978  
WWUS52 KMFL 091730  
SVSMFL  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
130 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
FLC021-051-091745-  
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-241009T1745Z/  
COLLIER FL-HENDRY FL-  
130 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL  
COLLIER AND SOUTH CENTRAL HENDRY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 129 PM EDT, A RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COPELAND,  
OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF EVERGLADES CITY, MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
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.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
IMMOKALEE, AVE MARIA, HENDRY CORRECTIONAL, BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL  
PRESERVE, MILES CITY, SUNNILAND, BUNKER HILL, DEEP LAKE, AND JEROME.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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!  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2594 8123 2597 8133 2644 8147 2640 8107  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 186DEG 47KT 2603 8129  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
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