Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 6:07PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 26, 2026 - 3:07pm
Expires:
August 26, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Avon Park to 12 miles west of Venus.
Movement was southeast at 5 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...
Sebring, Avon Park, Wauchula, Lake Placid, Sweetwater, Fort Meade,
Zolfo Springs, Lake Josephine, Placid Lakes, Avon Park Executive
Airport, Crewsville, and Sebring Shores.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Inland Charlotte
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov