236  
WFUS52 KTBW 091822  
TORTBW  
FLC027-049-055-105-091900-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0069.241009T1822Z-241009T1900Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
222 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
EASTERN HARDEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 300 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 222 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLVAN SHORES, OR NEAR LAKE PLACID, 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
SEBRING AND SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT AROUND 225 PM EDT.  
AVON PARK AROUND 235 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LAKE  
JOSEPHINE, LORIDA, AVON PARK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, AVON PARK AIR FORCE  
RANGE, CREWSVILLE, SEBRING SHORES, AND PLACID LAKES.  
 
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 2731 8127 2724 8155 2770 8183 2772 8124  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 163DEG 27KT 2736 8139  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
TBW  
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