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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Key West FL

1053 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

 

FLZ076-050400-

Monroe Upper Keys FL-

1053 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT UPPER KEYS IN MONROE COUNTY

THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT...



At 1053 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Plantation, or 11 miles southwest of Key Largo, moving east at 15

mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

Key Largo, Plantation, Rock Harbor, and Islamorada.



This includes US 1 between mile markers 87 and 98. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 2494 8054 2498 8062 2508 8050 2509 8051

      2507 8040

TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 288DEG 15KT 2505 8059 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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