757  
WFUS52 KTBW 091654  
TORTBW  
FLC055-105-091745-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0057.241009T1654Z-241009T1745Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
1254 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 145 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1254 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT, OR 11 MILES EAST  
OF SEBRING, MOVING NORTH AT 25 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.  
 
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
NORTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES, INCLUDING  
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE, RIVER RANCH,  
AND LORIDA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOUR HOME IS FLOODED, AVOID FLOOD WATERS. IF  
POSSIBLE, TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM. 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 2764 8114 2760 8114 2756 8118 2755 8121  
2752 8121 2751 8120 2749 8121 2745 8115  
2743 8115 2740 8132 2777 8144 2778 8118  
2774 8116 2773 8117 2771 8115 2767 8115  
2766 8113  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 173DEG 20KT 2750 8126  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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