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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
230 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
FLZ043-050-149-151-248-249-251-021900-
INLAND HERNANDO FL-INLAND PASCO FL-SUMTER FL-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH FL-
PINELLAS FL-COASTAL PASCO FL-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH FL-
230 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN SUMTER...PASCO
SOUTHEASTERN HERNANDO...PINELLAS AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES
THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
AT 230 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HILL N DALE TO 10 MILES WEST OF PALM
HARBOR TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BAY PINES. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30
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...
TAMPA, CLEARWATER, LARGO, PINELLAS PARK, SEMINOLE, NEW PORT RICHEY,
ZEPHYRHILLS, DADE CITY, DOWNTOWN SAINT PETERSBURG, FORT DESOTO PARK,
HOLIDAY, SAINT PETERSBURG, LUTZ, ST. PETERSBURG, ST. PETE BEACH, ANNA
MARIA, ST. LEO, PALM HARBOR, NEW PORT RICHEY EAST, AND TAMPA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2861 8223 2861 8196 2840 8196 2799 8251
2756 8270 2752 8277 2786 8291 2811 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 277DEG 27KT 2856 8222 2804 8292 2769 8308
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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