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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
440 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

FLZ262-265-012115-
Inland Charlotte FL-Inland Lee FL-
440 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CHARLOTTE AND
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 439 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Olga, or 13 miles northeast of Fort Myers, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Babcock Ranch, Charleston Park, Olga,
Southwest Florida Airport, Babcock Webb Wma, Buckingham, Fort Myers
Shores, Alva, Tice, Gateway, and North Fort Myers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2698 8189 2700 8170 2669 8156 2656 8157
      2651 8181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 347DEG 14KT 2680 8173

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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