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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
438 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
FLZ063-066-172100-
HENDRY FL-GLADES FL-
438 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN HENDRY
AND WESTERN GLADES COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 438 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF
LABELLE TO PORT LA BELLE TO NEAR ORTONA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
LABELLE, PALMDALE, PORT LA BELLE, ORTONA, MUSE, AND KERI.
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.
EXCESSIVE 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.
LAT...LON 2671 8120 2658 8142 2663 8157 2703 8156
2703 8127 2712 8127 2712 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 175DEG 21KT 2666 8147 2676 8137 2677 8126
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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