878  
WWUS52 KTBW 162028  
SVSTBW  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
428 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
FLC053-162045-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250316T2045Z/  
HERNANDO FL-  
428 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN HERNANDO COUNTY...  
 
AT 428 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH WEEKI WACHEE, OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
BROOKSVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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  
NORTHWESTERN HERNANDO COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...  
ROYAL HIGHLANDS AND GLEN LAKES.  
 
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 2856 8256 2862 8260 2868 8250 2865 8245  
2859 8244  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 238DEG 20KT 2861 8252  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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