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WWUS52 KTBW 091620
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1220 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
FLC015-071-091645-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-241009T1645Z/
CHARLOTTE FL-LEE FL-
1220 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CHARLOTTE AND NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 1220 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PUNTA GORDA,
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...BROADCAST MEDIA 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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PUNTA GORDA AND PORT CHARLOTTE AROUND 1225 PM EDT.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT AROUND 1230 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
TROPICAL GULF ACRES, PLACIDA, CHARLOTTE PARK, CLEVELAND, BURNT STORE
MARINA, BOKEELIA, PIRATE HARBOR, SOLANA, CHARLOTTE HARBOR, AND PUNTA
RASSA.
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 2650 8215 2692 8228 2699 8211 2696 8189
2651 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 171DEG 32KT 2680 8209
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
TBW
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