Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 28 at 4:23PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 28, 2026 - 1:23pm
Expires:
May 28, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles east of Zephyrhills North to 6 miles
northwest of Lakeland Linder Airport to near Plant City. Movement was
east at 15 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...
Lakeland, Plant City, Zephyrhills, Brandon, Lakeland Linder Airport,
Fussels Corner, Medulla, Combee Settlement, Mulberry, Polk City,
Rockridge, Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, Withla, Richland, Gibsonia,
Plant City Airport, Winston, Crystal Lake, Lakeland Highlands, and
Crystal Springs.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Sumter; Polk; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov