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WFUS52 KMLB 131559
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FLC093-131700-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1158 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
  IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT

* AT 1144 AM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO JUST SOUTH OF 
LAKE OKEECHOBEE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

THE SQUALL LINE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO WILL BE CAPABLE OF 
PRODUCING ADDITIONAL TORNADOES AS IT MOVES NORTH AT 35 MPH INTO 
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY. ALSO STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH 
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SQUALL AS IT MOVES INTO OKEECHOBEE AROUND 
1230 PM.   

REPEATING...A TORNADO HAS BEEN REPORTED! TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES 
NOW!

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS IN A STRONG
BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A
BATHROOM OR CLOSET. KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF NECESSARY...GET UNDER
A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.

ABANDON YOUR MOBILE HOME OR RV FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF YOU 
ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...GET INTO AN UNFLOODED DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND 
COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS AND ARMS. ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE IF 
THE TORNADO IS NEARBY.

IF YOU ARE IN AN RV PARK...LEAVE YOUR RV FOR STURDY SHELTER. MANY
PARKS HAVE CENTRALIZED BUILDINGS SUCH AS REC CENTERS...POOL HOUSES...
COMMUNITY SHOWERS AND BATHS...OR A MAIN OFFICE WHICH CAN OFFER BETTER
PROTECTION. WHILE MOVING TO SAFER SHELTER...QUICKLY INFORM YOUR
NEIGHBOR BY KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR.

LAT...LON 2673 8103 2669 8083 2716 8069 2721 8096

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JP