LIGHTNING HAS BEEN STRIKING OUT 50 MILES FROM THUNDERHEAD THIS MORNING

It's pretty amazing to see lightning striking out ahead of some of these cells tracking east toward Alabama.  There has been some cells producing lightning as far out as 50 miles from the thunderhead.

Generally speaking lightning strikes usually 30 to 35 miles ahead of a thunderhead but this storm has plenty of energy to produce strikes further out.

This is why if you see lightning or hear thunder at at a distance you should head indoors.

Stormy southeast with plenty convective activity, and frequent lightning.

NEW EVENT MARINE WARNING NWS MIAMI

GMZ035-044-054-040530-
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0046.190404T0501Z-190404T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
101 AM EDT THU APR 4 2019

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile
Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm...
Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 fathoms...

* Until 130 AM EDT.

* At 101 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Pelican
Shoal. The strong thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist.

IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
waves, frequent lightning, and very heavy downpours.

* Locations in the warning include...
Western Sambo, Vandenberg, Joe's Tug, Pelican Shoal, East Sambo,
Snipe Point and Ninefoot Shoal.

LAT...LON 2471 8167 2464 8149 2439 8167 2447 8187
2471 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 035DEG 3KT 2454 8165

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

SPECIAL MARINE WARNING LOWER FLORIDA KEYS

GMZ035-044-040500-
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0045.190404T0430Z-190404T0500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
1230 AM EDT THU APR 4 2019

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 fathoms...
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to the reef...

* Until 100 AM EDT.

* At 1230 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Snipe Point.
The strong thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist.

IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
waves, frequent lightning, and very heavy downpours.

* Locations in the warning include...
Stock Island, Cudjoe Bay, Raccoon Key, Snipe Point and Ninefoot
Shoal.

LAT...LON 2479 8162 2477 8149 2468 8146 2456 8155
2449 8170 2453 8176 2463 8180 2471 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 035DEG 4KT 2468 8159

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS