055
WWUS82 KTBW 141835
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
235 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2026
FLZ056-255-141900-
INLAND MANATEE FL-HARDEE FL-
235 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HARDEE AND
NORTHEASTERN MANATEE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
AT 235 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MYAKKA CITY, OR 23 MILES WEST OF WAUCHULA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DUETTE AND MYAKKA HEAD.
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 2734 8213 2746 8229 2763 8218 2749 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 223DEG 5KT 2745 8217
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TBW
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