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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
531 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
FLZ050-151-182200-
Coastal Hillsborough FL-Pinellas FL-
531 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY THROUGH
600 PM EDT...

At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clearwater, moving northwest at 25 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...
Tampa, Clearwater, Largo, Palm Harbor, South Highpoint, Feather
Sound, East Lake, Gandy, Keystone, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar, Belleair,
Crystal Beach, Saint Pete Clearwater Airport, Town N Country,
Highpoint, Honeymoon Island, Caladesi Island, and Westchase.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 2807 8285 2812 8280 2812 8270 2800 8256
      2788 8265 2795 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 131DEG 22KT 2799 8269 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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