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WWUS82 KTBW 231556

SPSTBW



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL

1156 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

 

FLZ050-149-151-249-231630-

Inland Pasco FL-Coastal Hillsborough FL-Pinellas FL-Coastal Pasco FL-

1156 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PASCO AND NORTH

CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM EDT...



At 1155 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Beacon Square, or over New Port Richey, moving southeast at 20 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...

New Port Richey, Holiday, Jasmine Estates, New Port Richey East,

Beacon Square, East Lake, Keystone, Palm Harbor, Oldsmar, Trinity, 

Westchase, Elfers, Jay B Starkey Wilderness Park, Tarpon Springs, 

and Odessa.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 2831 8274 2825 8254 2817 8257 2817 8265

      2816 8262 2810 8259 2805 8261 2812 8281

TIME...MOT...LOC 1555Z 319DEG 17KT 2823 8276 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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