602  
WWUS52 KTBW 091622  
SVSTBW  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
1222 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
FLC055-091630-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-241009T1630Z/  
HIGHLANDS FL-  
1222 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL  
HIGHLANDS COUNTY...  
 
AT 1222 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ISTOKPOGA, OR 11 MILES EAST 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...  
BRIGHTON.  
 
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 2715 8117 2713 8124 2714 8124 2734 8129  
2737 8110 2721 8107 2721 8117  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1622Z 155DEG 30KT 2726 8119  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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