764  
WFUS52 KTBW 111656  
TORTBW  
FLC057-111715-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0010.240411T1656Z-240411T1715Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
1256 PM EDT THU APR 11 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTH CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 115 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1256 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED WATERSPOUT WAS LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE  
TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OR NEAR TAMPA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED WATERSPOUT MOVING ONSHORE.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
TAMPA, TEMPLE TERRACE, LUTZ, GREATER CARROLLWOOD, EGYPT LAKE-LETO,  
UNIVERSITY, AND LAKE MAGDALENE AROUND 100 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE BUSCH GARDENS,  
RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM, CARROLLWOOD, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AND  
WEST PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOUR HOME IS FLOODED, AVOID FLOOD WATERS. IF  
POSSIBLE, TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE  
OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST  
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2795 8255 2798 8258 2811 8244 2804 8236  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 227DEG 32KT 2798 8254  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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