Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 1993, 3:30 AM EST for Highlands County, Florida. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 1993, 3:30 AM EST (08:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 1993, 4:30 AM EST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Highlands County, FL
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 13, 1:39 AM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
138 AM EST SAT MAR 13 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
3/13 0110 EST POLK COUNTY, BARTOW TO WAHNETA
QUARTER SIZE HdAIL OBSERVED.
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.Local storm report, Mar 13, 2:07 AM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
157 AM EST SAT MAR 13 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
3/13 0115 EST POLK COUNTY, HIGHLANDS CITY
TWO TORNADOES... HIGHLANDS CITY ALG HWY 98 POWER LINES
DOWN, EATON PARK 3 BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
REPORTED BY SKYWARN SPOTTER.
3/13 0140 EST POLK COUNTY, VARIOUS LOCATIONS
WIND DAMAGE, CARPORT DESTROYED IN WINTERHAVEN
ROOF DAMAGE IN S. LAKELAND
REPORTED BY OWNERS.
3/13 0155 EST MANATEE COUNTY, EAST PART OF COUNTY
WIND DAMAGE LINES DOWN, TREES DOWN
REPORTED BY COUNTY EM.
3/12 2340 EST CITRUS COUNTY, SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH CRYSTAL RIVER NO INJURIES
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN INVERNESSLocal storm report, Mar 13, 2:21 AM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
220 AM EST SAT MAR 13 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
3/13 0100 EST SARASOTA COUNTY, SARASOTA
17TH STREET 1/2 MILE W OF I75
WIND DAMAGE.. TREE FELL ON HOUSE.
REPORTED BY CITIZENLocal storm report, Mar 13, 2:51 AM EST, 39 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
251 AM EST SAT MAR 13 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
3/13 0220 EST CHARLOTTE COUNTY, BOCA GRANDE
MEASURED WIND GUST TO 75 MPH. REPORTED BY SPOTTER.Local storm report, Mar 13, 3:19 AM EST, 11 minutes before
STORM REPORT... SUPPLEMENT/DELAYED REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
318 AM EST SAT MAR 13 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
3/13 0025 EST HERNANDO COUNTY, NE OF BROOKSVILLE
TORNADO. ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE. NO INJURIES. EXTENSIVE
TREES BLOWN DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY. REPORTED BY EOC.
3/12 2340 EST CITRUS COUNTY, CRYSTAL RIVER
TORANDO WEST OF CRYSTAL RIVER SEVERAL MINOR INJURIES
DAMAGE AMOUNT $750000 TO $1 MILLION, 15 PRIVATE HOMES
AND CONDOMINIUMS. REPORTED BY COUNTY EOC.
3/13 0000 EST PINELLAS COUNTY, MADEIRA BEACH/TREASURE ISLAND
TORNADO, RESIDENCES AND BOATS DAMAGED, NO INJURIES
KNOWN ATTM. 38 PEOPLE IN AMERICAN RED CROSS SHELTER.
REPORTED BY COUNTY EOC.
3/13 0014 EST PINELLAS COUNTY, TARPON SPRINGS/DUNEDIN
TORNADO. RESIDENCES DAMAGED. NO INJURIES KNOWN
ATTM. 15 PEOPLE IN AMREICAN RED CROSS SHELTERS.
REPORTED BY COUNTY EOC.
3/13 0015 EST PASCO COUNTY, LAND OF LAKES
WIND DAMAGE, SEVERAL POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN.
V REPORTED BY CITIZEN.
3/13 0113 EST MANATEE COUNTY, PALMETTO
MEASURED WIND GUST 57 MPH. REPORTED BY WTVT-TV
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Mar 13, 3:30 AM EST, 0 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
326 AM EST SAT MAR 13 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
3/13 0302 EST LEE COUNTY, FORT MYERS (FMY)
WIND GUST TO 51 KTS (59 MPH)
0303 EST LEE COUNTY, FORT MYERS (RSW)
WIND GUST TO 60 KTS (69 MPH)
0311 EST LEE COUNTY, ESTERO NR US41
WIND DAMAGE, 3 TRAILERS WITH MODERATE DAMAGE
REPORTED BY CIbTIZEN.
0322 EST COLLIER COUNTY, NAPLES
WATERSPOUT 1/2 MILE OFFSHORE MOVG NE
REPORTED BY CITIZEN.The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 10:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy | 115 min |
| Mar 12, 10:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 115 min |
| Mar 12, 10:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee | 115 min |
| Mar 12, 11:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 101 min |
| Mar 12, 11:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco, Pinellas | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 11:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Sumter | 61 min |
| Mar 12, 11:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:08 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 12:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Lee | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:43 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee | 47 min |
| Mar 13, 1:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Highlands | 116 min |
| Mar 13, 1:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:52 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Lee | 119 min |
| Mar 13, 3:56 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 34 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.