Thursday, January 6, 2011

Rain and storms approaching northern sections of SWFL

A significant weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for northern DeSoto and northern Highlands counties due to gusty winds embedded within a line of rain and thunderstorms that is approaching the area...


721 AM EST

...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN SARASOTA...MANATEE...
SOUTHEASTERN POLK...NORTHERN HIGHLANDS...HARDEE AND NORTHERN DESOTO
COUNTIES...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES NORTH OF
LORIDA TO ONA TO BAYSHORE GARDENS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH...WILL AFFECT WEST SAMOSET...WEST BRADENTON...SAMOSET AND
PALMETTO...UNTIL 815 AM EST.

GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS.



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