BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1157 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN PASCO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA... * UNTIL 1230 PM EDT * AT 1157 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A TORNADO NEAR ODESSA...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUTZ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ODESSA...TRINITY. MOON LAKE ESTATES...LAND O LAKES. SHADY HILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASE CALL 813-645-2323. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000