Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 3:37PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 20, 2026 - 12:37pm
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 337 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gulf Gate Estates, or 7 miles southeast of Sarasota, moving north at
30 mph.
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...
Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Ellenton, Sarasota Springs,
South Gate Ridge, Lake Sarasota, Saint Armands Key, North Sarasota,
Sarasota Bradenton Airport, Southgate, Gulf Gate Estates, The
Meadows, Ridge Wood Heights, South Sarasota, Parrish, Kensington
Park, Lake Manatee State Park, Vamo, and Oscar Scherer State Park.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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