Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 5:41PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 24, 2026 - 2:41pm
Expires:
July 24, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 540 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gulf Gate Estates, or 9 miles southeast of Sarasota, moving northwest
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...
Sarasota, Bradenton, Palmetto, Lakewood Ranch, Ellenton, Sarasota
Springs, South Gate Ridge, Lake Sarasota, Saint Armands Key, North
Sarasota, Memphis, Sarasota Bradenton Airport, West Samoset,
Southgate, Gulf Gate Estates, The Meadows, Ridge Wood Heights, South
Bradenton, South Sarasota, and West Bradenton.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov