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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
615 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
FLZ050-182245-
Pinellas FL-
615 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY THROUGH
645 PM EDT...

At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
West And East Lealman, or over Pinellas Park, moving west at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Seminole, Downtown Saint
Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, Bay
Pines, South Highpoint, Harbor Bluffs, Feather Sound, West And East
Lealman, Ridgecrest, Gandy, Gulfport, Treasure Island, Kenneth City,
South Pasadena, and Madeira Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 2797 8291 2790 8260 2772 8263 2774 8286
      2786 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 094DEG 12KT 2782 8273 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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