Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
023 WWUS82 KTBW 012040 SPSTBW 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 $$ TBW