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Special Weather Statement issued August 6 at 3:10PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Source: National Weather Service
Severity: Moderate
Area: Pinellas; Coastal Citrus; Coastal Hernando; Coastal Pasco; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota
Expired: Aug 6, 8:00 PM
Description:
At 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Inverness Highlands South to Citrus Park
to 7 miles east of Lakewood Ranch. Movement was west at 25 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...
Tampa, Spring Hill, Clearwater, Largo, Sarasota, Bradenton, Pinellas
Park, Seminole, New Port Richey, Palmetto, Brooksville, Downtown
Saint Petersburg, Hudson, Fort Desoto Park, Holiday, Homosassa
Springs, Saint Petersburg, Lutz, St. Petersburg, and St. Pete Beach.
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.