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WWUS82 KTBW 032030
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
430 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
FLZ052-057-032100-
HIGHLANDS FL-POLK FL-
430 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS AND
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 430 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT, OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SEBRING, MOVING
NORTH AT 15 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...
SEBRING, AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE, AND RIVER RANCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 2764 8114 2760 8114 2756 8118 2755 8121
2753 8121 2751 8120 2749 8121 2748 8118
2747 8118 2748 8144 2778 8150 2778 8118
2774 8116 2773 8117 2771 8115 2767 8115
2766 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 185DEG 11KT 2755 8132
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TBW
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