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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
410 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
FLZ058-202045-
OKEECHOBEE FL-
410 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 409 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF KISSIMMEE PRAIRIE PRESERVE, OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BASINGER, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY.
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 2742 8114 2743 8114 2745 8115 2746 8117
2748 8118 2749 8120 2751 8120 2753 8121
2755 8120 2756 8118 2760 8114 2762 8114
2763 8110 2745 8105 2740 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 320DEG 6KT 2751 8117
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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