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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

August 5, 2026Highlands County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2026, 5:38 PM EDT for Highlands County, Florida. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 5, 2026, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Highlands County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 8:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Polk	58 min
Aug 5, 2:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Hillsborough	63 min
Aug 5, 3:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Sumter	70 min
Aug 5, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		59 min
Aug 5, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Lee	37 min
Aug 5, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte	23 min
Aug 5, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		34 min
Aug 5, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte	46 min
Aug 5, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	26 min
Aug 5, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hillsborough	33 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2026 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.