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Thunderstorm pretty close to me, very heavy rain associated with the cell and this was issued 20 minute ago.....

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
351 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL HERNANDO COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 351 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...8 MILES SOUTH OF BROOKSVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.


* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...
BROOKSVILLE.

MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...
TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OR TELEPHONES.

&&

LAT...LON 2844 8248 2845 8234 2861 8232 2861 8249


and


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
411 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
VOLUSIA COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER DELTONA..MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS RURAL INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTY THROUGH 430 AND THEN BE...
NEAR SOUTH DAYTONA...PORT ORANGE AT 455 PM EDT

DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED BY TWO SEPARATE SPOTTERS IN THE DELTONA AREA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF THE STORM APPROACHES YOU...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

LAT...LON 2884 8129 2880 8109 2931 8091 2937 8121

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CRISTALDI

Stay safe Chad and anyone else there!

Thanks josh... Some nasty storms in the area right now

We got alot of rain earlier..Now there is a cell to the east of me..seems like the flow is gonna push all the activity this way later..I hope!!!

It's Jeremy Chad...

Duh.. sorry Jeremy... I know what your name is... What a dope i am.. lol..

Local met set there were a few funnel clouds in the area.. and they have had some reports from viewers of a touchdown... Ill let you know what i hear

Wow..........Keep your eye to the Sky Guys...............And i have something for you Chad sitting in the forecasters area................And thanks for the updates Tom And Chad.......

Now I am here. Glad you are safe. Hope all stays well tonight.

The reported "tornadoe" was a downburst... Realy tore a few houses up though..

Storm Damage Leaves Families Without A Home

POSTED: 11:32 p.m. EDT June 12, 2003

OAKLAND, Fla. --
Several families in Oakland, just on the other side of Winter Garden are just thankful to be alive after strong storms ripped through their homes.

Whatever it was that roared down highway 50 and Tubbs street was enough to tear off a roof and nearly suck one woman out of her window.



Barb Stewart says just after work she heard the freight train sounds. She latched onto some furniture. Just in time, her boyfriend grabbed her hand to keep her from being picked up and thrown outside. The roof came off, ceiling crashed in, and the couple was trapped inside. Fortunately, Lieutenant Barry Kelly got them out in time.
The Red Cross helped seven people find a place to stay, but the storm victims will eventually need another place to live. Crews are fixing power lines. The building inspector had to place signs on 4 units, condemning them.

The National Weather Service is still waiting to determine if it was a tornado that hit the area.

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:o I went through one of those when I lived in Florida, it was very scary! :o

No problem, Chad... happens all the time.