Florida Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/20/2026 14:52

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 5:52PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 20, 2026 - 2:52pm
Expires: 
September 20, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 552 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Clearwater, moving west at 10 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... Clearwater, Largo, Dunedin, Indian Rocks Beach, Clearwater Beach, South Highpoint, Harbor Bluffs, Ridgecrest, Feather Sound, Safety Harbor, Belleair, Belleair Bluffs, Belleair Beach, Indian Shores, Belleair Shore, Walsingham Park, Belleair Shores, Highpoint, and Saint Pete Clearwater Airport.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Pinellas
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov