259-264-170130-
COASTAL ST. LUCIE FL-INLAND ST. LUCIE FL-INLAND MARTIN FL-
COASTAL MARTIN FL-
911 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN ST. LUCIE AND
NORTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT...
AT 911 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SAINT LUCIE WEST, OR NEAR WHITE CITY, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORT SAINT LUCIE, WALTON, FORT PIERCE, STUART, AND SAINT LUCIE
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. SEEK
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR HARD-TOPPED VEHICLE.
REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE BEYOND 10 MILES AWAY FROM A
THUNDERSTORM. WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS!
LAT...LON 2717 8051 2743 8045 2751 8027 2721 8013
2718 8013
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 259DEG 28KT 2734 8038
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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