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WWUS52 KMLB 092118
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
518 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
FLC061-111-092130-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-241009T2130Z/
ST. LUCIE FL-INDIAN RIVER FL-
518 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL ST. LUCIE AND EASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES...
AT 518 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER VERO BEACH HIGHLAND, OR NEAR VERO BEACH SOUTH, MOVING
NORTH AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
VERO BEACH, INDIAN RIVER SHORES, AND GIFFORD AROUND 520 PM EDT.
WABASSO AROUND 530 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ORCHID.
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.
LAT...LON 2749 8031 2752 8048 2786 8048 2784 8041
2751 8026
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 189DEG 30KT 2757 8039
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
LAW
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