988  
WUUS52 KTBW 101746  
SVRTBW  
FLC049-105-101815-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0005.250510T1746Z-250510T1815Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
146 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHERN HARDEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 146 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST  
OF BARTOW, MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BRADLEY JUNCTION, HOMELAND, ALTURAS, BARTOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT,  
MULBERRY, FORT MEADE, BARTOW, LAKELAND HIGHLANDS, HIGHLAND CITY,  
AND MEDULLA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2763 8183 2768 8202 2798 8201 2793 8165  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 195DEG 21KT 2774 8192  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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