Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 1993, 5:57 PM EDT for Sarasota County, Florida. It was in force for 18 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 1993, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 1993, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sarasota County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 938 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 673 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTBW 252159 TORTBW FLC115-FLZ504-252215- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 557 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE...... IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA ...WESTERN SARASOTA COUNTY AND FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AROUND... ...SARASOTA COUNTY A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY PUBLIC ON SIESTA KEY NEAR STICKNEY POINT ROAD MOVING WEST ACROSS SIESTA KEY. 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. WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! 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, Jun 25, 3:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-504-505-252040- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 340 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 330 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NEAR RUSKIN... SOUTH TO NEAR LABELLE AND BONITA BEACH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTHEAST OF VENICE AND BETWEEN NAPLES AND FT. MYERS. DURING THE PAST HOUR A BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED OVER SOUTH SARASOTA COUNTY... NEAR NORTHPORT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF STANDING WATER ON THE ROADS AND USE CAUTION DRIVING NEAR THESE STORMS. BOATERS SHOULD BE ON THE WATCH FOR LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES... AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS OR BRIEF WATERSPOUTS. IN ADDITION... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND AND SMALL HAIL ARE A POSSIBILITY WITH THESE STORMS. ELSEWHERE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EAST FLORIDA FROM NEAR DAYTONA BEACH... SOUTH TO WEST PALM BEACH AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 3:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-504-505-252040- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 340 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 330 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NEAR RUSKIN... SOUTH TO NEAR LABELLE AND BONITA BEACH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTHEAST OF VENICE AND BETWEEN NAPLES AND FT. MYERS. DURING THE PAST HOUR A BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED OVER SOUTH SARASOTA COUNTY... NEAR NORTHPORT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF STANDING WATER ON THE ROADS AND USE CAUTION DRIVING NEAR THESE STORMS. BOATERS SHOULD BE ON THE WATCH FOR LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES... AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS OR BRIEF WATERSPOUTS. IN ADDITION... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND AND SMALL HAIL ARE A POSSIBILITY WITH THHESE STORMS. ELSEWHERE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EAST FLORIDA FROM NEAR DAYTONA BEACH... SOUTH TO WEST PALM BEACH AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-252135- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 435 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 430 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NEAR RUSKIN AND LAKE PLACID... TO NEAR FT. MYERS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST WEST OF FT. MYERS... 10 MILES WEST OF LAKE PLACID... AND JUST EAST OF ENGLEWOOD. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF STANDING WATER ON THE ROADS AND USE CAUTION DRIVING NEAR THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS... AND SMALL HAIL ARE A POSSIBILITY. ELSEWHERE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM NEAR CRYSTAL RIVER AND DAYTONA BEACH... SOUTH TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-252135- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 435 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 430 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NEAR RUSKIN AND LAKE PLACID... TO NEAR FT. MYERS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST WEST OF FT. MYERS... 10 MILES WEST OF LAKE PLACID... AND JUST EAST OF ENGLEWOOD. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF STANDING WATER ON THE ROADS AND USE CAUTION DRIVING NEAR THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS... AND SMALL HAIL ARE A POSSIBILITY. ELSEWHERE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM NEAR CRYSTAL RIVER AND DAYTONA BEACH... SOUTH TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 5:35 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-252235- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 535 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST FLORIDA... AT 430 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST FLORIDA FROM CITRUS COUNTY... SOUTH TO LEE COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST EAST OF CRYSTAL RIVER... ACROSS EASTERM MANATEE COUNTY... AND FROM NEAR PUNTA GORDA... TO PORT BOCA GRANDE. DURING THE PAST HOUR... MARBLE SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN SECTIONS OF NORTH ST. PETERSBURG. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF STANDING WATER ON THE ROADS AND USE CAUTION DRIVING NEAR THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS... AND SMALL HAIL ARE A POSSIBILITY. ELSEWHERE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM DAYTONA BEACH AND WINTER HAVEN... SOUTH TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 5:41 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
FLZ006-008>021-252235- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 535 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST FLORIDA... AT 430 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST FLORIDA FROM CITRUS COUNTY... SOUTH TO LEE COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST EAST OF CRYSTAL RIVER... ACROSS EASTERM MANATEE COUNTY... AND FROM NEAR PUNTA GORDA... TO PORT BOCA GRANDE. DURING THE PAST HOUR... MARBLE SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN SECTIONS OF NORTH ST. PETERSBURG. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF STANDING WATER ON THE ROADS AND USE CAUTION DRIVING NEAR THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS... AND SMALL HAIL ARE A POSSIBILITY. ELSEWHERE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM DAYTONA BEACH AND WINTER HAVEN... SOUTH TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR.
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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.