477  
WWUS52 KTBW 091723  
SVSTBW  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
123 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
FLC055-091732-  
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-241009T1745Z/  
HIGHLANDS FL-  
123 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA.THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL  
FLORIDA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2765 8123 2765 8140 2777 8144 2778 8124  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 162DEG 22KT 2768 8137  
 

 
 
FLC105-091745-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-241009T1745Z/  
POLK FL-  
123 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY...  
 
AT 122 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF AVON PARK, 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  
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY.  
 
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 2765 8123 2765 8140 2777 8144 2778 8124  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 162DEG 22KT 2768 8137  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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