344  
WWUS52 KTBW 091616  
SVSTBW  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
1216 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
FLC055-091630-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-241009T1630Z/  
HIGHLANDS FL-  
1216 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY...  
 
AT 1216 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE ISTOKPOGA, OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST  
OF LAKE PLACID, MOVING NORTHWEST 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.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LAKE PLACID, BRIGHTON, AND SYLVAN SHORES.  
 
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 2713 8117 2712 8119 2712 8123 2732 8137  
2733 8132 2737 8110 2721 8107 2721 8117  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 152DEG 30KT 2720 8120  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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