{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.6cd408650948da67af4a0d6ef7a6662460dcd27b.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 22 at 7:07PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.6cd408650948da67af4a0d6ef7a6662460dcd27b.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":143,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 22 at 7:07PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** DeSoto; Coastal Charlotte; Inland Sarasota; Inland Charlotte\n**Issued by:** NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-22T19:07:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-22T19:07:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-22T19:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong\nthunderstorms near Babcock Ranch, or 16 miles south of Arcadia,\nmoving northwest at 20 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nNorth Port, Arcadia, Port Charlotte, Southeast Arcadia, Babcock\nRanch, Babcock Webb Wma, Nocatee, Brownville, Harbour Heights,\nCleveland, Lake Suzy, Fort Ogden, and Charlotte Harbor.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to\nlocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways."}