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At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brandon, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Plant City, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Fish Hawk, East Lake-Orient Park, Riverview, Valrico, Seffner, Florida State Fairgrounds, Mango, Thonotosassa, Dover, Plant City Airport, Tampa Executive Airport, Lithia Springs State Park, Bloomingdale, and Boyette. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Where it happened
Coastal Hillsborough; Inland Hillsborough · 27.902°, -82.322°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Coastal Hillsborough; Inland Hillsborough
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Incident timeline
At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brandon, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Plant City, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Fish Hawk, East Lake-Orient Park, Riverview, Valrico, Seffner, Florida State Fairgrounds, Mango, Thonotosassa, Dover, Plant City Airport, Tampa Executive Airport, Lithia Springs State Park, Bloomingdale, and Boyette. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Palm River-Clair Mel, or near Brandon. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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, Brandon, Riverview, Palm River-Clair Mel, East Lake-Orient Park, Florida State Fairgrounds, Palm River, Progress Village, Orient Park, Boyette, Mango, Valrico, Bloomingdale, Seffner, and Gibsonton. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.