699  
WFUS52 KTBW 091656  
TORTBW  
FLC055-105-091730-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0058.241009T1656Z-241009T1730Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
1256 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1256 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE PLACID, MOVING NORTH AT 40 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
SEBRING AROUND 100 PM EDT.  
AVON PARK AROUND 110 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LAKE  
JOSEPHINE, SEBRING SHORES, AVON PARK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, AND PLACID  
LAKES.  
 
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 2726 8133 2725 8143 2765 8156 2765 8138  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 162DEG 35KT 2731 8140  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
TBW  
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