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WWUS82 KTBW 201608
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1208 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
FLZ043-242-201630-
INLAND CITRUS FL-SUMTER FL-
1208 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CITRUS AND NORTHERN SUMTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT...
AT 1208 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES EAST OF INVERNESS AIRPORT, OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUSHNELL,
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILDWOOD, BUSHNELL, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, COLEMAN, SUMTERVILLE, WAHOO,
ADAMSVILLE AND RUTLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2867 8228 2888 8222 2885 8199 2859 8207
2866 8227 2867 8227
TIME...MOT...LOC 1607Z 284DEG 11KT 2878 8219
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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