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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
733 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016
 
FLZ151-260000-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH FL-
733 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

AT 732 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
TAMPA...MOVING SLOWLY WEST AT 5 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAMPA...TEMPLE TERRACE...PALM RIVER-CLAIR MEL...
EAST LAKE-ORIENT PARK...TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...
EGYPT LAKE-LETO...GREATER CARROLLWOOD...CITRUS PARK...
TOWN 'N' COUNTRY...WEST PARK...PROGRESS VILLAGE...DAVIS ISLANDS...
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA...CARROLLWOOD...PETER O KNIGHT AIRPORT...
SOUTH TAMPA...RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM...ORIENT PARK...
SOHO AND BUSCH GARDENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN RUSKIN.

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LAT...LON 2806 8255 2803 8236 2799 8234 2788 8235
      2789 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 087DEG 6KT 2796 8249 

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