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WWUS52 KTBW 162343
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
743 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
FLC057-101-162353-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250317T0000Z/
PASCO FL-HILLSBOROUGH FL-
743 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PASCO AND NORTHEASTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 2814 8205 2815 8206 2817 8206 2817 8208
2818 8209 2829 8202 2827 8194 2818 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 232DEG 29KT 2819 8202
FLC105-170000-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250317T0000Z/
POLK FL-
743 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY...
AT 743 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ZEPHYRHILLS NORTH, OR 10 MILES EAST
OF ZEPHYRHILLS, 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
NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY.
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 2814 8205 2815 8206 2817 8206 2817 8208
2818 8209 2829 8202 2827 8194 2818 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 232DEG 29KT 2819 8202
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TBW
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