SVRMIA
FLC011-086-087-121245-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
820 AM EDT MON APR 12 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
  NORTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
  NORTH CENTRAL MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

* UNTIL 845 AM EDT

* AT 813 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 29 MILES NORTH OF MICCOSUKEE INDIAN VILLAGE    
  TO FORTY MILE BEND TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF LOOP ROAD EDUCATION        
  CENTER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 24 MILES WEST OF WESTON TO 
  15 MILES EAST OF MONROE STATION TO 16 MILES WEST OF FLAMINGO...AND 
  MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHARK
  VALLEY OBS TOWER.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD POORLY DRAINED AREAS MAKING ROADWAYS
INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM CANALS AND PONDS. AVOID DRIVING IN WATERS 
COVERING ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH AND CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LINE OF STORMS.

A LINE OF STORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE. SEEK 
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

THESE LINE OF STORMS WILL ALSO APPROACH THE WESTERN METRO REGIONS OF 
MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES BETWEEN 830 AND 845 AM. PEOPLE IN 
THESE AREAS NEED TO BE ON THE OUTLOOK FOR THESE STORMS

THERE IS ALSO A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT 
FOR THE WARNING AREA.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. OR YOU CAN
ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI DIRECTLY AT
305-229-4522 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.

LAT...LON 2580 8097 2582 8089 2631 8082 2631 8051
          2616 8051 2540 8074 2558 8109

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