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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Miami, FL

May 11, 1995Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 1995, 5:38 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 67 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 11, 1995, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 1995, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Whole counties

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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 KMIA 112139
SVRMIA
FLC099-112245-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
538 PM EDT THU MAY 11 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  645 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION......
 
IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
 
   ...WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
 
AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST
AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
 
AT 535 PM...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS DETECTED ON RADAR JUST SOUTHWEST
OF SOUTH BAY AND BELLE GLADE. PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR MAINLY VERY STRONG WINDS AND SOME LARGE HAIL.
 
 
DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH.. .LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. SEEK
SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE
TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

Nearby

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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.