Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 1994, 7:51 PM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 69 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 1994, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 1994, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pinellas County, FL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado F0 | Crystal Beach, FL | SKYWARN observer reported a brief tornado touched down in Crystal Beach blowing down a palm tree. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
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, Jul 11, 3:10 PM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
FLZ065-112015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 310 PM EDT MON JUL 11 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN LEE COUNTY... AT 305 PM RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF FORT MYERS. THE STORM WAS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS STORM MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL. RESIDENTS IN LEE COUNTY SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:10 PM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
FLZ065-112015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL 310 PM EDT MON JUL 11 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN LEE COUNTY... AT 305 PM RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF FORT MYERS. THE STORM WAS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS STORM MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL. RESIDENTS IN LEE COUNTY SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Lee | 68 min |
| Jul 11, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 68 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.