Expires:202408252215;Remove:202408252215;468597 WWUS82 KTBW 252135 SPSTBW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 535 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2024 FLZ162-165-262-265-252215- Coastal Charlotte FL-Inland Charlotte FL-Inland Lee FL- Coastal Lee FL- 535 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... At 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Charlotte County Airport to near Palmona Park to near Lehigh Acres. Movement was southwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, Lehigh Acres, Port Charlotte, East Dunbar, Matlacha, Palmona Park, Southwest Florida Airport, Harlem Heights, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Iona, Cypress Lake, San Carlos Park, McGregor, Pine Manor, Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, Charlotte County Airport, Buckingham, and Villas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2653 8209 2698 8224 2699 8191 2673 8179 2667 8156 2642 8156 2642 8166 2639 8166 TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 055DEG 7KT 2694 8192 2670 8186 2663 8160 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TBW