905
WWUS82 KTBW 252334
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
734 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
FLZ056-061-155-160-255-260-260030-
DESOTO FL-INLAND MANATEE FL-COASTAL MANATEE FL-INLAND SARASOTA FL-
COASTAL SARASOTA FL-HARDEE FL-
734 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HARDEE
EASTERN
MANATEE...NORTHWESTERN DESOTO AND NORTHEASTERN SARASOTA COUNTIES
THROUGH 830 PM EDT...
AT 734 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MYAKKA CITY, OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARCADIA, MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GATOR CREEK ESTATE, MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK, LAKE MANATEE STATE PARK,
THE MEADOWS, LAKEWOOD RANCH, SARASOTA SPRINGS, MYAKKA CITY, LAKE
SARASOTA, DESOTO LAKES, HIDDEN RIVER, SARASOTA, NORTH SARASOTA,
FRUITVILLE, PARRISH, KENSINGTON PARK, SARASOTA BRADENTON AIRPORT,
SOUTHGATE, BEE RIDGE, SAMOSET, AND ELLENTON.
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.
LAT...LON 2762 8248 2739 8197 2712 8209 2734 8258
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 038DEG 5KT 2738 8214
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TBW
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