Special Weather Statement De Soto County, Florida issued May 1 at 5:08PM EDT Tampa Bay Ruskin FL / Expired & Archived Alert

Special Weather Statement in De Soto County, Florida

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages

EXPIRED 5/1/2024 5:08:00 PM (UTC) Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Observed

5/1/2024 5:08:00 PM until 5/1/2024 5:45:00 PM

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 508 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Southeast Arcadia, or 8 miles southwest of Arcadia, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... North Port, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Charlotte County Airport, Southeast Arcadia, Nocatee, Harbour Heights, Cleveland, Lake Suzy, Solana, Fort Ogden, Charlotte Park, and Charlotte Harbor.