Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 30, 1993, 2:04 PM EDT for Pasco County, Florida. It was in force for 26 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 1993, 2:04 PM EDT (18:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 1993, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pasco County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 2419 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.7
- Supercell composite
- 23.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTBW 301806 TORTBW FLC101-FLZ505-301830- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 204 PM EDT SAT OCT 30 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE...... IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA ...WESTERN PASCO COUNTY AND FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM... ...BAYPORT TO ANCLOTE KEY A WATERSPOUT WAS OBSERVED NORTHWEST OF PORT RICHEY. MOVEMEBT ON RADAR WAS TOWARDS THE COASTS AT 50 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 YOUL ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN...GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. MARINE INTERESTS IN THESE WATERS SHOULD AVOID THESE STORMS AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! &
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 30, 10:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-050-051-052-055-056-057-060-061-504-505- 302030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 1031 AM EDT SAT OCT 30 1993 THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS EXTENDED THE TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4PM THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.... LEVY... SUMTER... CITRUS... HERNANDO... PASCO... PINELLAS... HILLSBOROUGH... POLK.... MANATEE... SARASOTA... HARDEE... DESOTO... AND HIGHLANDS. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE COUNTIES UNTIL 4PM. DAMAGING WINDS GUSTING TO 80 MPH AND HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES. BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE INTERIOR OF YOUR BUILDING SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED OR YOU SEE A TORNADO. SEVERAL TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN EARLIER THIS MORNING WHEN A SIMILIAR LINE MOVED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. ONE WOMAN WAS INJURED AND SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE ALSO KNOCKED DOWN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. KEEP A WEATHER EYE OUT AND YOUR RADIO ON. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY. &
Special weather statement, Oct 30, 10:31 AM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-050-051-052-055-056-057-060-061-504-505- 302030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 1031 AM EDT SAT OCT 30 1993 THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS EXTENDED THE TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4PM THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.... LEVY... SUMTER... CITRUS... HERNANDO... PASCO... PINELLAS... HILLSBOROUGH... POLK.... MANATEE... SARASOTA... HARDEE... DESOTO... AND HIGHLANDS. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE COUNTIES UNTIL 4PM. DAMAGING WINDS GUSTING TO 80 MPH AND HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES. BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE INTERIOR OF YOUR BUILDING SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED OR YOU SEE A TORNADO. SEVERAL TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN EARLIER THIS MORNING WHEN A SIMILIAR LINE MOVED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. ONE WOMAN WAS INJURED AND SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE ALSO KNOCKED DOWN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. KEEP A WEATHER EYE OUT AND YOUR RADIO ON. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY. &
Local storm report, Oct 30, 12:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
1245 PM EDT SAT OCT 30 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
10/30/93 1055 EDT LEVY COUNTY, N OF BRONSON NEAR ALACHUA COUNTY LINE
TORNADO. 10 TO 15 HOMES LEVELED. INJURIES
UNKNOWN.
REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE.
10/30/93 1219 EDT CITRUS COUNTY, HOMOSASSA
TORNADO, IN PARKING LOT OF MALL, LIFTED UP OVER
SHOPPING MALL, POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN.
REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE.
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STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
1245 PM EDT SAT OCT 30 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
10/30/93 1055 EDT LEVY COUNTY, N OF BRONSON NEAR ALACHUA COUNTY LINE
TORNADO. 10 TO 15 HOMES LEVELED. INJURIES
UNKNOWN.
REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE.
10/30/93 1219 EDT CITRUS COUNTY, HOMOSASSA
TORNADO, IN PAR`KING LOT OF MALL, LIFTED UP OVER
SHOPPING MALL, POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN.
REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE.Local storm report, Oct 30, 1:49 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
149 PM EDT SAT OCT 30 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
10/30/93 1330 EDT LEVY COUNTY, INGLIS/YANKEETOWN AREA, SR40
COASTAL FLOODING, ROADS UNDERWATER
1330 EDT CITRUS COUNTY,
COASTAL FLOODING, ALL COASTAL ROADS UNDER WATER
1330 EDT HERNANDO COUNTY
COASTAL FLOODING, ALL 3 COASTAL ROADS UNDER WATER
1330 EDT PASCO COUNTY
COASTAL FLOODING W OF US19, ALL BEACHES CLOSED
1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ON ROADS IN HUDSON
1330 EDT PINELLAS COUNTY
COASTAL FLOODING, WATER COMING OVER SEAWALLS
SOME EVACUATIONS ST. PETERSBURG BEACH AREA
1330 EDT MANATEE COUNTY
COASTAL FLOODING, PARTS OF ANNAMARIA AND CORTEZ
WATER TO SEAWALLS OR ON ROADS.
1330 EDT LEE COUNTY, FORT MYERS BEACH
COASTAL FLOODING, WATER TO SEAWALLS, WAVES 6 FEET.Local storm report, Oct 30, 2:02 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
149 PM EDT SAT OCT 30 1993
DATE TIME LOCATION/EVENT
10/30/93 1330 EDT LEVY COUNTY, INGLIS/YANKEETOWN AREA, SR40
COASTAL FLOODING, ROADS UNDERWATER
1330 EDT CITRUS COUNTY,
COASTAL FLOODING, ALL COASTAL ROADS UNDER WATER
1330 EDT HERNANDO COUNTY
COASTAL FLOODING, ALL 3 COASTAL ROADS UNDER WATER
1330 EDT PASCO COUNTY
COASTAL FLOODING W OF US19, ALL BEACHES CLOSED
1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ON ROADS IN HUDSON
1330 EDT PINELLAS COUNTY
COASTAL FLOODING, WATER COMING OVER SEAWALLS
SOME EVACUATIONS ST. PETERSBURG BEACH AREA
1330 EDT MANATEE COUNTY
COASTAL FLOODING, PARTS OF ANNAMARIA AND CORTEZ
@ WATER TO SEAWALLS OR ON ROADS.
1330 EDT LEE COUNTY, FORT MYERS BEACH
COASTAL FLOODING, WATER TO SEAWALLS, WAVES 6 FEET.The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 9:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Levy | 66 min |
| Oct 30, 11:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus | 62 min |
| Oct 30, 11:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Levy | 67 min |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Citrus | 30 min |
| Oct 30, 12:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando | 57 min |
| Oct 30, 12:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus | 82 min |
| Oct 30, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando | 70 min |
| Oct 30, 1:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Citrus | 29 min |
| Oct 30, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando | 66 min |
| Oct 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pasco | 69 min |
| Oct 30, 2:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 35 min |
| Oct 30, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando | 70 min |
| Oct 30, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 31 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.