420  
WFUS52 KTBW 091938  
TORTBW  
FLC105-092030-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0074.241009T1938Z-241009T2030Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
338 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 338 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF 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 345 PM EDT.  
WINTER HAVEN AROUND 355 PM EDT.  
HAINES CITY AROUND 400 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
HIGHLAND PARK, CROOKED LAKE PARK, POINCIANA, CYPRESS GARDENS, DUNDEE,  
LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BABSON PARK, FROSTPROOF, LAKE HAMILTON,  
AND WAVERLY.  
 
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 2765 8142 2765 8160 2831 8181 2831 8166  
2826 8166 2826 8156 2820 8152 2814 8152  
2814 8146 2809 8145 2808 8135 2807 8135  
2807 8137 2801 8138 2806 8144 2806 8146  
2804 8146 2800 8142 2800 8139 2796 8135  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 173DEG 46KT 2771 8150  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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