Special Weather Statement

...A STRONG CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE WESTERNMOST MIDDLE KEYS... AT 232 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THE NEARSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS JUST SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE KEYS...FROM BOOT KEY TO MARATHON. THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING NORTH NEAR 5 MPH. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN THE MIDDLE KEYS...FROM BOOT KEY TO MARATHON SHOULD BE ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN CUTTING VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1 MILE...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS OF NEAR 50 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR CHANNEL 76 ON YOUR LOCAL CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.