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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Key West, FL

April 28, 1995Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 1995, 10:40 AM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 20 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 1995, 10:40 AM EDT (14:40 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 1995, 11:00 AM EDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Key West, FL
Area: Whole counties

County Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KEYW 281444 COR
SVREYW
FLC087-FLZ076-503-281500-

BULLETIN-EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST, FL
1040 AM EDT FRI APR 28 1995

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1040 AM EDT FRI APR 28 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION......

IN THE UPPER KEYS FROM ROCK HARBOR TO KEY LARGO.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS DETECTED BY DOPPLER RADAR JUST OF THE WEST
OF THE ROCK HARBOR AND KEY LARGO AREA.
.
THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THE UPPER KEYS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBLITY OF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO ALL
POSSIBLE IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING.
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN BOATER SAFETY WITH GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF
35 KNOTS...ROUGH SEAS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.  YOUR BEST COURSE OF
ACTION IS TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR...BUT IF YOU ARE CAUGHT ON THE OPEN
WATER...STAY BELOW DECK OR KEEP A LOW PROFILE AND KEEP AWAY FROM
UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. WEAR FLOTATION DEVICES.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST.

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.