000 WWUS82 KTAE 020409 SPSTAE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1107 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ALZ069-GAZ142-143-020500- EARLY-HOUSTON-MILLER- 1107 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY...HOUSTON AND MILLER COUNTIES... AT 1102 PM EST(1002 PM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF HOUSTON COUNTY...AND WILL BE ENTERING EARLY AND MILLER COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 1 MP EST. $$ 7-TREXLER