534  
WUUS52 KTBW 161906  
SVRTBW  
FLC017-053-119-161945-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0001.260316T1906Z-260316T1945Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
306 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
CITRUS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
SUMTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
HERNANDO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 305 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES TO NEAR HOMOSASSA, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LECANTO, HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, HIGH POINT, LAKE LINDSEY, INVERNESS  
AIRPORT, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, ADAMSVILLE, GLEN LAKES, SUMTERVILLE, AND  
SOUTH BROOKSVILLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN,  
CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2878 8272 2904 8256 2905 8247 2901 8242  
2902 8240 2896 8231 2896 8196 2843 8196  
2843 8206 2848 8206 2848 8225 2843 8225  
2843 8272 2863 8274  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 234DEG 55KT 2910 8240 2873 8260  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
TBW  
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