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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
226 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
FLZ041-044-045-144-021900-
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY FL-ORANGE FL-INLAND VOLUSIA FL-
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY FL-
226 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LAKE
NORTHWESTERN ORANGE AND
CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
AT 226 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LISBON TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF BUSHNELL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 50 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...
APOPKA, DELAND, LEESBURG, EUSTIS, AND TAVARES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2896 8195 2896 8166 2904 8166 2909 8108
2860 8172 2857 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 257DEG 42KT 2889 8178 2859 8217
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
HEIL
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