Florida Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 13:13

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 4:13PM EDT until July 12 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 1:13pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description: 
SVRTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Highlands County in south central Florida... Northeastern Hardee County in central Florida... South central Polk County in central Florida... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 413 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast of Wauchula, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Sebring, Avon Park, Fort Meade, Wauchula, Frostproof, Bowling Green, Avon Park Executive Airport, and Sebring Shores.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Hardee, FL; Highlands, FL; Polk, FL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL