512
WWUS82 KTBW 252114
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
514 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
FLZ052-252145-
POLK FL-
514 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY THROUGH
545 PM EDT...
AT 513 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTH OF AUBURNDALE, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND PEA 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...
LAKELAND, WINTER HAVEN, HAINES CITY, AUBURNDALE, LAKE ALFRED, DUNDEE,
DAVENPORT, POLK CITY, LAKE HAMILTON, LOUGHMAN, AND WINTER HAVEN
AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 2800 8163 2814 8193 2834 8184 2830 8166
2826 8166 2826 8156 2825 8155
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 287DEG 14KT 2823 8181
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TBW
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