Tornado Warning 14, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Feb 24, 2016, 9:49 AM EST (14:49 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM EST

In force

11 min

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.0 in

Counties Pasco County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sumter County, FL

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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500 
WFUS52 KTBW 241449
TORTBW
FLC101-105-119-241515-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0014.160224T1449Z-160224T1515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
949 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  EAST CENTRAL PASCO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 1015 AM EST
    
* AT 948 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF ZEPHYRHILLS NORTH...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
  ZEPHYRHILLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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 SUMTER...EAST CENTRAL PASCO AND NORTHWESTERN POLK
  COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ROCKRIDGE AND THE
  GREEN SWAMP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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 2816 8203 2830 8210 2844 8197 2843 8195
      2835 8196 2834 8188
TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 226DEG 31KT 2828 8203 

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

$$

071 
WWUS52 KTBW 241500
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
1000 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

FLC101-105-119-241509-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160224T1515Z/
SUMTER FL-PASCO FL-POLK FL-
1000 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER...EAST CENTRAL PASCO
AND NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EST FOR WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2816 8203 2830 8210 2844 8197 2843 8195
      2835 8196 2834 8188
TIME...MOT...LOC 1458Z 226DEG 31KT 2835 8195 

$$

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