Florida Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 13:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 4:38PM EDT until July 12 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 1:38pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
SVRTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Highlands County in south central Florida... Southeastern Polk County in central Florida... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 437 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Avon Park, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Sebring, Avon Park, Frostproof, Sebring Regional Airport, River Ranch, Cornwell, Lorida, Avon Park Executive Airport, Avon Park Air Force Range, and Sebring Shores.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Highlands, FL; Polk, FL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL