For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Hardee County in central Florida... North central DeSoto County in south central Florida... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 808 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Wauchula, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Sweetwater, Zolfo Springs and Gardner. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH