Special Weather Statement

...TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT SUN CITY CENTER...WIMAUMA...RIVERVIEW...GIBSONTON... BRANDON...BOYETTE...MANGO...VALRICO...BLOOMINGDALE...AND PLANT CITY ...UNTIL 430 PM EST. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG I 75 BETWEEN SUN CITY CENTER AND BRANDON AND ALONG I 4 BETWEEN MANGO AND PLANT CITY SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. SLOW DOWN IF YOU ENCOUNTER HEAVY RAINS. and and