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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
635 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

FLZ139-239-281115-
Coastal Levy FL-Inland Levy FL-
635 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LEVY COUNTY THROUGH
715 AM EDT...

At 634 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Horseshoe Point, or 14 miles southwest of Cross City, moving east at
20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Chiefland, Fowlers Bluff, Andrews, Manattee Road, Fanning Springs,
Otter Creek, and Manatee Springs State Park.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2929 8317 2932 8314 2932 8312 2935 8306
      2936 8307 2937 8307 2940 8302 2945 8301
      2947 8298 2954 8298 2956 8295 2959 8294
      2958 8278 2956 8275 2956 8271 2915 8278
      2925 8315 2928 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1034Z 275DEG 19KT 2945 8324

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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