966
WWUS82 KTBW 021731
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
131 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
FLZ142-148-242-248-021800-
COASTAL CITRUS FL-INLAND HERNANDO FL-COASTAL HERNANDO FL-
INLAND CITRUS FL-
131 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CITRUS AND WESTERN
HERNANDO COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...
AT 130 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PINE ISLAND TO 10 MILES
WEST OF WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUDSON.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 45 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...
SPRING HILL, WEEKI WACHEE, WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS, INVERNESS HIGHLANDS
SOUTH, INVERNESS AIRPORT, PINE ISLAND, NORTH WEEKI WACHEE, NORTH
BROOKSVILLE, TIMBER PINES, SUGARMILL WOODS, CHASSAHOWITZKA REFUGE,
ROYAL HIGHLANDS, CHASSAHOWITZKA, HIGH POINT, LAKE LINDSEY, INVERNESS
HIGHLANDS, GLEN LAKES, WEEKI WACHEE ACRES, HEATHERWOOD, AND
BROOKRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2881 8231 2859 8237 2848 8254 2845 8272
2867 8278 2868 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 257DEG 40KT 2864 8275 2851 8280 2846 8291
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TBW
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page