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WWUS52 KTBW 262231
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
631 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
FLC105-262245-
/O.CON.KTBW.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-260826T2245Z/
POLK FL-
631 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY...
AT 630 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
AUBURNDALE, MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINTER HAVEN, HAINES CITY, AUBURNDALE, LAKE ALFRED, DAVENPORT, POLK
CITY, LOUGHMAN, WINTER HAVEN AIRPORT, INWOOD, AND FUSSELS CORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 2804 8174 2806 8184 2835 8179 2835 8166
2826 8166 2826 8156 2820 8152 2816 8152
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 092DEG 6KT 2818 8175
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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