NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FLTO.W 0004October 9, 2026
Tornado Warning: Citrus and Levy, FL
The National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued a tornado warning for Citrus and Levy in Florida, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on October 9. It was the 4th tornado warning the NWS office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued in 2026. Florida had 6 tornado warnings in October 2026, against 16 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Florida's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
- Area
- Citrus and Levy
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:18 p.m. EDT, October 9, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. EDT, October 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTBW TO.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
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The notice as issued
TORTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Citrus County in west central Florida... South central Levy County in northern Florida... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 418 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Yankeetown, moving north at 25 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 northwestern Citrus and south central Levy Counties, including the following locations... Lebanon and Inglis.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! If your home is flooded, avoid flood waters. If possible, take shelter in an interior room. 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.