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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
249 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009

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MANATEE-HILLSBOROUGH-
249 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND
MANATEE COUNTIES...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH...WILL AFFECT MYAKKA
HEAD...MYAKKA CITY...PARRISH AND ELLENTON...SUN CITY CENTER...
RUSKIN...PALMETTO...AND BOYETTE...UNTIL 330 PM EDT.

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SOME
DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND
A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF
INCH IN DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW
DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.

LAT...LON 2774 8247 2786 8222 2750 8206 2734 8216
      2753 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 119DEG 18KT 2747 8220

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