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WWUS82 KTBW 052048
SPSTBW

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
446 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005

FLZ052-056-052130-
HARDEE-POLK-
446 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST POLK AND NORTHWEST 
HARDEE COUNTIES...

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT FORT 
GREEN...BOWLING GREEN... AND FORT MEADE...UNTIL 530 PM EDT. GUSTY 
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS 
EXPECTED. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE. RAINFALL 
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT 
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE 
AREAS.

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