274
WFUS52 KTBW 091858
TORTBW
FLC027-049-055-105-091930-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0073.241009T1858Z-241009T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
258 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...
SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...
NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT.
* AT 258 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SEBRING, MOVING NORTH AT 55 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 AVON PARK AROUND 305 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HOMELAND, ALTURAS, INDIAN LAKE ESTATES, CROOKED LAKE PARK,
FROSTPROOF, LAKE JOSEPHINE, WAHNETA, FORT MEADE, LORIDA, AND
HILLCREST HEIGHTS.
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 8126 2731 8159 2796 8201 2803 8143
2800 8142 2800 8141 2801 8138 2803 8140
2803 8137 2799 8138 2795 8134 2794 8135
2792 8131 2786 8131 2785 8127 2785 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 173DEG 47KT 2741 8146
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TBW
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page