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WWUS52 KTBW 091641
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1241 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
FLC015-071-091700-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-241009T1700Z/
CHARLOTTE FL-LEE FL-
1241 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES...
AT 1241 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER PALMONA PARK, OR NEAR FORT MYERS, MOVING NORTH AT 25
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...BROADCAST MEDIA CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CAPE CORAL AROUND 1245 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE TICE,
FORT MYERS SHORES, NORTH FORT MYERS, TROPICAL GULF ACRES, SUNCOAST
ESTATES, CHARLOTTE PARK, SOLANA, AND CLEVELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, 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 2662 8194 2693 8206 2696 8171 2664 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 173DEG 20KT 2671 8185
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
TBW
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