Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
348 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

FLZ248-249-022030-
Inland Hernando FL-Inland Pasco FL-
348 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PASCO AND SOUTHERN
HERNANDO COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 347 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Dade City to St. Leo to near Wesley Chapel
South. Movement was north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Spring Hill, Brooksville, Dade City, St. Leo, Hill n Dale, South
Brooksville, Hernando County Airport, North Brooksville, Wesley
Chapel South, Ridge Manor, San Antonio, Saint Leo, Darby, Blanton,
Spring Lake, Garden Grove, Lacoochee, Dade City North, Croom, and
Masaryktown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 2861 8234 2862 8224 2857 8221 2858 8219
      2857 8219 2857 8215 2856 8214 2832 8211
      2830 8223 2825 8240 2851 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 164DEG 16KT 2835 8214 2834 8225 2829 8234

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

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