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WWUS82 KTBW 121955
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
355 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
FLZ052-056-122045-
POLK FL-HARDEE FL-
355 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HARDEE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 355 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WAUCHULA, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
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...
WAUCHULA, FORT MEADE, CROOKED LAKE PARK, AND BOWLING GREEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 2765 8153 2765 8156 2757 8157 2754 8189
2771 8193 2783 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 257DEG 20KT 2764 8184
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TBW
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