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WWUS52 KTBW 091601
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1201 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
FLC055-091630-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-241009T1630Z/
HIGHLANDS FL-
1201 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
HIGHLANDS COUNTY...
AT 1201 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BRIGHTON
SEMINOLE RESERVATION, OR 7 MILES NORTH OF LAKEPORT, MOVING NORTHWEST
AT 25 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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ARCHBOLD, PLACID LAKES, BRIGHTON, AND CORNWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 2711 8127 2730 8147 2738 8106 2737 8105
2736 8105 2724 8103 2721 8102 2721 8117
2712 8117 2712 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 1601Z 142DEG 21KT 2709 8113
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
TBW
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