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WWUS82 KTBW 021633
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1233 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
FLZ139-142-239-242-021700-
COASTAL CITRUS FL-INLAND CITRUS FL-COASTAL LEVY FL-INLAND LEVY FL-
1233 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CITRUS AND
SOUTHEASTERN LEVY COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EDT...
AT 1232 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM WILLISTON HIGHLANDS TO 17 MILES WEST OF RAINBOW
LAKES ESTATES TO 21 MILES WEST OF CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILLISTON, WILLISTON HIGHLANDS, WILLISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, INGLIS,
LEBANON, CITRONELLE, CRYSTAL MANOR, AND CITRUS SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN AND
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2922 8240 2921 8254 2904 8254 2904 8251
2905 8249 2905 8246 2901 8242 2902 8240
2899 8240 2893 8282 2903 8286 2910 8277
2940 8253 2940 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 257DEG 48KT 2935 8254 2912 8273 2897 8291
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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