Avisos, Tampa

Rip Current Statement issued July 20 at 12:52AM EDT until July 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...through 8 PM Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.

Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 4:26PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL At 425 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Macdill Air Force Base, or 8 miles east of Downtown Saint Petersburg, moving north at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tampa, Clearwater, Temple Terrace, New Port Richey, Zephyrhills, Dade City, Hudson, Lutz, Brandon, St. Petersburg, St. Leo, Hillsborough River State Park, New Port Richey East, Zephyrhills South, Palm River-Clair Mel, Tampa International Airport, East Lake-Orient Park, Zephyrhills West, Land O Lakes, and Egypt Lake-Leto. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.