413  
WWUS52 KTBW 091911  
SVSTBW  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
311 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
FLC055-105-091930-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-241009T1930Z/  
HIGHLANDS FL-POLK FL-  
311 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES...  
 
AT 311 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE ISTOKPOGA, OR 9 MILES WEST OF BASINGER, MOVING  
NORTH AT 50 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  
NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CORNWELL.  
 
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 2731 8103 2731 8126 2775 8124 2775 8118  
2771 8115 2766 8113 2760 8114 2755 8121  
2749 8121 2744 8114 2741 8114 2739 8112  
2738 8107 2736 8103 2734 8105  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 171DEG 43KT 2737 8116  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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