271  
WWUS52 KTBW 091811  
SVSTBW  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
211 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
FLC015-071-091821-  
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-241009T1845Z/  
CHARLOTTE FL-LEE FL-  
211 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHEASTERN LEE  
COUNTIES 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 SOUTH CENTRAL  
FLORIDA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2704 8156 2704 8179 2708 8182 2711 8184  
2725 8157 2724 8157  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 163DEG 27KT 2706 8163  
 

 
 
FLC027-055-091845-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-241009T1845Z/  
HIGHLANDS FL-DESOTO FL-  
211 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR  
SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES...  
 
AT 211 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF BABCOCK RANCH, OR 17 MILES  
SOUTHEAST OF ARCADIA, MOVING NORTH AT 30 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  
SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES.  
 
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 2704 8156 2704 8179 2708 8182 2711 8184  
2725 8157 2724 8157  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 163DEG 27KT 2706 8163  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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