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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
559 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

FLZ067-068-168-302245-
Coastal Palm Beach County FL-Inland Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Palm Beach County FL-
559 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Palm
Beach County through 645 PM EDT...

At 558 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a funnel cloud over Lion
Country Safari Park, or 7 miles northwest of Wellington, moving east
at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Funnel clouds and winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes
         or waterspouts. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and
         blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
West Palm Beach, Wellington, Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach,
Greenacres, Royal Palm Beach, Lake Park, Haverhill, Golden Lakes,
Loxahatchee Groves, Lion Country Safari Park, Schall Circle, Royal
Palm Estates, Lake Belvedere Estates, The Acreage, Loxahatchee NWR,
Lakeside Green, Aberdeen, Plantation Mobile Home Park, and Aberdeen
Golf Course.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.

Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes or
waterspouts. Move indoors and stay away from windows.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Persons participating in outdoor activities should seek sturdy
shelter until this storm passes. Open shelters found in parks,
beaches, or golf courses offer no protection from the dangers of
lightning.

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LAT...LON 2659 8052 2686 8038 2683 8008 2645 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 289DEG 7KT 2672 8034

FUNNEL CLOUD...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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