146  
WFUS52 KTBW 162332  
TORTBW  
FLC057-101-105-170000-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0009.250316T2332Z-250317T0000Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
732 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...  
NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
NORTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 732 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF HILLSBOROUGH RIVER STATE PARK, OR 8  
MILES NORTH OF PLANT CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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  
SOUTHEASTERN PASCO, NORTHWESTERN POLK AND NORTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH  
COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... KATHLEEN AND CRYSTAL  
SPRINGS.  
 
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 2808 8210 2812 8217 2830 8206 2827 8194  
2817 8190  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 232DEG 29KT 2813 8210  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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