779  
WWUS52 KTBW 091547  
SVSTBW  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
1147 AM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
FLC015-071-091600-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-241009T1600Z/  
CHARLOTTE FL-LEE FL-  
1147 AM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR SOUTH  
CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND WESTERN LEE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1147 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. JAMES CITY, OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE CORAL,  
MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
CAPE CORAL, MATLACHA, MATLACHA ISLES-MATLACHA SHORES, IONA,  
PINELAND, PINE ISLAND CENTER, MCGREGOR, AND ST. JAMES CITY AROUND  
1150 AM EDT.  
LOCHMOOR WATERWAY ESTATES AROUND 1155 AM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SAINT  
JAMES CITY, BOKEELIA, PUNTA RASSA, BURNT STORE MARINA, USEPPA ISLAND,  
AND NORTH FORT MYERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2632 8196 2641 8217 2673 8231 2679 8190  
2632 8191  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 176DEG 41KT 2653 8204  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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