Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
935 AM EST MON FEB 22 1993

AT 930 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A NARROW LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTH OF GAINESVILLE ACROSS
LEVY COUNTY TO THE COAST AND OUT OVER THE GULF FOR 80 MILES.  THIS LINE
WAS EMBEDDED IN A BROAD BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS THAT STRETCHED FROM THE
EAST COAST NEAR JACKSONVILLE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTION OF FLORIDA
TO THE WEST COAST BETWEEN APALACHEE BAY AND CRYSTAL THEN OUT OVER THE
GULF FOR 160 MILES.

MOVEMENT OF THESE RAIN SHOWERS WAS EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THES^E THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY
MAY PRODUCE SOME HIGH WIND GUSTS.  BOATERS AROUND CEDAR KEY SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR FAST MOVING THUNDERSTORMS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1035 AM EST MON FEB 22 1993

AT 1030 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A NARROW LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM LAKE PALATKA SOUTHWEST TO THE COAST
NEAR WACCASASSA BAY THEN OUT OVER THE GULF FOR 130 MILES.  THIS LINE
WAS EMBEDDED IN A BROAD BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS THAT STRETCHED FROM THE
EAST COAST JACKSONVILLE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTION OF FLORIDA
TO THE WEST COAST BETWEEN HOMOSASSA AND BAYPORT ... THEN OUT OVER THE
GULF WATERS FOR 160 MILES.

MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.

RESIDENT OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE THUNDERSTORMS
AS THEY MAY PRODUCE SOME HIGH WIND GUSTS AND ROUGH SEAS OVER WATER.
BOATERS IN THE AREA BETWEEN CEDAR KEY AND BAYPORT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
THESE FAST MOVING VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1135 AM EST MON FEB 22 1993

AT 1130 AM... RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS... SOME WITH
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL... ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA AND EAST GULF WATERS
FROM NEAR THE OCALA/SILVER SPRINGS AREA... SOUTHWEST TO CRYSTAL BAY AND
HOMOSASSA... AND CONTINUED TO 110 MILES OFFSHORE OF BAYPORT.

MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.

RESIDENT OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE THUNDERSTORMS
AS THEY MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND POSSIBLE
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS. BOATERS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF
THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS EMBEDDED IN A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS THAT STRETCHED ACROSS THE STATE FROM NEAR JACKSONVILLE AND
DAYTONA BEACH... TO NEAR CEDAR KEY AND BAYPORT.