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WFUS52 KKEY 231536

TORKEY

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Key West FL

1136 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024



The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a



* Tornado Warning for...

  Lower Keys in Monroe County in Florida...



* Until noon EDT.



* At 1135 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a

  tornado was located over Upper Sugarloaf Key, or 8 miles west of

  Niles Channel Bridge, moving east at 45 mph.



  HAZARD...Tornado.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.



  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 

           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 

           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 

           damage is likely.



* This dangerous storm will be near...

  Niles Channel Bridge, Summerland Key, Upper Sugarloaf Key, Cudjoe 

  Key, Ramrod Key, and Big Torch Key around 1140 AM EDT.

  Little Palm Island Resort, Middle Torch Key, Little Torch Key, and 

  Big Pine Key around 1145 AM EDT.

  Spanish Harbor Channel Bridge around 1150 AM EDT.

  Bahia Honda Channel Bridge and Bahia Honda Key around 1155 AM EDT.



Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include No

Name Key.



This includes US 1 between mile markers 17 and 41. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile

home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and

protect yourself from flying debris.



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LAT...LON 2465 8163 2471 8162 2473 8161 2476 8126

      2469 8128 2471 8123 2469 8121 2467 8122

      2464 8123 2461 8132

TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 273DEG 37KT 2468 8156 



TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN



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