513  
WUUS52 KTBW 021903  
SVRTBW  
FLC103-021930-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0003.260502T1903Z-260502T1930Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
303 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 302 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. PETE  
BEACH, OR NEAR SEMINOLE, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ST. PETERSBURG, PINELLAS PARK, SEMINOLE, GULFPORT, ST. PETE BEACH,  
TREASURE ISLAND, KENNETH CITY, SOUTH PASADENA, MADEIRA BEACH, AND  
REDINGTON BEACH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO A  
SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
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 2770 8281 2781 8283 2788 8266 2769 8260  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 265DEG 36KT 2775 8278  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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