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WWUS82 KTBW 041940
SPSTBW

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
340 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024
 

FLZ160-255-260-042015-
Inland Manatee FL-Inland Sarasota FL-Coastal Sarasota FL-
340 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MANATEE AND
SARASOTA COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Myakka River State Park, or 9 miles north of North Port, moving
northwest 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...
North Port, Sarasota, Gulf Gate Estates, Myakka River State Park, The
Meadows, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota Springs, South Gate Ridge, Ridge
Wood Heights, Myakka City, Lake Sarasota, Saint Armands Key, North
Sarasota, South Sarasota, Kensington Park, Southgate, Gator Creek
Estate, Vamo, Bee Ridge, and Warm Mineral Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 2739 8250 2739 8245 2741 8245 2752 8218
      2713 8206 2702 8232 2735 8260
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 141DEG 26KT 2718 8225 

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

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