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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
948 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005

FLZ058-040215-
OKEECHOBEE-
948 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL MOVING ACROSS OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY...

AT 945 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTHWEST OKEECHOBEE COUNTY AND JUST WEST OF OKEECHOBEE TOWN. THE
STORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE
OF DIMES...VERY HEAVY BUT BRIEF RAINFALL...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 45
MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

REMAIN IN A SAFE LOCATION INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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