Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 1999, 4:20 PM EDT for Polk County, Florida. It was in force for 45 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
- May 7, 1999, 4:20 PM EDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 1999, 5:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Polk County, FL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 4:45 PM EDT | Hail 1 | Lakeland, FL | Skywarn Spotters reported quarter to nickel sized hail that covered the ground from Skyview Boulevard north to the intersection of State Road 659 (N. Combee Rd) and County Road 546 (Saddle Creek Rd) in Lakeland. |
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Sumter | 32 min |
| May 7, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 39 min |
| May 7, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Sumter | 39 min |
| May 7, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee | 46 min |
| May 7, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 40 min |
| May 7, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Highlands | 35 min |
| May 7, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 31 min |
| May 7, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Highlands | 30 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.