Tornado Warning 10, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Jan 17, 2016, 4:15 AM EST (09:15 UTC)

Expired

Jan 17, 2016, 4:45 AM EST

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.0 in

Counties DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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974 
WFUS52 KTBW 170915
TORTBW
FLC027-049-081-105-115-170945-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0010.160117T0915Z-160117T0945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
415 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  CENTRAL HARDEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN SARASOTA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MANATEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 445 AM EST
    
* AT 415 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF NORTH PORT...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 65 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...
  MYAKKA CITY AROUND 425 AM EST.
  ONA AROUND 440 AM EST.
  WAUCHULA AROUND 445 AM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LIMESTONE...GARNDER...PINE LEVEL...ZOLFO SPRINGS AND BOWLING GREEN.

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 2704 8220 2717 8234 2766 8186 2747 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 0915Z 224DEG 58KT 2717 8221 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

477 
WWUS52 KTBW 170938
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
438 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

FLC027-049-081-105-115-170947-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160117T0945Z/
DESOTO FL-HARDEE FL-SARASOTA FL-POLK FL-MANATEE FL-
438 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DESOTO...CENTRAL HARDEE...
SOUTHEASTERN SARASOTA...SOUTHWESTERN POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN MANATEE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 AM EST...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS LIKELY NO
LONGER PRODUCING A TORNADO. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2704 8220 2717 8234 2766 8186 2747 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 0936Z 224DEG 58KT 2717 8221 

$$

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