763  
WFUS52 KTBW 091749  
TORTBW  
FLC027-049-091830-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0065.241009T1749Z-241009T1830Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
149 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL HARDEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 149 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF ARCADIA, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 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...  
WAUCHULA AROUND 215 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
BROWNVILLE, GARDNER, ZOLFO SPRINGS, AND SWEETWATER.  
 
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 2725 8157 2717 8173 2750 8203 2763 8178  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 146DEG 28KT 2724 8169  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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