Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 5:28PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 29, 2026 - 2:28pm
Expires:
August 29, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Fish Hawk to near Macdill Air Force Base
to 6 miles northeast of Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Movement was
northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Tampa, Clearwater, Largo, Bradenton, Pinellas Park, Dunedin, Plant
City, Temple Terrace, Tarpon Springs, Seminole, New Port Richey,
Zephyrhills, Palmetto, Longboat Key, Indian Rocks Beach, Port Richey,
Howard Frankland Bridge, Downtown Saint Petersburg, Clearwater Beach,
and Fort Desoto Park.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Pinellas; Coastal Pasco; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov