635  
WFUS52 KTBW 091939  
TORTBW  
FLC055-105-092030-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0075.241009T1939Z-241009T2030Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
339 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 339 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF KISSIMMEE PRARIE PRESERVE, OR 15 MILES  
NORTHWEST OF BASINGER, MOVING NORTH AT 20 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  
NORTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES, INCLUDING  
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE, RIVER RANCH,  
AND INDIAN LAKE ESTATES.  
 
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 2764 8114 2760 8114 2753 8121 2750 8120  
2747 8118 2763 8143 2796 8135 2795 8134  
2794 8135 2792 8131 2786 8131 2783 8122  
2774 8116 2773 8117 2771 8115 2767 8115  
2766 8113  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 163DEG 18KT 2755 8120  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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