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WWUS52 KMFL 091536
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1136 AM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
FLC043-091600-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-241009T1600Z/
GLADES FL-
1136 AM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR EASTERN
GLADES COUNTY...
AT 1135 AM EDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LAKEPORT, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...CONFIRMED TORNADIC WATERSPOUT MOVING ONTO LAND FROM LAKE
OKEECHOBEE.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKEPORT AND BRIGHTON SEMINOLE RESERVATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
A LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE IMMEDIATE
TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE, GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES, EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK
AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A
THUNDERSTORM.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2721 8102 2695 8099 2695 8100 2690 8101
2689 8102 2688 8104 2686 8110 2703 8129
2703 8127 2712 8127 2712 8117 2721 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 156DEG 32KT 2695 8110
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
SB
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