Tornado Warning 20, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Feb 24, 2016, 2:00 PM EST (19:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2016, 2:30 PM EST

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Charlotte County, FL, DeSoto County, FL

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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605 
WFUS52 KTBW 241900
TORTBW
FLC015-027-241930-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0020.160224T1900Z-160224T1930Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  NORTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 230 PM EST
    
* AT 200 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT...OR 11
  MILES NORTHEAST OF PUNTA GORDA...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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BABCOCK RANCH AROUND 210 PM EST. 

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 2689 8195 2703 8194 2727 8169 2705 8156
      2697 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 240DEG 24KT 2701 8189 

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

$$

EO

482 
WWUS52 KTBW 241916
SVSTBW

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

FLC015-027-241930-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160224T1930Z/
DESOTO FL-CHARLOTTE FL-
216 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DESOTO AND NORTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTIES...
    
AT 216 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BABCOCK RANCH...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARCADIA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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 DESOTO AND NORTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.

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 2694 8178 2704 8183 2727 8169 2702 8156
      2700 8162
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 242DEG 35KT 2701 8176 

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

$$

EO

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