Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 11 at 5:37PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 11, 2026 - 2:37pm
Expires:
September 11, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Medulla to 10 miles north of Ona to 6
miles east of Myakka City. Movement was east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Lakeland, Winter Haven, Haines City, Bartow, Lake Wales, Auburndale,
Arcadia, Wauchula, Medulla, Ona, Fussels Corner, Combee Settlement,
Lakeland Linder Airport, Southeast Arcadia, Jan Phyl Village, Myakka
City, Sweetwater, Fort Meade, Lake Alfred, and Crooked Lake Park.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Polk; Hardee; DeSoto; Inland Manatee
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov