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SPSTBW

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
158 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
 

FLZ052-056-061-155-160-251-255-260-111900-
DeSoto FL-Inland Manatee FL-Coastal Manatee FL-Inland Sarasota FL-
Polk FL-Coastal Sarasota FL-Hardee FL-Inland Hillsborough FL-
158 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HARDEE...MANATEE...POLK...
SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH...NORTHWESTERN DESOTO AND SARASOTA COUNTIES
THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

At 158 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles north of Combee Settlement to near 
Fish Hawk to near Saint Armands Key. Movement was northeast at 40 
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...
Lakeland, Sarasota, Plant City, Winter Haven, Haines City, Bartow,
Lake Wales, Auburndale, Wauchula, Fish Hawk, South Gate Ridge, Lake
Sarasota, Saint Armands Key, North Sarasota, Southgate, Gulf Gate
Estates, The Meadows, Medulla, South Sarasota, and Kensington Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for central and
west central Florida.

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LAT...LON 2801 8138 2806 8146 2805 8146 2797 8136
      2721 8197 2707 8252 2724 8263 2788 8222
      2831 8196 2835 8195 2836 8179 2835 8179
      2835 8166 2826 8166 2826 8156 2820 8152
      2814 8152 2814 8146 2809 8145 2808 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 246DEG 43KT 2826 8189 2779 8216 2729 8257 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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