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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
353 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

FLZ052-251-272045-
Polk FL-Inland Hillsborough FL-
353 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN POLK AND NORTHEASTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Zephyrhills South to near
Auburndale to 6 miles west of Lake Kissimmee. Movement was northeast
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Fussels Corner, Auburndale, Winter Haven Airport, Haines City, Polk
City, Combee Settlement, Loughman, Davenport, Kathleen, Rockridge,
Inwood, Poinciana, Withla, Dundee, Cypress Gardens, Gibsonia, Winter
Haven, Lake Hamilton, Waverly, and Lake Alfred.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 2783 8136 2805 8183 2806 8226 2817 8217
      2817 8211 2832 8204 2831 8196 2835 8196
      2836 8185 2835 8166 2826 8166 2826 8156
      2809 8145 2808 8135 2801 8138 2806 8146
      2804 8146 2795 8134 2787 8130
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 230DEG 19KT 2815 8209 2810 8177 2792 8138

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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