HUGE Special Weather Statement | 3/5/24

This was a GIANT special weather statement issued ahead of a pretty big line of storms approaching the gulf coast. It’s pretty unusual hearing Charlotte, and Sarasota counties on KPS505.
©️ EastMelbourneWX - 2024
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
1015 PM EST Tue Mar 5 2024
FLZ043-050-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-239-242-248-249-251-
255-260-060400-
Coastal Charlotte FL-Inland Manatee FL-Inland Hernando FL-
Inland Citrus FL-Coastal Hillsborough FL-Coastal Levy FL-
Inland Sarasota FL-Inland Levy FL-Coastal Lee FL-Coastal Pasco FL-
Coastal Citrus FL-Inland Pasco FL-Coastal Hernando FL-
Coastal Manatee FL-Sumter FL-Pinellas FL-Coastal Sarasota FL-
Inland Hillsborough FL-
1015 PM EST Tue Mar 5 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CITRUS...NORTHWESTERN SUMTER...
PASCO...HERNANDO...SOUTHEASTERN LEVY...MANATEE...EASTERN PINELLAS...
WESTERN CHARLOTTE...HILLSBOROUGH AND SARASOTA COUNTIES THROUGH 1100
PM EST...
At 1014 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 22 miles northwest of Crystal River Airport to
near Tampa International Airport to 21 miles southwest of Gulf Gate
Estates. Movement was east at 30 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...
Tampa, Spring Hill, Clearwater, North Port, Sarasota, Bradenton,
Pinellas Park, Plant City, Temple Terrace, New Port Richey,
Zephyrhills, Palmetto, Brooksville, Inverness, Dade City, Hudson,
Beverly Hills, Fish Hawk, Saint Petersburg, and Brandon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Yeah, that was the biggest special weather statement I’ve ever seen ..