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WWUS82 KTBW 280716
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
216 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
FLZ061-162-262-280745-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE FL-DESOTO FL-INLAND CHARLOTTE FL-
216 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND
SOUTHWESTERN DESOTO COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM EST...
AT 216 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
PUNTA GORDA, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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...
PUNTA GORDA, LAKE SUZY, SOLANA, BABCOCK WEBB WMA, CHARLOTTE COUNTY
AIRPORT, BABCOCK RANCH, PORT CHARLOTTE, HARBOUR HEIGHTS, CHARLOTTE
PARK, CLEVELAND, AND CHARLOTTE HARBOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 2683 8212 2700 8217 2703 8207 2703 8206
2704 8206 2714 8178 2688 8171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0716Z 255DEG 23KT 2694 8207
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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