Expires:202404040515;Remove:202404040515;139578 WWUS82 KTBW 040423 SPSTBW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 1223 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 FLZ162-165-262-265-040515- Coastal Charlotte FL-Inland Charlotte FL-Inland Lee FL- Coastal Lee FL- 1223 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM EDT... At 1222 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near St. James City, or 14 miles southwest of Cape Coral, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, Lehigh Acres, East Dunbar, Matlacha, Palmona Park, Southwest Florida Airport, Harlem Heights, Babcock Webb Wma, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Iona, Cypress Lake, Pine Island Center, San Carlos Park, McGregor, Babcock Ranch, Pine Manor, Charleston Park, and Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2644 8223 2674 8233 2703 8167 2678 8156 2653 8157 2640 8211 TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 255DEG 44KT 2653 8220 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TBW