410  
WWUS52 KTBW 091917  
SVSTBW  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
317 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
FLC027-049-091927-  
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-241009T1930Z/  
HARDEE FL-DESOTO FL-  
317 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HARDEE AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO  
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  
AND CENTRAL FLORIDA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2731 8130 2746 8154 2766 8156 2766 8182  
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 2731 8126  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 173DEG 47KT 2766 8149  
 

 
 
FLC055-105-091930-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-241009T1930Z/  
HIGHLANDS FL-POLK FL-  
317 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN POLK COUNTIES...  
 
AT 317 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR AVON PARK, 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...  
LAKE WALES AROUND 325 PM EDT.  
WINTER HAVEN AROUND 340 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
HOMELAND, ALTURAS, HIGHLAND PARK, MULBERRY, INDIAN LAKE ESTATES,  
CROOKED LAKE PARK, HIGHLAND CITY, LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT,  
SEBRING SHORES, AND BABSON PARK.  
 
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 8130 2746 8154 2766 8156 2766 8182  
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 2731 8126  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 173DEG 47KT 2766 8149  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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