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WWUS82 KTBW 051041
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
641 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
FLZ056-061-155-160-162-255-260-051130-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE FL-DESOTO FL-INLAND MANATEE FL-COASTAL MANATEE FL-
INLAND SARASOTA FL-COASTAL SARASOTA FL-HARDEE FL-
641 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HARDEE
EASTERN
MANATEE...NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE...NORTHWESTERN DESOTO AND SARASOTA
COUNTIES THROUGH 730 AM EDT...
AT 640 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH PORT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 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...
NORTH PORT, SARASOTA, LAKEWOOD RANCH, SARASOTA SPRINGS, SOUTH GATE
RIDGE, LAKE SARASOTA, NORTH SARASOTA, SOUTHGATE, GULF GATE ESTATES,
MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK, THE MEADOWS, RIDGE WOOD HEIGHTS, MYAKKA
CITY, SOUTH SARASOTA, KENSINGTON PARK, LAKE MANATEE STATE PARK, VAMO,
OSCAR SCHERER STATE PARK, WARM MINERAL SPRINGS, AND DESOTO LAKES.
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 2691 8234 2734 8257 2760 8229 2731 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 1040Z 214DEG 24KT 2714 8227
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TBW
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