000 WWUS82 KTAE 021453 SPSTAE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 952 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 FLZ010-021515- WASHINGTON- 952 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY... AT 851 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VERNON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... VERNON BY 900 AM CST. CHIPLEY BY 910 AM CST. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. ALSO...NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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. $$ 12-WATSON