881 WWUS82 KTBW 280026 SPSTBW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 826 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 FLZ155-160-255-260-280100- Inland Manatee FL-Coastal Manatee FL-Inland Sarasota FL- Coastal Sarasota FL- 826 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MANATEE AND NORTHWESTERN SARASOTA COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT... At 825 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Palmetto to 10 miles northeast of Lakewood Ranch. Movement was southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lake Manatee State Park, Lakewood Ranch, Ellenton, Sarasota Springs, South Gate Ridge, Samoset, Lake Sarasota, Desoto Lakes, North Sarasota, Fruitville, Holmes Beach, Bradenton, Memphis, Sarasota Bradenton Airport, Bradenton Beach, West Samoset, Southgate, Bayshore Gardens, Gator Creek Estate, and The Meadows. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2765 8255 2746 8224 2719 8236 2744 8276 2749 8277 TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 037DEG 14KT 2760 8251 2748 8231 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TBW