Lake Okeechobee emptied out in a hurry Thursday evening as a Special Marine Warning from the National Weather Service in Miami sent boaters scrambling for safety while fast-moving thunderstorms rolled over the shallow lake. The short-fuse alert flagged sudden, dangerous wind gusts and rapidly building waves that can swamp or capsize small craft, with lakeside communities from Buckhead Ridge to Moore Haven, Clewiston and Lake Harbor all named in …
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