Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
132 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026
FLZ078-200630-
Monroe Lower Keys FL-
132 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOWER KEYS IN MONROE COUNTY
THROUGH 230 AM EDT...
At 132 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sugarloaf Key, or 7 miles east of Big Coppitt Key, moving north at 15
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...
Big Coppitt Key, Saddlebunch Keys, Bay Point, Shark Key, Upper
Sugarloaf Key, Cudjoe Key, Sugarloaf Key, Geiger Key, and Summerland
Key.
This includes US 1 between mile markers 11 and 24.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 2460 8165 2461 8166 2464 8166 2465 8165
2465 8166 2472 8167 2470 8162 2477 8159
2475 8146 2470 8146 2464 8145 2459 8145
2458 8146 2460 8151 2455 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0532Z 185DEG 12KT 2459 8154
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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