Tornado Warning -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1121 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR WESTERN CHARLOTTE...SARASOTA AND NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES... AT 1115 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE SEVERAL LANDFALLING TORNADOES ALONG THE SUNCOAST. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM VAMO TO SOUTH VENICE TO GROVE CITY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SARASOTA TO VENICE TO ENGLEWOOD...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SOUTH VENICE. BEE RIDGE. ENGLEWOOD. GULF COVE. EL JOBEAN. GATOR CREEK ESTATE. NORTH PORT. MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADOES GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IN A STRONG AND WELL CONSTRUCTED BUILDING. CARS AND MOBILE HOMES ARE NOT SAFE. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR CULVERT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:32:31 +0000
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