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WWUS52 KTBW 091805
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
205 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
FLC055-091830-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-241009T1830Z/
HIGHLANDS FL-
205 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY...
AT 205 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
VENUS, OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE PLACID, MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE PLACID AROUND 220 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ARCHBOLD, PLACID LAKES, AND BRIGHTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 2721 8117 2712 8117 2712 8127 2703 8127
2703 8133 2726 8154 2735 8109 2721 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 173DEG 19KT 2716 8123
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
TBW
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