329  
WUUS52 KTBW 021841  
SVRTBW  
FLC057-103-021915-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0002.260502T1841Z-260502T1915Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
241 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 240 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR PALM HARBOR TO NEAR HARBOR BLUFFS TO 11 MILES  
WEST OF RIDGECREST, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
TAMPA, ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER, LARGO, PINELLAS PARK, SAFETY  
HARBOR, OLDSMAR, BELLEAIR, BELLEAIR BLUFFS, AND BELLEAIR BEACH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL  
FLORIDA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2814 8288 2812 8253 2796 8253 2788 8259  
2790 8291  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 276DEG 34KT 2813 8282 2796 8284 2790 8300  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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