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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
501 WWUS82 KTBW 032149 SPSTBW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 549 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 FLZ160-162-260-032215- Coastal Charlotte FL-Inland Sarasota FL-Coastal Sarasota FL- 549 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHEASTERN SARASOTA COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... At 549 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over North Port, moving west at 15 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... North Port, Port Charlotte, Murdock, South Venice, Gulf Cove, Nokomis, El Jobean, Laurel, Venice Gardens, and Warm Mineral Springs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2718 8210 2696 8211 2694 8241 2715 8249 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 094DEG 14KT 2707 8220 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ TBW