247  
WFUS52 KTBW 162300  
TORTBW  
FLC057-101-162330-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0008.250316T2300Z-250316T2330Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
700 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN PASCO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
NORTH CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 659 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER HILLSBOROUGH RIVER STATE PARK, OR 8 MILES  
SOUTHWEST OF ZEPHYRHILLS, 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...  
WESLEY CHAPEL SOUTH, HILLSBOROUGH RIVER STATE PARK, ZEPHYRHILLS  
WEST, ZEPHYRHILLS SOUTH, ZEPHYRHILLS NORTH, AND ZEPHYRHILLS AROUND  
705 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, RICHLAND, ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MEADOW  
POINTE, WESLEY CHAPEL, AND THONOTOSASSA.  
 
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 2834 8223 2829 8211 2826 8210 2826 8211  
2817 8211 2817 8209 2807 8227 2815 8237  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 224DEG 20KT 2814 8227  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
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