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WWUS82 KTBW 042224
SPSTBW

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
623 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2005

FLZ055-060-042315-
MANATEE-SARASOTA-
623 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTIES...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT SOUTH 
GATE RIDGE...MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK...FRUITVILLE...BEE 
RIDGE...HIDDEN RIVER...OSPREY...BRADENTON...LAKE MANATEE STATE 
PARK...MYAKKA HEAD...PARRISH...MAYAKKA CITY...BAYSHORE GARDENS...AND 
DESOTO LAKES...UNTIL 715 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE 
POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT 
OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. 
TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR 
FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG I-75
BETWEEN BRADENTON AND VENICE SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...SLOW DOWN
AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS SAFELY.

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JCM