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Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 3:32PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Plant City to Auburndale to near Lake Wales. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lakeland, Plant City, Winter Haven, Haines City, Bartow, Lake Wales, Auburndale, Fussels Corner, Combee Settlement, Lakeland Linder Airport, Medulla, Jan Phyl Village, Fort Meade, Lake Alfred, Crooked Lake Park, Mulberry, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Lake Hamilton, and Hillcrest Heights. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.