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WWUS82 KTBW 122121
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
521 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
FLZ056-057-122200-
HIGHLANDS FL-HARDEE FL-
521 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS AND
EASTERN HARDEE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 521 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVON PARK. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEBRING, AVON PARK, CREWSVILLE, SEBRING SHORES, AVON PARK EXECUTIVE
AIRPORT, AND LAKE JOSEPHINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2760 8170 2760 8144 2740 8144 2740 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 005DEG 2KT 2749 8162
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TBW
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