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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
518 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2007

FLZ069-070-182215-
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL-INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL-
518 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2007

...DEVELOPING STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...

AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
A THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR GOLDEN GATE 
ESTATES...MOVING WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...

NORTH BLOCKS GOLDEN GATE...
ORANGE TREE...
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...
GOLDEN GATE...
LELY...
EAST NAPLES...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE.
LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES
AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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