756  
WFUS52 KTBW 091803  
TORTBW  
FLC105-091845-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0067.241009T1803Z-241009T1845Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
203 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 202 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE WALES, MOVING NORTHWEST 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...  
WINTER HAVEN, HAINES CITY, AND LAKE WALES AROUND 210 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
HIGHLAND PARK, CROOKED LAKE PARK, INWOOD, POINCIANA, CYPRESS GARDENS,  
DUNDEE, WINTER HAVEN AIRPORT, LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAKE  
HAMILTON, AND POLK CITY.  
 
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 2782 8161 2822 8192 2829 8166 2826 8166  
2826 8156 2820 8152 2814 8152 2814 8146  
2809 8146 2809 8142 2803 8141 2806 8144  
2805 8146 2804 8146 2803 8144 2800 8142  
2800 8140 2791 8138  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 156DEG 22KT 2795 8151  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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