


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
819 WWUS82 KTBW 162017 SPSTBW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 417 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 FLZ151-251-162100- Coastal Hillsborough FL-Inland Hillsborough FL- 417 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM EDT... At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Palm River-Clair Mel, or near Tampa, moving north at 20 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... Busch Gardens, South Tampa, University Of Tampa, Mango, Peter O Knight Airport, New Tampa, Tampa Executive Airport, Greater Northdale, Palm River-Clair Mel, Lettuce Lake Park, Tampa International Airport, Orient Park, East Lake-Orient Park, Raymond James Stadium, Ybor City, West Park, Soho, Egypt Lake-Leto, Florida State Fairgrounds, and Gibsonton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2783 8230 2782 8250 2811 8258 2814 8227 TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 175DEG 15KT 2791 8241 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ TBW