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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 14, 1993Pinellas County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 14, 1993, 5:49 PM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 11 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 14, 1993, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 1993, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 11 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Whole counties

County Pinellas County, FL

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 624 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 901 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KTBW 142152
TORTBW
FLC103-142200-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
549 PM EDT MON JUN 14 1993
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE......
 
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
 
   ...PINELLAS COUNTY
 
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
INCLUDING THE BAY AND INLAND WATERS
 
 
A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS  NEAR LARGO. THE
TORNADO MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE SOUTH. SOME INJURIES MAY HAVE OCCURRED.
 
 
 
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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, Jun 14, 4:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

FLZ006-008>021-505-142140-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
435 PM EDT MON JUN 14 1993

... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER NORTHERN LEE... NORTHWEST COLLIER...
    WESTERN CITRUS AND WESTERN HERNANDO COUNTIES...

AT 430 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STROMG THUNDERSTORMS
WERE ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN BAYPORT AND HOMOSASSA... MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST
AT 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTH CENTRAL
LEE COUNTY AND NEAR COPELAND IN COLLIER COUNTY. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS DETECTED.

MOTORIST AND RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO... AND MARINIERS ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS
BETWEEN BAYPOT AND HOMOSASSA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ROUGH SEAS AND GUSTY WINDS.OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER THE PENINSULA SOUTH OF
A CRYSTAL RIVER TO TITUSVILLE LINE WITH THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA
BETWEEN POLK CITY SOUTH TO BETWEEN LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND LAKE PLACID

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

FLZ006-008>021-505-142140-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
435 PM EDT MON JUN 14 1993

... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER NORTHERN LEE... NORTHWEST COLLIER...
    WESTERN CITRUS AND WESTERN HERNANDO COUNTIES...

AT 430 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STROMG THUNDERSTORMS
WERE ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN BAYPORT AND HOMOSASSA... MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST
AT 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTH CENTRAL
LEE COUNTY AND NEAR COPELAND IN COLLIER COUNTY. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS DETECTED.

MOTORIST AND RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO... AND MARINIERS ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS
BETWEEN BAYPOT AND HOMOSASSA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ROUGH SEAS AND GUSTY WINDS.OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER THE PENINSULA SOUTH OF
A CRYSTAL RIVER TO TITUSVILLE LINE WITH THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA
BETWEEN POLK CITY SOUTH TO BETWEEN LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND LAKE PLACID

Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:14 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
514 PM EDT MON JUN 14 1993

DATE  TIME   LOCATION/EVENT
6/14  1430   CHARLOTTE COUNTY, WEST PORT CHARLOTTE TO PORT CHARLOTTE
             URBAN FLOODING AND NUMEROUS LIGHTNING INDUCED BRUSH FIRES
             OVER TWO INCHES RAIN IN "VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME"
             REPORTED BY WEST COUNTY EM. FIRE DEPTS RESPONDING TO
             NUMEROUS BRUSH FIRES. MIASVRTBW 141823 FLC105-115-141900-

Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:19 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
514 PM EDT MON JUN 14 1993

DATE  TIME   LOCATION/EVENT
6/14  1430   CHARLOTTE COUNTY, WEST PORT CHARLOTTE TO PORT CHARLOTTE
             URBAN FLOODING AND NUMEROUS LIGHTNING INDUCED BRUSH FIRES
             OVER TWO INCHES RAIN IN "VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME"
             REPORTED BY WEST COUNTY EM. FIRE DEPTS RESPONDING TO
             NUMEROUS BRUSH FIRES. MIASVRTBW 141823 FLC105-115-141900-

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 5:35 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

FLZ006-008>021-505-142240-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
535 PM EDT MON JUN 14 1993

... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN ALONG THE WEST COAST FROM PASCO COUNTY
    NORTH TO CITRUS COUNTY AND EAST TO WILDWOOD. OTHERS WERE OVER PINELLAS
    AND MANATEE COUNTIES...

AT 530 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STROMG THUNDERSTORMS
WERE ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN BAYPORT AND HOMOSASSA. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS
DETECTED. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR WILDWOOD... RUSKIN... AND
OVER EASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY SOUTH TO NEAR FORT MYERS.

MOTORIST AND RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AS THESE THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE MINOR
STREET FLOODING... GUSTY WINDS... AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MARINIERS ALONG THE
COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN BAYPORT AND HOMOSASSA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ROUGH
SHIFTING SEAS AND GUSTY WINDS.

OTHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WERE OVER THE PENINSULA FRON
CEDAR KEY TO OCALA AND EXTENDED SOUTHEAST TO MELBOURNE AND VERO BEACH...
AND CONTINUED SOUTH INTO THE EVERGLADES.

LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS DETECTED.

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 5:40 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

FLZ006-008>021-505-142240-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
535 PM EDT MON JUN 14 1993

... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN ALONG THE WEST COAST FROM PASCO COUNTY
    NORTH TO CITRUS COUNTY AND EAST TO WILDWOOD. OTHERS WERE OVER PINELLAS
    AND MANATEE COUNTIES...

AT 530 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STROMG THUNDERSTORMS
WERE ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN BAYPORT AND HOMOSASSA. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS
DETECTED. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR WILDWOOD... RUSKIN... AND
OVER EASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY SOUTH TO NEAR FORT MYERS.

MOTORIST AND RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AS THESE THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE MINOR
STREET FLOODING... GUSTY WINDS... AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MARINIERS ALONG THE
COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN BAYPORT AND HOMOSASSA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ROUGH
SHIFTING SEAS AND GUSTY WINDS.

OTHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WERE OVER THE PENINSULA FRON
CEDAR KEY TO OCALA AND EXTENDED SOUTHEAST TO MELBOURNE AND VERO BEACH...
AND CONTINUED SOUTH INTO THE EVERGLADES.

LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS DETECTED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Charlotte, Sarasota	41 min
Jun 14, 6:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Pinellas	30 min
Jun 14, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Sarasota	40 min
Jun 14, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Charlotte	32 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.