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

FLZ043-050-052-142-148-149-151-242-248-249-251-031830-
Coastal Citrus FL-Inland Hernando FL-Inland Pasco FL-
Coastal Hernando FL-Inland Citrus FL-Sumter FL-
Coastal Hillsborough FL-Pinellas FL-Polk FL-Coastal Pasco FL-
Inland Hillsborough FL-
133 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CITRUS...SUMTER...PASCO...
HERNANDO...NORTH CENTRAL PINELLAS...NORTHWESTERN POLK AND
NORTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

At 133 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Rainbow Lakes Estates to
near North Weeki Wachee to 6 miles west of Hudson. 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...
Tampa, Spring Hill, Lakeland, Plant City, Winter Haven, Temple
Terrace, Haines City, New Port Richey, Auburndale, Zephyrhills,
Brooksville, Inverness, Wildwood, Dade City, Bushnell, Hudson,
Beverly Hills, Holiday, Homosassa Springs, and Lutz.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for central and
west central Florida.

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LAT...LON 2857 8264 2902 8255 2900 8236 2896 8231
      2896 8196 2835 8196 2835 8166 2826 8166
      2826 8158 2801 8166 2809 8291 2821 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 234DEG 69KT 2904 8239 2863 8257 2835 8280 

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

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