875  
WFUS52 KTBW 091842  
TORTBW  
FLC105-091915-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0071.241009T1842Z-241009T1915Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
242 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 242 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER WINTER HAVEN, 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, AUBURNDALE, FUSSELS CORNER, AND JAN PHYL VILLAGE  
AROUND 245 PM EDT.  
LAKELAND AND COMBEE SETTLEMENT AROUND 250 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE POLK  
CITY, INWOOD, LAKE ALFRED, WINTER HAVEN AIRPORT, KATHLEEN, GIBSONIA,  
EAGLE LAKE, CYPRESS GARDENS, AND LAKE HAMILTON.  
 
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 2810 8159 2798 8173 2812 8205 2834 8187  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 126DEG 20KT 2808 8173  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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