Tornado Watch issued for the Walt Disney World theme park areas

Jan 09, 2024 in "Severe Weather impacts to Walt Disney World"

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Posted: Tuesday January 9, 2024 1:17pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for much of Central Florida, which includes the Walt Disney World theme park areas.

The watch was issued at 1:15 pm, and is in effect until 9 pm January 9, 2024.

A weather watch is a precautionary alert that advises of the potential for hazardous weather conditions, while a weather warning is a more urgent notification that dangerous weather is imminent or already happening.

The National Weather Service reports that a band of strong to severe storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and the potential for a few tornadoes is forecast to move rapidly across the peninsula late Tuesday afternoon and evening. Locally damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are possible, with sustained winds of 22 mph.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has also declared a state of emergency for 49 of Florida's 67 counties, including Orange and Osceola - home of Walt Disney World.

Disney has yet to make any operational changes at Walt Disney World, and all parks are currently planned to operate normally

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monothingieJan 10, 2024

Luminous ran without Pyro tonight to an empty Epcot.

GringrinngghostJan 10, 2024

The Tornado watch in Orange County has been expired. Osceola county is still under the tornado watch. Cc: @wdwmagic

GringrinngghostJan 09, 2024

Severe Thunderstorm Warning FLC095-097-117-127-092345- /O.NEW.KMLB.SV.W.0004.240109T2255Z-240109T2345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Melbourne FL 555 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Seminole County in east central Florida...Orange County in east central Florida... Central Volusia County in east central Florida... Northwestern Osceola County in east central Florida... * Until 645 PM EST. * At 554 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Daytona Beach to Maitland to near Celebration, moving northeast at 75 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Orlando, Deltona, Daytona Beach, Kissimmee, and Port Orange. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once to a small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for east central Florida. && LAT...LON 2902 8085 2879 8093 2879 8097 2868 8096 2812 8115 2809 8145 2814 8146 2814 8152 2826 8156 2826 8165 2849 8150 2940 8106 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 228DEG 67KT 2923 8099 2862 8135 2831 8149 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Sedlock

LAKid53Jan 09, 2024

Tornado warning just issued for downtown Orlando.

LAKid53Jan 09, 2024

It has arrived. Winds picked up dramatically and it was hard to see across the street.

GringrinngghostJan 09, 2024

Severe Thunderstorm Warning FLC069-095-097-117-127-092300- /O.NEW.KMLB.SV.W.0003.240109T2221Z-240109T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Melbourne FL 521 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Seminole County in east central Florida... Central Lake County in east central Florida... Orange County in east central Florida... Volusia County in east central Florida... Northwestern Osceola County in east central Florida... * Until 600 PM EST. * At 521 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pierson to Zellwood to 12 miles west of Four Corners, moving northeast at 70 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Orlando, Deltona, Daytona Beach, Kissimmee, and Port Orange. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once to a small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for east central Florida. && LAT...LON 2943 8108 2912 8091 2904 8091 2878 8103 2836 8110 2818 8152 2826 8156 2826 8166 2835 8166 2835 8179 2836 8179 2835 8189 2930 8142 2926 8142 2927 8115 2941 8116 TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 228DEG 59KT 2926 8140 2872 8159 2831 8184 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Sedlock

JohnDJan 09, 2024

Yikes! Tallahassee was mostly spared, fortunately.

JohnDJan 09, 2024

I did fine. Tornado warning for my area was issued between 10:45-11:30. I was never in the path of a tornado, fortunately. City, County, and state offices and schools were all closed today.

Figments FriendJan 09, 2024

Thanks for this on the ground update! 🙂 -

Figments FriendJan 09, 2024

I wish! I love me some window action! My flight is pretty full. Currently here in BOS waiting for my delayed flight. It’s late getting out of Atlanta, which I expected, and the delay is only 30 mins. So far so good…. -

raymusiccityJan 09, 2024

I'll bet there will be plenty of window seats available!!

TomPJan 09, 2024

We're at Ft Wilderness Campground right now at 2:30 pm. Overcast and calm. Was windy earlier. Everything, including boats are operating normally.

GringrinngghostJan 09, 2024

LAKid53Jan 09, 2024

This is the damage from the line of storms that produced tornadoes in the Florida Panhandle earlier today. I'm already hearing thunder in Horizons West. Stay alert and safe.