At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a few strong thunderstorms 10 miles southwest of Bartow, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD\u2026Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE\u2026Radar indicated. IMPACT\u2026Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include\u2026 Homeland, Alafia River State Park, Indian Lake Estates, Crooked Lake Park, Fort Lonesome, Plant City Airport, Wahneta, Winston, Fort Meade, Hillcrest Heights, Avon Park Air Force Range, Bradley Junction, Highland Park, Mulberry, Bartow, Bowling Green, Inwood, Plant City, Highland City, and Medulla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Update- The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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SVRTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for\u2026 Northern Hardee County in central Florida\u2026 Southwestern Polk County in central Florida\u2026 * Until 215 PM EDT. * At 146 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southwest of Bartow, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD\u202660 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE\u2026Radar indicated. IMPACT\u2026Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include\u2026 Bradley Junction, Homeland, Alturas, Bartow Municipal Airport, Mulberry, Fort Meade, Bartow, Lakeland Highlands, Highland City, and Medulla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Special Weather Statement for May 10, 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 138 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 14 miles northwest of Wauchula, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD\u2026Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE\u2026Radar indicated. IMPACT\u2026Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include\u2026 Homeland, Alafia River State Park, Greater Sun Center, Fort Lonesome, Fish Hawk, Plant City Airport, Tampa Executive Airport, Boyette, Wahneta, Winston, Fort Meade, Palm River-Clair Mel, Wimauma, Orient Park, East Lake-Orient Park, Bradley Junction, Mulberry, Little Manatee River State Park, Bartow, and Bowling Green<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a few strong thunderstorms 10 miles southwest of Bartow, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD\u2026Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE\u2026Radar indicated. IMPACT\u2026Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":77411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[127,543,606,1149,125],"class_list":{"0":"post-77407","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"tag-national-weather-service","9":"tag-national-weather-service-tampa-bay","10":"tag-storm","11":"tag-thunderstorms","12":"tag-weather"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_6658.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&ssl=1","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t