930
WFUS52 KTBW 162130
TORTBW
FLC103-162200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0006.250316T2130Z-250316T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
530 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN PINELLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT.
* AT 529 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CLEARWATER, 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
EAST LAKE, CLEARWATER, PALM HARBOR, AND TAMPA AROUND 535 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BELLEAIR BLUFFS, BELLEAIR SHORE, BELLEAIR, BELLEAIR BEACH, OLDSMAR,
SAFETY HARBOR, AND CALADESI ISLAND.
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.
GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU
CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES, EVEN ON
SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO
NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 2811 8274 2808 8265 2802 8265 2803 8264
2801 8264 2800 8263 2801 8263 2799 8262
2791 8284 2797 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 233DEG 23KT 2797 8281
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TBW
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