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WWUS82 KTBW 121836
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
236 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
FLZ052-121915-
POLK FL-
236 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY THROUGH
315 PM EDT...
AT 235 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTH OF COMBEE SETTLEMENT, OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
AUBURNDALE, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
LAKELAND, DAVENPORT, POLK CITY, GIBSONIA, AND LOUGHMAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 2811 8197 2825 8200 2836 8183 2836 8179
2835 8179 2835 8166 2826 8166 2826 8156
2817 8152
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 251DEG 18KT 2820 8191
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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