Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2003, 10:40 PM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2003, 10:40 PM EDT (02:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2003, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pinellas County, FL
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 1131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1012 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
826 WUUS52 KTBW 290240 SVRTBW FLC103-290315- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1040 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY IN FLORIDA. * UNTIL 1115 PM EDT * AT 1039 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS...11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PETE BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT... SAINT PETE BEACH. GULFPORT. SAINT PETERSBURG. LEALMAN. PINELLAS PARK. HIGHPOINT. AT 1014 PM EDT...AN AUTOMATED WIND SENSOR REPORTED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS AT CLEARWATER BEACH WITH AN EARLIER CELL. MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL... TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...MAINLY TO TREES AND POWER LINES. POORLY ANCHORED ROOFS...MOBILE HOMES...AND SHEDS ARE ALSO AT RISK. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RUSKIN. && LAT...LON 2781 8289 2763 8267 2796 8260 2798 8279 $$ 88
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.
NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 28, 8:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 8:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
856 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003
DISCUSSION...IR AND WATER VAPOR STLT SHOWS LARGE AREA CONVECTION
FROM THE YUCATAN NORTH INTO THE EAST AND CENTRAL GULF. LATEST MSAS
DATA PLACES SURFACE RIDGE AXIS NORTH OF CWFA WITH FAIRLY DEEP
SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH LOW LEVEL FLOW. PUBLIC ZONES GENERALLY OK...BUT
WILL UPDATE TO REMOVE EVENING WORDING AND ALSO PRECIPITATION TIMING
FOR THE COASTAL ZONES.
MARINE...HAVE ALREADY ISSUED ONE MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT WITH
MORE POSSIBLE. WILL UPDATE WITH SCEC ALL GULF WATERS FOR 15KT WITH
GUSTS TO 20KT AND BEEF UP TSTM WORDING. WILL KEEP TAMPA BAY OUT
OF SCEC.
.TBW...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE
OUT TO 60NM.
RKRHazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 5:30 AM EDT, 17 hours 10 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-281400- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS NOW OVER THE AREA AND WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE REGION TO GENERATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: A MOIST UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND COMBINE WITH THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE TO GENERATE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. MONDAY THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY...THE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ESTABLISHED OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FOR MORE TYPICAL MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW RD
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 9:50 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
FLZ042-048>050-290300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 950 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003 ...TORRENTIAL RAINS MOVING TOWARD THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE FROM PINELLAS THROUGH CITRUS COUNTIES... A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE BETWEEN CLEARWATER BEACH AND HOMOSASSA BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. THE STORMS... MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WILL AFFECT SHORELINE LOCATIONS HARDEST...PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 19. THIS WILL INCLUDE LOCATIONS SUCH AS TARPON SPRINGS...NEW PORT RICHEY...HUDSON...AND HERNANDO BEACH. STORMS WILL MOVE ASHORE IN NORTHERN PINELLAS AND PASCO COUNTIES BY 1015 PM...HERNANDO AND CITRUS COUNTIES BY 1045 PM. COASTAL RESIDENTS CAN ALSO EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AS WELL AS BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MOTORISTS NEAR THE COAST CAN EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THIS EVENING. && REMEMBER...LIGHTNING KILLS STAY AWAY FROM SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY... OR UNPLUG THEM BEFORE THE STORMS HIT. BSG
Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:16 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
MARINE LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1016 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003
TIME(EDT) .....MARINE SUBZONE.... GMZ ...EVENT/REMARKS...
......MARINE ZONE......
1014 PM JOHNS PASS-CLWTR 853 34 KT MARINE TSTM WIND
06/28/03 ENGLWD-TARP SPGS 20NM REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
NETWORK AUTOMATED SENSOR ON
CLEARWATER BEACH.
BSGSpecial weather statement, Jun 28, 10:30 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
FLZ050-051-055-290330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1030 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003 ...TORRENTIAL RAINS HEADED FOR MUCH OF THE TAMPA BAY METRO AREA... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST OF MANATEE COUNTY...AND JUST OFFSHORE FROM THE MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND COVER MOST OF PINELLAS COUNTY...THE WESTERN HALF OF MANATEE COUNTY...AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...BETWEEN 1030 AND 1115 PM. CITIES TO BE IMPACTED HARDEST BY THE STORMS INCLUDE BRADENTON...SAINT PETERSBURG...AND ALL BEACHES BETWEEN CLEARWATER AND LONGBOAT PASS. PARTS OF TAMPA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE TORRENTIAL RAINS. RESIDENTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST...SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE BLINDING RAINS WHICH MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND EVEN SOME SMALL HAIL. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. && REMEMBER...LIGHTNING KILLS STAY AWAY FROM SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY... OR UNPLUG THEM BEFORE THE STORMS HIT. BSG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 53 min | |
| Jun 28, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 51 min | |
| Jun 28, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 64 min | |
| Jun 28, 10:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 33 min | |
| Jun 28, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 62 min | |
| Jun 29, 12:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 65 min |
| Jun 29, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 12 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.