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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
746 AM EDT Sat May 31 2025
 

FLZ050-052-056-057-061-151-155-160-251-255-260-311245-
DeSoto FL-Inland Manatee FL-Highlands FL-Coastal Manatee FL-
Coastal Hillsborough FL-Pinellas FL-Inland Sarasota FL-Polk FL-
Coastal Sarasota FL-Hardee FL-Inland Hillsborough FL-
746 AM EDT Sat May 31 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS...
HARDEE...MANATEE...SOUTHERN PINELLAS...POLK...SOUTHERN
HILLSBOROUGH...NORTHWESTERN DESOTO AND NORTHWESTERN SARASOTA COUNTIES
THROUGH 845 AM EDT...

At 746 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles northwest of Lake Kissimmee to 8 miles
east of Greater Sun Center to 19 miles west of Anna Maria. Movement
was southeast at 30 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...
Indian Lake Estates, Crooked Lake Park, South Tampa, Lake Manatee
State Park, Sawgrass Lake Park, Limestone, South Gate Ridge, Lake
Sarasota, Fort Meade, Hillcrest Heights, Downtown Saint Petersburg,
St. Pete Beach, Bradenton Beach, Southgate, Bradley Junction,
Mulberry, Gulf Gate Estates, Redington Beach, Bayshore Gardens, and
The Meadows.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 2760 8114 2753 8121 2747 8118 2724 8215
      2723 8258 2787 8291 2792 8228 2810 8146
      2809 8145 2807 8134 2801 8138 2806 8145
      2792 8131 2786 8131 2783 8122 2771 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 1146Z 333DEG 26KT 2801 8140 2767 8223 2755 8306 

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

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