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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Melbourne, FL

July 13, 1987Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 1987, 5:36 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 54 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 1987, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 1987, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Whole counties

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KPBI 132136
TORPBI
FLC099-132230-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEST PALM BEACH FL
ISSUED BY MIAMI FL
536 PM EDT MON JUL 13 1987
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL  630 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
 
IN SOUTH FLORIDA
          ...NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH
 
A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC NEAR FOREST HILL BLVD AND
INTERSTATE 95 AT APPROX 525PM MOVING FROM THE WATER TOWARD THE LAND.
THIS STORM IS IN THE VICINITY OF LAKE WORTH.
 
IF YOUR ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO..THE SAFEST PLACE IS UNDER A
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.  DEADLY
LIGHTNING..HAIL..AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN THIS STORM.

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Sources

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