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WWUS82 KTBW 031950
SPSTBW

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
350 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
 

FLZ043-050-052-056-061-151-155-160-248-249-251-255-260-032045-
DeSoto FL-Inland Manatee FL-Inland Hernando FL-
Coastal Hillsborough FL-Inland Sarasota FL-Polk FL-Inland Pasco FL-
Coastal Manatee FL-Sumter FL-Pinellas FL-Coastal Sarasota FL-
Hardee FL-Inland Hillsborough FL-
350 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER...EASTERN
PASCO...SOUTHEASTERN HERNANDO...WESTERN HARDEE...MANATEE...
PINELLAS...POLK...HILLSBOROUGH...NORTHWESTERN DESOTO AND SARASOTA
COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Champions Gate to Greater Sun Center to 36
miles southwest of Saint Armands Key. Movement was east at 45 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...
Tampa, Clearwater, Lakeland, Largo, North Port, Sarasota, Bradenton,
Pinellas Park, Plant City, Winter Haven, Temple Terrace, Haines City,
Bartow, Seminole, Lake Wales, Auburndale, Zephyrhills, Palmetto, Dade
City, and Wauchula.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 2800 8278 2868 8196 2835 8196 2835 8166
      2826 8166 2826 8156 2814 8152 2814 8146
      2809 8145 2808 8135 2801 8138 2806 8146
      2804 8146 2792 8132 2758 8171 2694 8232
      2694 8235 2689 8237 2785 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 250DEG 37KT 2820 8157 2771 8238 2706 8309 

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

$$

TBW