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WWUS52 KTBW 162046
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
446 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
FLC017-053-162100-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250316T2100Z/
CITRUS FL-HERNANDO FL-
446 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CITRUS AND NORTH CENTRAL HERNANDO COUNTIES...
AT 444 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH BROOKSVILLE, OR 7 MILES NORTH OF BROOKSVILLE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. AT 442 PM EDT, A RAPIDLY ROTATING WALL
CLOUD AND APPARENT FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED CROSSING US HWY 98
NORTHWEST OF BROOKSVILLE.
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HEATHERWOOD, LAKE LINDSEY, SUBURBAN ACRES, FLORAL CITY, AND SUGARMILL
WOODS.
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 2861 8245 2868 8249 2877 8235 2872 8228
2863 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 243DEG 20KT 2865 8242
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TBW
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