Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 4, 1992, 12:07 AM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 1992, 12:07 AM EDT (04:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 1992, 1:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pinellas County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 40 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2781 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 17.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTBW 040408 TORTBW FLC081-103-040515- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 1207 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE... IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA ...MANATEE COUNTY...PINELLAS COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE BAY AND INLAND WATERS A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY POLICE ON LONGBOAT KEY AT 1140 PM. OTHER TOR COULD DEVELOP FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PINELLAS AND MANATEE COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH. 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. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN...GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. MARINE INTERESTS IN THESE WATERS SHOULD AVOID THESE STORMS AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR. IF YOU SEE A TORNADO... WATERSPOUT... HAIL OR DAMAGING WIND... CALL THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SEVERE WEATHER LINE AT 1-800-282-5584.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 8:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-040140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 830 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR LEVY..SUMTER..AND CITRUS COUNTIES... AT 825 PM A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN NORTH FLORIDA JUST NORTH OF GAINESVILLE ... AND OTHERS WERE IN THE EAST GULF FROM CEDAR KEY SOUTH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MILES OFFSHORE OF TARPON SPRINGS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE GULF 70 TO 85 MILES OFFSHORE OF CAPE ROMANO NORTH TO BETWEEN 20 TO 50 MILES OFSHORE OF CLEARWATER... AND NORTH TO CRYSTAL RIVER AND CEDAR KEY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME SOUTH OF CITRUS COUNTY. RAIN WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTH FLORIDA FROM JACKSONVILLE TO NEAR ST AUGUSTINE WEST TO CRYSTAL RIVER AND BAYPORT. OTHER WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM ORLANDO AND LAKELAND SOUTH TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 9:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
FLZ006-010-011-013-040600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 855 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA... INCLUDING LEVY... CITRUS... HERNANDO... PASCO ... AND SUMTER COUNTIES AND THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ONSHORE JUST NORTH OF THE TAMPA BAY AREA. FROM PASCO COUNTY NORTH TO LEVY COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING GENERATED BY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. RESIDENTS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS IN CASE DAMAGING WEATHER OCCURS IN YOUR AREA. BE READY TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A REIFORCED BUILDING SHOULD DAMAGING WEATHER APPROACH. CARS AND MOBILE HOMES ARE NOT A SAFE PLACE TO BE IN THE EVENT OF A TORNADO OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 9:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-040240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 935 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA... INCLUDING LEVY... CITRUS... HERNANDO... PASCO ... AND SUMTER COUNTIES AND THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS... A BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE GULF 15 MILES WEST OF CLEARWATER NORTH TO NEAR CRYSTAL RIVER AND OFFSHORE FOR 20 MILES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING GENERATED BY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO... MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. OTHER SHOWERS... PATCHES OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTH FLORIDA FROM JACKSONVILLE AND ST AUGUSTINE SOUTHWEST TO CROSS CITY AND BAYPORT... AND BETWEEN 15 AND 60 MILES OFFSHORE OF SARASOTA TO CAPTIVA. MTOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
Local storm report, Oct 3, 10:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
930 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 1992
03/1047 EDT PINELLAS COUNTY, LARGO, TORNADO DESTROYED 23 HOMES AND
DAMAGED 40 HOMES. ONE FATALITY, NUMEROUS INJURIES.
REPORTED BY EOC.
03/1130 EDT PINELLAS COUNTY, PINELLAS PARK, TORNADO DESTROYED 65
HOMES AND DAMAGED AT LEAST 100 HOMES. THREE
FATALITIES, 75 INJURIES. TORNADO ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO
A FEW HOUSES ON TREASURE ISLAND. REPORTED BY EOC.
03/1140 EDT PINELLAS COUNTY, CLEARWATER, POSSIBLE TORNADO KNOCKED
DOWN TREES. REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
03/1210 EDT PASCO COUNTY, NEW PORT RICHEY, TAMPA EXECUTIVE
AIRPORT, WIND GUST TO 58 KNOTS.
03/1220 EDT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, EXTREME WESTERN PORTION, WIND
DAMAGE TO 9 MOBILE HOMES. TWO MINOR INJURIES. REPORTED
BY EOC.
03/1232 EDT PASCO COUNTY, MOON LAKE, TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN NUMEROUS
TREES AND POWER LINES. REPORTED BY EOC.
03/1235 EDT CITRUS COUNTY, SOUTHWEST CORNER, OAKLAWN STREET, 20
FOOT PORCH BLOWN OFF.
03/1248 EDT PASCO COUNTY, SHADY HILLS, TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES AND TORE A PORCH OFF A
HOUSE. REPORTED BY EOC.
03/1307 EDT HERNANDO COUNTY, SR50 NORTH OF SPRING HILL, TORNADO
TORE ROOF OFF A BLOOD BANK. NO INJURIES. REPORTED BY
OCCUPANT.
03/1315 EDT PASCO COUNTY, NEAR GREEN KEY, WATERSPOUT SIGHTED.
03/1318 EDT HERNANDO COUNTY, SR50 NORTH OF SPRING HILL, TORNADO
TORE ROOF OFF THE EVERGREEN WOODS NURSING HOME.
REPORTED BY OCCUPANTS.
03/1320 EDT HERNANDO COUNTY, SPRING HILL, TORNADO TORE ROOFS OFF
OF THREE HOMES AND A PORCH OFF ANOTHER HOME. NO
INJURIES
03/1330 EDT HERNANDO COUNTY, SPRING HILL, TORNADO TORE ROOF OFF A
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
03/1408 EDT CITRUS COUNTY, HOMOSASSA, SR490, SHED DESTROYED AND
TREES DOWN BY POSSIBLE TORNADO.
03/1415 EDT CITRUS COUNTY, CREED AVE NEAR SR44, NUMEROUS TREES
DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WIND. REPORTED BY EOC.
03/1455 EDT SUMTER COUNTY, NORTHWEST PORTION, POWER POLE AND TREES
DOWN AND HOLE IN PORCH ROOF. REPORTED BY OCCUPANT.
03/1551 EDT CITRUS COUNTY, CRYSTAL RIVER, US 19, ROOF DAMAGE TO
PROLINE BOAT BUILDING AND TO GOODYEAR BUSINESS.
REPORTED BY EOC.
03/1540 EDT CITRUS COUNTY, LECANTO, TREES DOWNED AND TWO SHEDS
DESTROYED. REPORTED BY EOC.
03/1840 EDT LEVY COUNTY, HIGHWAYS US. 19 AND US. 98, TORNADO
KNOCKED DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES AND BLEW A UTILITxY
BUILDING INTO ANOTHER STRUCTURE. REPORTED BY EOC.Special weather statement, Oct 3, 10:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-040340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 1030 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA... INCLUDING LEVY... CITRUS... HERNANDO... PASCO ... AND SUMTER COUNTIES AND THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS... A NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE GULF 60 TO 85 MILES OFFSHORE OF CAPE ROMANO NORTH TO THE BEACHES AT LONGBOAT KEY AND TARPON SPRINGS... AND CONTINUED NORTH TO BAYPORT... CRYSTAL RIVER AND CEDAR KEY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. OTHER SHOWERS... PATCHES OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTH FLORIDA NEAR JACKSONVILLE TO GAINESVILLE AND OCALA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 11:46 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-040440- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 1145 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA... INCLUDING LEVY... CITRUS... AND SUMTER COUNTIES... AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. AN EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HERNANDO AND PASCO COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY MORNING... AND AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4 AM FOR PINELLAS... POLK... HILLSBOROUGH ... MANATEE... SARASOTA... HARDEE... HIGHLANDS... DESOTO... CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE COASTAL WATERS FROM LEE COUNTY NORTH TO HERNANDO COUNTY. A NARROW 25 MILES BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM 95 MILES WEST OF CAPE SABLE TO THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND NORTH TO CRYSTAL RIVWR. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. A FEW SHOWERS AND PATCHES OF RAIN REMAINED OVER NORTH FLORIDA FROM BETWEEN CROSS CITY AND GAINESVILLE NORTHEAST TO JACKSONVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT AND RESIDENTS AND MARINERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER OCCUR.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 12:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee | 68 min |
| Oct 4, 12:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 54 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.