Special Weather Statement

At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fish Hawk to near Parrish to near Myakka River State Park. Movement was west at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Tampa, Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Bartow, Palmetto, Longboat Key, Fish Hawk, Anna Maria Island, Siesta Key, Brandon, Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Anna Maria, Greater Sun Center, South Gate Ridge, Lake Sarasota, Saint Armands Key, North Sarasota, Palm River-Clair Mel, and Memphis.