Special Weather Statement for Pinellas; Coastal Pasco; Coastal Hillsborough +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Pasco, Inland Hillsborough, Inland Pasco, Pinellas
- Effective
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- Moderate
- Official urgency
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- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Keystone, or 8 miles east of New Port Richey, moving south at 15 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...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Keystone, or 8 miles east of New Port Richey, moving south at 15 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... Lutz, Keystone, Greater Northdale, Citrus Park, East Lake, Greater Carrollwood, Lake Magdalene, New Port Richey East, Egypt Lake-Leto, Palm Harbor, Oldsmar, Lake Fern and Odessa.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued September 1 at 5:11PM 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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