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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
633 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
FLZ063-066-062330-
HENDRY FL-GLADES FL-
633 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN HENDRY AND
GLADES COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
AT 633 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR PALMDALE TO
NEAR ORTONA TO NEAR DEVILS GARDEN. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEWISTON, LABELLE, MOORE HAVEN, LAKEPORT, MONTURA, PALMDALE, PORT LA
BELLE, DEVILS GARDEN, ORTONA, MUSE, HARLEM, AND LAKE HICPOCHEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
FUNNEL CLOUDS OCCASIONALLY TOUCH DOWN AND PRODUCE TORNADOES OR
WATERSPOUTS. MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN MIAMI. YOU CAN ALSO SHARE YOUR REPORT WITH NWS MIAMI ON
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
LAT...LON 2698 8108 2695 8109 2693 8108 2693 8112
2685 8110 2682 8105 2682 8100 2681 8095
2681 8097 2675 8089 2658 8089 2659 8120
2663 8140 2687 8156 2703 8156 2703 8127
2712 8127 2712 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 266DEG 6KT 2696 8137 2677 8128 2667 8117
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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