Babcock Ranch Residential Association Alerts
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 3:23PM EDT until August 23 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Headline
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 3:23PM EDT until August 23 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Description
SVRTBW
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Charlotte County in southwestern Florida...
South central DeSoto County in south central Florida...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 322 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Babcock
Ranch, or 16 miles east of Punta Gorda, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Babcock Ranch and Babcock Webb Wma.
Instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a
small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Severe Thunderstorm |
| Severity | Warning |
| Event Code | SVR |
| Area | Charlotte, FL; DeSoto, FL |
| Sent | Saturday, August 23, 2025 3:23 PM EDT |
| Expires | Saturday, August 23, 2025 4:00 PM EDT |
| Sender | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0364695627eb2736ae0a18661f3921238604d28b.001.1 |