If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MANATEE AND NORTH CENTRAL SARASOTA COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... At 358 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over The Meadows, or near Sarasota, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Sarasota, Bradenton, The Meadows, Lakewood Ranch, Ellenton, Sarasota Springs, Lake Sarasota, North Sarasota, Kensington Park, Sarasota Bradenton Airport, Southgate, Lake Manatee State Park, Samoset, Desoto Lakes, Fruitville, Oneco, and Bee Ridge. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH