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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
559 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025

FLZ043-052-092215-
Sumter FL-Polk FL-
559 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER AND
NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 558 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles east of Zephyrhills North, or 11 miles northeast of
Zephyrhills, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Withla, The Green Swamp, and Rockridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 2825 8196 2829 8206 2830 8206 2846 8198
      2845 8195 2835 8196 2835 8186 2836 8185
      2836 8179 2834 8179
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 207DEG 14KT 2831 8201

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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