Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 1999, 4:52 PM EDT for Levy County, Florida. It was in force for 48 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
- Apr 29, 1999, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 1999, 5:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Levy County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 5:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Bronson, FL | Skywarn spotters estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 60 mph and the Levy County Sheriffs Department reported that several large trees and power lines were downed across Bronson. Also, one mobile home was severely damaged by a large tree toppled by thun |
| Apr 29, 5:10 PM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Williston, FL | Skywarn spotters reported that dime sized hail covered the ground in Williston. |
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.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 1999Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1999
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.