000
WWUS52 KMLB 131632
SVSMLB
FLC093-131700-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1230 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM 
EDT...

AT 1229 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
TORNADO OVER THE WESTERN BANK OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE...MOVING NORTH AT 
35 MPH.

* THE SQUALL LINE CONTAINING THIS TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE...
  NEAR BASINGER AT 1245 PM EDT. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK THE TORNADO IS  
  EXPECTED TO PASS WEST OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE. PERSONS IN        
  WESTERN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW !
  
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR NEAR
THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE IN A CLOSET OR SMALL ROOM. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 2702 8106 2698 8086 2750 8068 2756 8095

$$

JP