201  
WFUS52 KTBW 091724  
TORTBW  
FLC105-091815-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0062.241009T1724Z-241009T1815Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
124 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 124 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
LAKE WALES AROUND 150 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
HIGHLAND PARK, INDIAN LAKE ESTATES, CROOKED LAKE PARK, WAVERLY,  
HILLCREST HEIGHTS, LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BABSON PARK,  
FROSTPROOF, CYPRESS GARDENS, AND DUNDEE.  
 
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 2765 8148 2800 8172 2801 8143 2800 8141  
2802 8138 2799 8138 2795 8134 2794 8135  
2792 8131 2786 8131 2784 8126 2765 8125  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 162DEG 22KT 2770 8137  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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