Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 25 at 6:20PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 25, 2026 - 3:20pm
Expires:
July 25, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 620 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Bartow to 16 miles west of
Ona to near Myakka City to near Lake Sarasota. Movement was south 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...
North Port, Myakka River State Park, Medulla, Myakka City, Lake
Sarasota, Mulberry, Bradley Junction, Homeland, Osprey, Gator Creek
Estate, Lake Manatee State Park, Myakka Head, Laurel, Oscar Scherer
State Park, Fort Lonesome, Warm Mineral Springs, Lake Suzy, Hidden
River, Nokomis, and Duette.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Polk; Hardee; DeSoto; Coastal Sarasota; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov