Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1994, 10:01 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Florida. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1994, 10:01 PM EDT (02:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1994, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hillsborough County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 2345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 7:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-504-505-280045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 733 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 730 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST OF THE PEACE RIVER IN DESOTO COUNTY AND BETWEEN LAKE WALES AND SEBRING IN SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS. RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE PART OF AN AREA OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PENINSULA...FROM NEAR LAKE KISSIMMEE TO THE PEACE RIVER...SOUTH TO THE EVERGLADES. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY SOUTH TO 45 MILES OFF CLEARWATER. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 7:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-504-505-280045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 733 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 730 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST OF THE PEACE RIVER IN DESOTO COUNTY AND BETWEEN LAKE WALES AND SEBRING IN SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS. RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE PART OF AN AREA OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PENINSULA...FROM NEAR LAKE KISSIMMEE TO THE PEACE RIVER...SOUTH TO THE EVERGLADES. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY SOUTH TO 45 MILES OFF CLEARWATER. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-504-505-280140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 835 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 830 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN HAINES CITY AND LAKE WALES IN POLK COUNTY. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE NEAR FORT MEADE IN SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY...AS WELL AS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NEAR ENGLEWOOD TO CAPE CORAL. MOVMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS. RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. A 50 MILE WIDE BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER THE THE EASTERN GULF...FROM CEDAR KEY AND THE CRYSTAL RIVER INLET SOUTH TO 45 MILES OFF THE MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-504-505-280140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 835 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 830 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN HAINES CITY AND LAKE WALES IN POLK COUNTY. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE NEAR FORT MEADE IN SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY...AS WELL AS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FROM NEAR ENGLEWOOD TO CAPE CORAL. MOVMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS. RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. A 50 MILE WIDE BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER THE THE EASTERN GULF...FROM CEDAR KEY AND THE CRYSTAL RIVER INLET SOUTH TO 45 MILES OFF THE MOUTH OF: TAMPA BAY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 9:35 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-504-505-280240- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 935 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 930 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN HAINES CITY AND LAKE WALES IN POLK COUNTY. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER GULF COASTAL WATERS...10 TO 25 MILES OFFSHORE FROM ENGLEWOOD TO CAPTIVA. MOVMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS. RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. MARINERS IN GULF WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO CAPTIVA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR. A 50 MILE WIDE BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER THE THE EASTERN GULF...FROM CEDAR KEY AND BAYPORT SOUTH TO 40 TO 90 MILES WEST OF SARASOTA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING IN THE TAMPA BAY METROPOLITAN AREA...MOVEMENT WAS UNDETERMINED.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 9:37 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-504-505-280240- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 935 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AT 930 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN HAINES CITY AND LAKE WALES IN POLK COUNTY. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER GULF COASTAL WATERS...10 TO 25 MILES OFFSHORE FROM ENGLEWOOD TO CAPTIVA. MOVMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS. RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. MARINERS IN GULF WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO CAPTIVA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR. A 50 MILE WIDE BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER THE THE EASTERN GULF...FROM CEDAR KEY AND BAYPORT SOUTH TO 40 TO 90 MILES WEST OF SARASOTA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING IN THE TAMPA BAY METROPOLITAN AREA...MOVEMENT WAS UNDETERMINED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 10:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Lee | 67 min |
| Jun 28, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee | 56 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.