Continuous Lightning in Highlands County

A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 700 AM EDT...

GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.