Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 1989
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 29, 1989, 5:23 PM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 22 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 1989, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 1989, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KTBW 292124
TORTBW
FLC103-292145-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
523 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
...SOUTHERN PINELLAS
FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN SIGHTED IN CENTRAL ST. PETERSBURG MOVING
TO THE WEST. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE AREA.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO MOVE TO A REINFORCED SHELTER
TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS.
ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET
INTO A DITCH OR CULDVERT.Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.