Severe Thunderstorm Warning for theme park areas until 7:15pm

Jun 04, 2009 in "Severe Weather impacts to Walt Disney World"

Posted: Thursday June 4, 2009 by WDWMAGIC Staff
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
620 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN FLORIDA
  SEMINOLE COUNTY IN FLORIDA

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.

* AT 618 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  BAY HILL...OR NEAR WINDERMERE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED
TO...

  WINTER GARDEN...ORLANDO...PINE HILLS...WINTER PARK...MAITLAND...
  ALTAMONTE SPRINGS...WEKIVA SPRINGS...GOLDENROD...  SANFORD...
  LONGWOOD...LAKE MARY...LAKE JESSUP AND CASSELBERRY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN
HOUR AND OR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IF THE STORM APPROACHES
YOU...SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. KEEP
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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