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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 11, 1989Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 11, 1989, 8:06 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 69 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 11, 1989, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 1989, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
69 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 120008
SVRPBI
FLC099-120115-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEST PALM BEACH FL
806 PM EDT TUE APR 11 1989

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WEST PALM BEACH HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  915 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTH FLORIDA
          ...WESTERN PALM BEACH

AT 800 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY JUST NORTHWEST OF SOUTH
BAY. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR
.


SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

NNNN

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.