681
WWUS52 KTBW 162150
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
550 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
FLC103-162200-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250316T2200Z/
PINELLAS FL-
550 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY...
AT 549 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PALM HARBOR, 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 AROUND 555 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OLDSMAR AND SAFETY HARBOR.
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.
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 2799 8262 2797 8273 2805 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 233DEG 23KT 2805 8269
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TBW
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