672  
WFUS52 KTBW 121535  
TORTBW  
FLC057-101-103-121600-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0040.231012T1535Z-231012T1600Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
1135 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2023  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHWESTERN PASCO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
NORTHWESTERN PINELLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL NOON EDT.  
 
* AT 1135 AM EDT, A CONFIRMED WATERSPOUT WAS LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE  
NEAR HARBOR BLUFFS, OR NEAR CLEARWATER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...  
CLEARWATER, LARGO, EAST LAKE, AND PALM HARBOR AROUND 1140 AM EDT.  
KEYSTONE AROUND 1145 AM EDT.  
CITRUS PARK AROUND 1150 AM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE BELLEAIR BLUFFS,  
TRINITY, WESTCHASE, LAKE FERN, CRYSTAL BEACH, BELLEAIR, OLDSMAR,  
HONEYMOON ISLAND, SAFETY HARBOR, AND CALADESI ISLAND.  
 
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 2820 8263 2810 8249 2791 8281 2798 8291  
2802 8291  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 233DEG 36KT 2798 8285  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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