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WWUS82 KTBW 280743
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
243 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
FLZ056-061-162-262-280815-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE FL-DESOTO FL-INLAND CHARLOTTE FL-HARDEE FL-
243 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HARDEE
CHARLOTTE
AND DESOTO COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM EST...
AT 242 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF ARCADIA TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BABCOCK RANCH TO NEAR CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT. MOVEMENT WAS EAST
AT 30 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...
SOUTHEAST ARCADIA, ARCADIA, NOCATEE, BABCOCK WEBB WMA, LIMESTONE,
GARDNER, BROWNVILLE, BABCOCK RANCH, CREWSVILLE, AND SWEETWATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 2677 8202 2702 8190 2737 8199 2750 8157
2680 8156 2677 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 261DEG 26KT 2732 8190 2704 8183 2685 8192
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TBW
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