{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.29ecd6a6115f86af91eb8775d8d1ce76085a472e.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 7:12PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.29ecd6a6115f86af91eb8775d8d1ce76085a472e.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL"},"word_count":122,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 7:12PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Hardee; DeSoto; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota\n**Issued by:** NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL\n**Sent:** 2026-05-20T19:12:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-20T19:12:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-20T19:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7\nmiles north of Myakka City, or 21 miles west of Wauchula, moving west\nat 15 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nMyakka City, Greater Sun Center, Duette, Fort Lonesome, Myakka Head,\nand Wimauma.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}