Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
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WWUS82 KTBW 162106
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
506 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013
FLZ051-055-162145-
HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-
506 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL MANATEE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...
AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR PARRISH...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PALMETTO...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT PARRISH...SUN CITY
CENTER...RUSKIN AND WIMAUMA...UNTIL 545 PM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW
SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG I 75 SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAIN AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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LAT...LON 2773 8249 2775 8249 2776 8248 2781 8225
2754 8225 2749 8245 2770 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 167DEG 4KT 2760 8237
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