Tornado Warning 17, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Feb 24, 2016, 12:31 PM EST (17:31 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2016, 1:00 PM EST

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Charlotte County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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965 
WFUS52 KTBW 241731
TORTBW
FLC015-115-241800-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0017.160224T1731Z-160224T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
1231 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SARASOTA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 100 PM EST
    
* AT 1229 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH PORT OR 7 MILES
WEST OF ENGLEWOOD...MOVING EAST 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NORTH PORT AROUND 100 PM EST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GROVE
CITY...SOUTH VENICE...WARM MINERAL SPRINGS...ROTONDA...GULF COVE...EL
JOBEAN AND VENICE GARDENS.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2690 8232 2691 8235 2692 8234 2694 8237
      2694 8235 2695 8236 2695 8238 2697 8237
      2698 8240 2705 8244 2712 8229 2694 8217
      2691 8218 2688 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 250DEG 24KT 2693 8248 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MCKAUGHAN

181 
WWUS52 KTBW 241749
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
1249 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

FLC015-115-241800-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/
SARASOTA FL-CHARLOTTE FL-
1249 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST FOR SARASOTA
AND WESTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTIES...
    
AT 1248 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH PORT OR NEAR
ENGLEWOOD...MOVING EAST 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. 


OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GROVE
CITY...GULF COVE...EL JOBEAN AND WARM MINERAL SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2691 8234 2692 8234 2693 8236 2694 8236
      2694 8235 2695 8236 2695 8238 2697 8237
      2698 8240 2701 8239 2706 8229 2695 8218
      2693 8224 2691 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 251DEG 30KT 2698 8233 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MCKAUGHAN

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