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WWUS82 KTBW 022213
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
613 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
FLZ057-061-162-165-262-265-022245-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE FL-DESOTO FL-HIGHLANDS FL-INLAND CHARLOTTE FL-
INLAND LEE FL-COASTAL LEE FL-
613 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS
CHARLOTTE...DESOTO AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM
EDT...
AT 612 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARCADIA TO 7 MILES SOUTH
OF PUNTA GORDA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...
CAPE CORAL, PUNTA GORDA, ARCADIA, SOUTHEAST ARCADIA, BABCOCK RANCH,
OLGA, BABCOCK WEBB WMA, CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT, BURNT STORE MARINA,
FORT MYERS SHORES, NORTH FORT MYERS, TROPICAL GULF ACRES, BROWNVILLE,
CLEVELAND, PIRATE HARBOR, NOCATEE, SUNCOAST ESTATES, AND SOLANA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 2676 8211 2734 8179 2734 8157 2736 8156
2733 8142 2703 8154 2703 8156 2698 8156
2669 8168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 303DEG 31KT 2730 8172 2679 8201
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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