Special Weather Statement for Polk
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Polk
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Avon Park, moving northwest 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... Lake Wales, Fort...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Avon Park, moving northwest 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... Lake Wales, Fort Meade, Crooked Lake Park, Frostproof, Hillcrest Heights, Highland Park, Lake Wales Municipal Airport, Babson Park, and Waverly.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 4:00PM 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.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected