873  
WWUS82 KTBW 242114  
SPSTBW  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
514 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2025  
 
FLZ056-061-242145-  
DESOTO FL-HARDEE FL-  
514 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2025  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HARDEE AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO  
COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...  
 
AT 513 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEBRING TO 11 MILES  
NORTHEAST OF ARCADIA TO NEAR ARCADIA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT 30  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ARCADIA, ONA, ZOLFO SPRINGS, WAUCHULA, LIMESTONE, GARDNER,  
BROWNVILLE, AND SWEETWATER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2762 8167 2760 8192 2746 8205 2722 8186  
2722 8166 2730 8157  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 149DEG 26KT 2736 8160 2733 8175 2725 8186  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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