The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 8 p.m.
Areas include Glades, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties.
Information from the National Weather Service:
AP-FL--KWNS-FL Tornado Watch
566
WOUS64 KWNS 051901
WOU5
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 15
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
205 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
TORNADO WATCH 15 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BREVARD CHARLOTTE CITRUS
COLLIER DESOTO GLADES
HARDEE HENDRY HERNANDO
HIGHLANDS HILLSBOROUGH INDIAN RIVER
LAKE LEE MANATEE
MARTIN OKEECHOBEE ORANGE
OSCEOLA PASCO PINELLAS
POLK SARASOTA SEMINOLE
ST. LUCIE SUMTER VOLUSIA
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO
70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES IN AND
CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
