Twister warning expires in Sumter County

SOME POINT MORE THAN LIKELY A TOUCHDOWN ON SPEAKING OF TOUCHDOWNS, THIS TORNADO WARNING FOR HERNANDO AND PASCO COUNTY IS BECAUSE OF A CONFIRMED TORNADO. OKAY. YOU DON’T GET THAT VERY OFTEN IN FLORIDA, LET ALONE AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR FOLKS THAT LIVE IN THIS AREA, RIGHT ALONG 589 AND STATE ROAD 41. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SAME PRODUCT, OKAY, THAT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT, THERE’S THE DEBRIS ALOFT IN THIS ONE. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WIND VELOCITY, THIS IS KIND OF THAT HOME RUN. YOU’VE GOT THE BRIGHT REDS, THE BRIGHT GREENS ARE TIED TOGETHER. THIS IS OUT NEAR NEWPORT RICHEY. OKAY. A CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND WORKING TOWARD SHADY HILLS AND THEN KIND OF EVENTUALLY WILL WORK TOWARD I 75. THIS ONE, THANKFULLY, IS NOT GOING TO BE IN OUR AREA FOR QUITE SOME TIME. BUT FURTHER TO THE NORTH, THIS STORM SYSTEM HERE AROUND PINE RIDGE IS NOWHERE NEAR SUMTER COUNTY. IT’S IT’S KIND OF WANDERING ITS WAY OVER TOWARD MARION COUNTY IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES TIME. AND IT IS VERY INTERESTING HERE. WE’VE GOT ANOTHER MINUTE OR SO UNTIL THIS IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE’S A VERY CLEAR DEBRIS KIND OF SIGNATURE SHOWING UP. THIS IS THE JACKSONVILLE RADAR SHOWING IT. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TAMPA RADAR, IT’S SHOWING THE SAME THING. A LITTLE BIT OF A DEBRIS BALL TO ME THERE WAS A TOUCHDOWN AT SOME POINT HERE AROUND US, HIGHWAY 19 TOWARD DUNNELLON. IF YOU LIVE IN DUNNELLON, I’M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST. IF YOU LIVE IN DUNNELLON MARION OAKS BACK OVER TOWARD THE SUMTER COUNTY LINE THERE, JUST TO BE SAFE. I KNOW YOU’RE HEARING US TAKE YOUR TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. IT’S OKAY TO TURN THE TV UP, TAKE YOUR CELL PHONE WITH YOU. JUST GET AS FAR AWAY AS YOU CAN FROM THE OUTSIDE, BECAUSE EVEN IF THIS IS NOT PRODUCING ROTATION, EVEN IF IT ISN’T SPINNING, WE’RE STILL TALKING ABOUT A VERY POWERFUL THUNDERSTORM. OKAY. AUSTIN FLANNERY, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST, ALSO NOW BRINGING IN THAT. THEY’RE GETTING DAMAGE REPORTS FROM CRYSTAL RIVER, WHICH WOULD BACK UP OUR THOUGHT PROCESS. KELLIANNE THAT THERE WAS, IN FACT, A TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN IN THIS AREA. GIVEN THE DEBRIS TRACKER SIGNATURES THERE. YEAH, I MEAN, IT’S NO SURPRISE WHETHER WE GO FROM OUR DEBRIS TRACKER FROM TAMPA TO OUR DEBRIS TRACKER IN JACKSONVILLE. THIS IS OUR DEBRIS TRACKER FROM THE RADAR SITE IN JACKSONVILLE. AND YOU CAN STILL CLEARLY SEE THAT DEBRIS SIGNATURE. SO DUNNELLON, HONESTLY, IN MY OPINION, IF YOU WERE UP RIGHT NOW, GET AWAY FROM YOUR WINDOWS. GET AWAY FROM YOUR OUTSIDE WALLS. THERE IS NO ACTIVE WARNING ON THIS. BUT WE STILL HAVE DEBRIS WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR VELOCITY PRODUCT, NOT QUITE, WHICH IS WHICH IS GREAT NEWS, NOT QUITE ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT THAT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WOULD COULD DO TO ISSUE THAT. BUT I AM JUST GOING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT, OBVIOUSLY, THE DEBRIS, THE DEBRIS, ALONG WITH THE VERY, VERY GUSTY WINDS AND GREAT NEWS IS FOR THE FOLKS OUT IN SUMTER COUNTY, THAT TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SORT OF TALK ABOUT REISSUING THAT. I’VE BEEN COMBING THROUGH OUR CHAT WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OUT IN JACKSONVILLE. THEY HAVE NOT MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SYSTEM OR THIS KIND OF STORM OUT IN MARION COUNTY. BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SOMETHING TO WATCH. SO JUST KNOW GOING TO BED TONIGHT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE KIND OF OUR SETUP LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. NEW SCAN OF THE RADAR OUT IN JACKSONVILLE SHOWS NOT A LOT OF SIGNIFICANT TIGHTENING OF THE ROTATION. OUR DEBRIS TRACKER, THOUGH, STILL SHOWING THAT DEBRIS. SO THAT’S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT SAID, NO MORE TORNADO WARNINGS IN OUR COVERAGE AREA. BUT KELLIANNE AND I ARE HERE, HERE, AND WE’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING THIS FOR YOU, UPDATING AS IS NEEDED. BUT FOR NOW, BACK TO REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAMING.

First Warning Climate Day: Twister watches issued in Central Florida

Up to date: 2:56 AM EDT Oct 12, 2023

Central Florida residents must hold a detailed eye on the climate forecast as a extreme climate risk looms over the area.The WESH 2 First Warning Climate group declared Wednesday and Thursday First Warning Climate Days because of the potential for damaging winds and remoted tornadoes. Starting at midnight Thursday, rain and the largest push of extreme climate began to maneuver in and can proceed into the morning. The environment is forecast to turn out to be more and more unstable, elevating the chance of extreme climate options, equivalent to robust winds and remoted tornadoes. Marion County is underneath a twister warning till 3 a.m. A number of counties in Central Florida are additionally underneath twister watches till 9 a.m. That features the next counties:Flagler CountyLake County Orange CountyOsceola CountyPolk CountySeminole CountySumter CountyVolusia CountyCentral Florida residents are urged to remain vigilant, because the Storm Prediction Middle upgraded all Central Florida to a stage 2/5 extreme climate danger. One other spherical of extreme climate is on faucet for Thursday afternoon. Like Wednesday night, Central Florida is underneath a 2/5 extreme climate risk. Scattered robust and extreme storms are anticipated.This second push of extreme climate will transfer throughout the area late Thursday morning, all through the afternoon and exit the realm by the early night. Damaging winds and tornadoes would be the largest risk.Our sample stays stormy by way of Saturday. Nonetheless, robust storms should not within the forecast proper now.A chilly entrance is forecast to maneuver by way of on Saturday, bringing in drier and cooler air for the remainder of the weekend and into the start of subsequent week. Stick with WESH 2 on-line and on-air for probably the most correct Central Florida climate forecast.RadarSevere Climate AlertsDownload the WESH 2 Information app to get probably the most up-to-date climate alerts.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

Central Florida residents must hold a detailed eye on the climate forecast as a extreme climate risk looms over the area.

The WESH 2 First Warning Climate group declared Wednesday and Thursday First Warning Climate Days because of the potential for damaging winds and remoted tornadoes.

Starting at midnight Thursday, rain and the largest push of extreme climate began to maneuver in and can proceed into the morning. The environment is forecast to turn out to be more and more unstable, elevating the chance of extreme climate options, equivalent to robust winds and remoted tornadoes.

Marion County is underneath a twister warning till 3 a.m.

A number of counties in Central Florida are additionally underneath twister watches till 9 a.m.

That features the next counties:

• Flagler County
• Lake County
• Orange County
• Osceola County
• Polk County
• Seminole County
• Sumter County
• Volusia County

Central Florida residents are urged to remain vigilant, because the Storm Prediction Middle upgraded all Central Florida to a stage 2/5 extreme climate danger.

One other spherical of extreme climate is on faucet for Thursday afternoon. Like Wednesday night, Central Florida is underneath a 2/5 extreme climate risk. Scattered robust and extreme storms are anticipated.

This second push of extreme climate will transfer throughout the area late Thursday morning, all through the afternoon and exit the realm by the early night. Damaging winds and tornadoes would be the largest risk.

Our sample stays stormy by way of Saturday. Nonetheless, robust storms should not within the forecast proper now.

A chilly entrance is forecast to maneuver by way of on Saturday, bringing in drier and cooler air for the remainder of the weekend and into the start of subsequent week.

Stick with WESH 2 on-line and on-air for probably the most correct Central Florida climate forecast.

Obtain the WESH 2 Information app to get probably the most up-to-date climate alerts.