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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
542 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
 

FLZ056-057-061-172230-
DeSoto FL-Highlands FL-Hardee FL-
542 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN HIGHLANDS...SOUTHEASTERN
HARDEE AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

At 542 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Venus, or 9 miles south of Lake Placid, moving
northwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lake Josephine, Placid Lakes, Archbold, Venus, Sylvan Shores,
Sebring, Crewsville, and Lake Placid.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 2712 8121 2712 8127 2703 8127 2703 8133
      2704 8134 2703 8135 2703 8156 2732 8178
      2756 8141 2720 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 155DEG 15KT 2717 8143 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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