734  
WFUS52 KTBW 091707  
TORTBW  
FLC015-071-091745-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0059.241009T1707Z-241009T1745Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
107 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...  
EASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 145 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 107 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AIRPORT, OR 10  
MILES SOUTH OF LEHIGH ACRES, 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AIRPORT AROUND 110 PM EDT.  
LEHIGH ACRES AROUND 115 PM EDT.  
BUCKINGHAM AROUND 120 PM EDT.  
FORT MYERS AROUND 125 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ALVA,  
FORT MYERS SHORES, GATEWAY, TICE, ESTERO, AND NORTH FORT MYERS.  
 
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 2681 8183 2681 8156 2642 8156 2642 8166  
2632 8166 2632 8176  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 173DEG 20KT 2646 8164  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
TBW  
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