095  
WWUS82 KTBW 242258  
SPSTBW  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
658 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2025  
 
FLZ050-149-151-249-251-242345-  
INLAND PASCO FL-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH FL-PINELLAS FL-COASTAL PASCO FL-  
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH FL-  
658 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2025  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PASCO
 
PINELLAS AND  
NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...  
 
AT 658 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
EAST LAKE-ORIENT PARK, OR NEAR TAMPA, MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BUSCH GARDENS, PALM HARBOR, SOUTH HIGHPOINT, SOUTH TAMPA, TRINITY,  
NEW PORT RICHEY EAST, SHADY HILLS, UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, SAWGRASS LAKE  
PARK, ODESSA, TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, PALM RIVER-CLAIR MEL, NEW PORT  
RICHEY, TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HIGHPOINT, OLDSMAR, CHEVAL,  
HONEYMOON ISLAND, ORIENT PARK, AND EAST LAKE-ORIENT PARK.  
 
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 2834 8282 2846 8274 2847 8269 2846 8267  
2845 8266 2844 8267 2843 8267 2843 8236  
2816 8234 2785 8227 2780 8265 2798 8286  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 110DEG 16KT 2800 8241  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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