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Issued: 7:41 PM May. 10, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS... NORTHERN HARDEE...POLK AND EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a few strong thunderstorms 10 miles southwest of Bartow, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Homeland, Alafia River State Park, Indian Lake Estates, Crooked Lake Park, Fort Lonesome, Plant City Airport, Wahneta, Winston, Fort Meade, Hillcrest Heights, Avon Park Air Force Range, Bradley Junction, Highland Park, Mulberry, Bartow, Bowling Green, Inwood, Plant City, Highland City, and Medulla. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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