WWUS82 KTBW 062345
SPSTBW

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
745 PM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

FLZ052-251-070045-
Polk FL-Inland Hillsborough FL-
745 PM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN POLK AND EAST
CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

At 744 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 8 miles east of Fish Hawk, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Bradley Junction, Plant City Airport, Lakeland Linder Airport,
Mulberry, Alafia River State Park, Bartow, Plant City, Lakeland
Highlands, Medulla, Willow Oak, Fish Hawk, and Lakeland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2767 8200 2776 8223 2807 8216 2790 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 213DEG 9KT 2782 8207

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

TBW