Special Weather Statement 05/31/2025 03:48 for Florida areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 6:48AM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 31, 2025 - 3:48am
Expires: 
May 31, 2025 - 5:00am
Description: 
At 647 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Four Corners to near Temple Terrace to 12 miles west of Harbor Bluffs. Movement was east at 20 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... Saint Leo, Belleair Bluffs, Palm Harbor, Indian Lake Estates, Crooked Lake Park, South Tampa, Sawgrass Lake Park, Belleair Beach, St. Leo, Plant City Airport, Tampa Executive Airport, Haines City, Polk City, Winston, Fort Meade, Hillcrest Heights, Downtown Saint Petersburg, Zephyrhills South, St. Pete Beach, and Tampa International Airport.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Sumter; Pinellas; Polk; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL