Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
641 WWUS82 KMLB 092200 SPSMLB Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Melbourne FL 600 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 FLZ159-164-259-264-092245- Coastal St. Lucie FL-Inland St. Lucie FL-Inland Martin FL- Coastal Martin FL- 600 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE AND NORTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... At 600 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Indian River Estates, or near Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Port Saint Lucie, Walton, Fort Pierce, Stuart, and Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. On rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 2709 8034 2742 8041 2751 8026 2721 8013 2715 8012 TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 321DEG 17KT 2739 8027 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Law