Special Weather Statement

FLZ071>074-172-173-212030-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL-METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI- DADE COUNTY FL-INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL- COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL-
348 PM EDT SAT MAY 21 2016

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING…SMALL HAIL AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR EASTERN BROWARD AND NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT…

* AT 346 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BROADVIEW-POMPANO PARK TO NEAR MICCOSUKEE RESORT…AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING…GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH… SMALL HAIL…TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS…OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. 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.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HIALEAH…FORT LAUDERDALE…PEMBROKE PINES…HOLLYWOOD…MIRAMAR… CORAL SPRINGS…POMPANO BEACH…DAVIE…MIAMI BEACH…PLANTATION… SUNRISE…DEERFIELD BEACH…TAMARAC…MARGATE…LIGHTHOUSE POINT… LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA…SURFSIDE…MIAMI GARDENS AND HALLANDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY LEAD TO STREET FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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LAT…LON 2576 8012 2578 8056 2631 8031 2628 8005
TIME…MOT…LOC 1946Z 273DEG 12KT 2618 8023 2583 8046

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