Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 144, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 1997, 6:26 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Florida. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports 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
- Aug 16, 1997, 6:26 PM EDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 1997, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hillsborough County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 6:50 PM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Tampa, FL | Dime sized hail was reported near the intersection of U.S. Highways 92 and 41 and the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Sligh Avenue by Skywarn Spotters. |
| Aug 16, 7:00 PM EDT | Hail 0.88 | Tampa, FL | Nickel sized hail was reported near the intersection of Country Roads 582A (Fletcher) and 581 (Bruce B. Downs) by a Skywarn Spotter. |
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.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pasco | 45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.