Florida Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/12/2026 13:44

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 4:44PM EDT until September 12 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 12, 2026 - 1:44pm
Expires: 
September 12, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
SVRTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Polk County in central Florida... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Haines City, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Poinciana, Winter Haven, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Dundee, Davenport, Lake Hamilton, and Loughman.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Polk, FL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov