Expires:202506011000;Remove:202506011000;510769 WWUS82 KTBW 010909 SPSTBW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 509 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025 FLZ056-057-061-011000- DeSoto FL-Highlands FL-Hardee FL- 509 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS... SOUTHEASTERN HARDEE AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES THROUGH 600 AM EDT... At 509 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northeast of Arcadia, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Sebring Regional Airport, Lake Josephine, Placid Lakes, Lake Placid, and Sylvan Shores. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2729 8175 2740 8174 2748 8129 2721 8129 TIME...MOT...LOC 0909Z 269DEG 22KT 2734 8168 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TBW