Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 20, 1989, 12:22 AM EST for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 1989, 12:22 AM EST (05:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 1989, 1:30 AM EST
- In force
- 68 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.
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TTAA00 KPBI 200541 COR
SVRPBI
FLC099-200630-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED.........THIS WAS A TEST
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTION..A TEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEST PALM BEACH FL
1237 AM EST MON MAR 20 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WEST PALM BEACH HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... THIS WAS A TEST
IN SOUTH FLORIDA
...PALM BEACH
AT 1220 RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHBAY
SOUTH TO THE COUNTY LINE. THIS LINE IS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. > PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS WAS A TEST...REPEAT A TEST...Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 1989Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1989
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.