SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN HARDEE AND NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT
AT 457 PM EDT... DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR AVON PARK TO NEAR KISSIMMEE PRARIE PRESERVE... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS... AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY... SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS... AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Address/Location
Hardee County Sheriff's Office
900 East Summit St
Wauchula, FL 33873
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 863-773-0304