333
WWUS82 KTBW 191857
SPSTBW

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
157 PM EST Sun Jan 19 2025

FLZ052-056-057-191945-
Highlands FL-Polk FL-Hardee FL-
157 PM EST Sun Jan 19 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HIGHLANDS...HARDEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EST...

At 156 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lake Kissimmee to 7 miles north of Avon
Park to 8 miles southwest of Ona. Movement was east at 40 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...
Sebring, Avon Park, Wauchula, Sebring Regional Airport, Ona, Lake
Istokpoga, Sweetwater, Frostproof, Bowling Green, Zolfo Springs,
Hillcrest Heights, Indian Lake Estates, River Ranch, Cornwell,
Limestone, Sebring Shores, Babson Park, Lake Josephine, Lorida, and
Avon Park Executive Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2735 8204 2749 8204 2798 8137 2795 8134
      2794 8135 2792 8131 2786 8131 2783 8122
      2774 8116 2773 8117 2771 8115 2767 8115
      2766 8113 2760 8114 2755 8121 2749 8121
      2744 8114 2739 8112 2738 8107 2736 8104
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 265DEG 35KT 2793 8133 2770 8153 2740 8201

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

TBW