Special Weather Statement
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
336 PM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

FLZ057-232015-
Highlands FL-
336 PM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY
THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 336 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Venus, or 13 miles southwest of Lake Placid,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Archbold, Venus, and Placid Lakes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2712 8117 2712 8127 2703 8127 2703 8133
      2704 8133 2703 8135 2703 8156 2721 8154
      2721 8116
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 273DEG 18KT 2712 8146

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

$$

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