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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
733 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2005

FLZ053-150015-
OSCEOLA-
733 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2005

...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVER
NORTH CENTRAL OSCEOLA COUNTY...

AT 730 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS 9 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT 
CLOUD...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH TOWARD HARMONY...NARCOOSSEE AND SAINT 
CLOUD. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING...AROUND 9 STRIKES PER MINUTE. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE 
WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED 
BUILDING OR AUTOMOBILE. OPEN STRUCTURES SUCH AS PICNIC SHELTERS 
OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING.

IN ADDITION...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. 
OCCASIONALLY...THEY CAN BRIEFLY TOUCHDOWN AS TORNADOES. 


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KELLY