Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Apr 28, 1995, 8:52 AM EDT (12:52 UTC)

Expired

Apr 28, 1995, 10:00 AM EDT

In force

68 min

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Area

Whole counties

County Miami-Dade County, FL

The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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TTAA00 KMIA 281257
SVRMIA
FLC025-FLZ502-504-281400-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
852 AM EDT FRI APR 28 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION......
 
IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
 
   ...EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN DADE COUNTY
 
  AND FOR BOATERS ON THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
 
   ...KEY LARGO  TO  EVERGLADES CITY
  AND IN FLORIDA BAY
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS DETECTED BY DOPPLER RADAR OVER FLORIDA BAY...
ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EVERGLADES CITY. THIS THUNDERSTORMS WAS
M,OVING TOWARDS THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ONSHORE IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST DADE COUNTY BY 930 AM. RESIDENTS OF
EVERGLADES CITY AND FISHERMEN AND OTHER MARINERS OPERATING IN FLORIDA
BAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR 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 jDEVICES.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

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.