India, March 19 -- A shelter-in-place order was issued at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida after keeping the entire base on lockdown for several hours on Wednesday. All the gates were closed for traffic following what officials described as a reported threat.

According to 10 Tampa Bay, military families at the base began receiving shelter-in-place messages around 11am. All gates were shut down and closed to traffic as base officials responded to the reported threat. The base clinic was also evacuated as a precaution during the incident.

A Facebook post by the MacDill AFB around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday stated, "Shelter in place is currently in effect at MacDill Air Force Base. A threat was made against MacDill Air Force Base. We take all t...