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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1158 AM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
WESTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT.
* AT 1157 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MATLACHA ISLES-MATLACHA SHORES, OR NEAR
CAPE CORAL, MOVING NORTH AT 35 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, PINELAND,
AND PINE ISLAND CENTER AROUND 1205 PM EDT.
PUNTA GORDA AROUND 1215 PM EDT.
PORT CHARLOTTE AROUND 1225 PM EDT.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT AROUND 1230 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SAINT
JAMES CITY, TROPICAL GULF ACRES, PUNTA RASSA, PALM ISLAND, PLACIDA,
ROTONDA, CHARLOTTE PARK, CLEVELAND, BURNT STORE MARINA, AND BOKEELIA.
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 2648 8220 2689 8237 2699 8211 2696 8189
2636 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 171DEG 32KT 2659 8205
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
TBW
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