Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 8:44AM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 31, 2025 - 5:44am
Expires:
May 31, 2025 - 6:45am
Description:
At 843 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Lake Kissimmee to 10
miles southeast of Wauchula to South Sarasota. Movement was east
southeast 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...
Murdock, Nocatee, Vamo, Cornwell, Lake Istokpoga, Limestone,
Brownville, Oscar Scherer State Park, Harbour Heights, South Gate
Ridge, Lake Sarasota, Saint Armands Key, Lake Josephine, Placid
Lakes, Desoto Lakes, Nokomis, Lorida, North Sarasota, Hillcrest
Heights, and Avon Park Air Force Range.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota; Inland Charlotte
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL