Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 12 at 2:25PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 12, 2026 - 11:25am
Expires:
May 12, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
capable of producing a landspout along a line extending from 11 miles
southwest of Santos to near Wildwood to 7 miles northeast of North
Brooksville. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts up to 50 mph, and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds
could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured
objects.
Locations impacted include...
Brooksville, Inverness, Wildwood, Bushnell, Beverly Hills, Inverness
Airport, Hill n Dale, Inverness Highlands South, Inverness Highlands
North, North Brooksville, South Brooksville, Hernando, Sugarmill
Woods, Lake Panasoffkee, Ridge Manor, Center Hill, Webster, Coleman,
Arbor Lakes, and Lake Lindsey.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Sumter; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender: