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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Miami, FL

May 20, 1995Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 1995, 5:00 AM EDT for Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 1995, 5:00 AM EDT (09:00 UTC)
Expired: May 20, 1995, 6:00 AM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL
Area: Whole counties

Counties Broward County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:45 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 200905
SVRMIA
FLC011-099-201000-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
500 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S...
 
IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
 
   ...NORTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY
   ...SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF PARKLAND IN
NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTY AT 450 AM. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST
ABOUT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO BOYNTON BEACH...DEL RAY BEACH AND
BOCA RATON BETWEEN 530 TO 6 AM.
 
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.
 
IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED...TAKE SHELTER...THEN REPORT THE
SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 20, 3:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Collier, Miami-Dade	69 min
May 20, 8:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Miami-Dade	68 min

Nearby

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

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.