Tornado warning issued for SE Indian River County has expired
Warning expired at 7:30 p.m.
Photographer: WPTV
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Posted: 06/07/2012
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for southeastern Indian River County that includes Winter Beach, Vero Beach, Vero Beach South, Indian River Shores and Gifford.
At 6:58 p. m., meteorologists with the NWS detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Vero Beach South. The storm is moving east-northeast at 25 mph.
The tornado warning is in effect until 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening.
Residents of the affected area are urged to take precautionary measures .
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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