Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Highlands, FL
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What you need to know
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- Highlands
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- Severe
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- Immediate
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- Observed
What is happening
SVRTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Highlands County in south central Florida... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Venus, or 10 miles southeast of Lake Placid, moving west at 5 mph....
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SVRTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Highlands County in south central Florida... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Venus, or 10 miles southeast of Lake Placid, moving west at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lake Placid, Archbold, Venus, Sylvan Shores, and Placid Lakes.
Lifecycle record
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- Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 26 at 5:25PM EDT until August 26 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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