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SPSTBW

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
525 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

FLZ043-139-142-239-242-162215-
Coastal Citrus FL-Inland Citrus FL-Sumter FL-Coastal Levy FL-
Inland Levy FL-
525 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CITRUS...NORTHERN SUMTER AND
SOUTHEASTERN LEVY COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wildwood to near Inverness Highlands South
to near Pine Island. Movement was north at 25 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...
Arbor Lakes, Lecanto, Homosassa Springs, Citronelle, Leisure Acres,
Inglis, Inverness Highlands, Inverness Airport, Lake Panasoffkee,
Crystal River Airport, Sumterville, Pine Ridge, Heatherwood, Citrus
Hills, Gospel Island, Black Diamond, Floral City, Brent Wood,
Homosassa, and Chassahowitzka.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 2920 8254 2904 8253 2905 8246 2896 8231
      2896 8209 2873 8203 2866 8229 2867 8242
      2869 8242 2870 8244 2870 8263 2868 8265
      2866 8264 2867 8276 2909 8288
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 167DEG 20KT 2881 8209 2873 8237 2859 8262

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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