Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2005, 5:39 PM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 23 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
- Jul 19, 2005, 5:39 PM EDT (21:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2005, 6:02 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 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.
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 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 1228 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS52 KTBW 192140 SVRTBW FLC103-192215- /O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0040.050719T2139Z-050719T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 539 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY IN FLORIDA. * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 539 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE HAIL...OVER LARGO...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT... LARGO BY 540 PM EDT. CLEARWATER BY 550 PM EDT. SAFETY HARBOR BY 605 PM EDT. DUNEDIN BY 615 PM EDT. SEVERAL REPORTS OF PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM OVER SEMINOLE...REDINGTON BEACH AND LARGO. 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. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OR TELEPHONES. && LAT...LON 2782 8287 2785 8267 2812 8269 2809 8294 $$ 57
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KTBW 192157 SVSTBW SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 556 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 FLC103-192215- /O.CON.KTBW.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-050719T2215Z/ PINELLAS- 556 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 556 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLEARWATER...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING... EXCESSIVE AND DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. MOVE INTO A STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY AVOID USING THE TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WHILE LIGHTNING IS IN THE AREA. && LAT...LON 2782 8287 2785 8267 2812 8269 2809 8294 $$ 57
000 WWUS52 KTBW 192202 SVSTBW SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 602 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 FLC103-192212- /O.CAN.KTBW.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-050719T2215Z/ PINELLAS- 602 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 602 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER SEVERE...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WERE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM. && LAT...LON 2782 8287 2785 8267 2812 8269 2809 8294 $$ 57
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 Jul 19, 1:15 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 1:15 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 115 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-THU)...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR ALOFT...THE STRONGER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING COULD PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS...AND LOCALIZED SMALL HAIL. CONVECTION TO WIND DOWN SHORTLY AFTER SUNDOWN. MIN TEMPS WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF NORMAL. UPPER LEVEL TO SFC RIDGE AXIS TO HOLD OVER THE DEEP SOUTH...JUST N OF THE AREA. EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING UPPER LEVEL DRY AIR OFF THE W ATLANTIC NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE LOW LEVELS REMAIN SATURATED. WILL KEEP LOW END SCT POPS MOST AREAS TO AGAIN FAVOR BEST COVERAGE COASTAL AREAS...SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH DRY SLOT ALOFT. LESS CLOUD COVER FOR MAX TEMPS WARMING 2+ DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO. .LONG TERM (THU NIGHT-TUE)...DEEP LAYER RIDGING CONTINUES NORTH OF THE AREA...WITH AN AXIS ALONG OR JUST NORTH OF THE FL/GA STATE LINE...THROUGH FRI AS A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH/TROPICAL WAVE PASSES BY TO THE SOUTH. THE TROUGH/WAVES MOVES WEST OVER THE GULF AS THE RIDGE AXIS SETTLES SOUTHWARD STARTING FRI. THE RIDGE SPENDS THE WEEKEND ACROSS SOUTHERN FL AND THEN LIFTS NORTHWARD MON AND TUE... ACROSS THE CENTRAL/NORTH CWFA. FLOW THROUGH OUT THE PERIOD LIGHT WITH SEA BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOONS. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR EARLY IN THE PERIOD MOISTENS SOME THEREAFTER WITH POPS 40-50 FRI BECOMING 50 FOR SAT AND LATER AND FAVORING AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES UNIFORM DAY TO DAY AND CLOSE TO CLIMO. && .MARINE...EASTERLY FLOW AROUND 10 KNOTS TO CONTINUE OVER THE WATERS WITH A LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEA BREEZE DEV EACH DAY. WITH HINT OF BACKGROUND SWELL FROM EMILY ONGOING AND MODELS KEEP THIS THRU THU NIGHT. WILL KEEP SEAS TO 2 TO 3 FOR COMBINED SEAS...MAINLY OFFSHORE UNTIL FRI. OTHERWISE NO HIGHLIGHTS INTO THE WEEKEND. && FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 92 77 92 / 20 40 20 40 FMY 77 94 77 94 / 20 40 20 40 GIF 76 94 76 94 / 20 30 20 30 SRQ 76 92 76 92 / 20 40 20 40 BKV 74 93 74 93 / 20 40 20 30 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. RD/RR
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 5:30 AM EDT, 12 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-191400- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING...THE SEA BREEZES AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES TO CAUSE SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES... GENERALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 75. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...POOR VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN SKIES DARKEN...MOVE INDOORS. IF THERE IS TIME...UNPLUG APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. WAIT UNTIL THE STORM ENDS BEFORE USING THE TELEPHONE OR RUNNING WATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE) PRC
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 429 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 FLZ050-192045- PINELLAS- 429 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY... AT 425 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD ALONG 59TH AVENUE SOUTH IN GULFPORT IN SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY. THE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS MOVING NORTH. AT 429 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD...5 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT PETERSBURG...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. THOUGH A TORNADO HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MORE FUNNEL CLOUDS...AND A TORNADO. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 2759 8260 2776 8256 2782 8281 2762 8286 57
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 435 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 FLZ062-065-192115- CHARLOTTE-LEE- 435 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND WESTERN CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT TUCKERS CORNER...BABCOCK RANCH...MORSE SHORES...FORT MYERS SHORES...NORTH FORT MYERS...ESTERO...FORT MYERS BEACH...SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...AND BONITA SPRINGS...UNTIL 515 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. RUSH HOUR MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. JCM
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:58 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 458 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 FLZ050-192145- PINELLAS- 458 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PINELLAS COUNTY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT TREASURE ISLAND...SAINT PETE BEACH...MADEIRA BEACH...SEMINOLE... SAINT PETERSBURG AND LEALMAN...UNTIL 545 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. RUSH HOUR MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. JCM
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:58 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 458 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 FLZ050-192145- PINELLAS- 458 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PINELLAS COUNTY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT TREASURE ISLAND...SAINT PETE BEACH...MADEIRA BEACH...SEMINOLE... SAINT PETERSBURG AND LEALMAN...UNTIL 545 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. RUSH HOUR MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. JCM
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 5:31 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 531 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 FLZ050-192215- PINELLAS- 531 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT SEMINOLE...PINELLAS PARK...LARGO...BELLEAIR...INDIAN ROCK BEACH... BASKIN...BELLEAIRE SHORE...AND HIGHPOINT...UNTIL 615 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL IN LARGO...REDINGTON BEACH...AND SEMINOLE. ADDITIONAL PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. RUSH HOUR MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL EARLYT THIS EVENING. JCM
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 5:31 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 531 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 FLZ050-192215- PINELLAS- 531 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT SEMINOLE...CLEARWATER...PINELLAS PARK...LARGO...BELLEAIR...INDIAN ROCK BEACH...BASKIN...BELLEAIRE SHORE...AND HIGHPOINT...UNTIL 615 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL IN LARGO...REDINGTON BEACH...AND SEMINOLE. ADDITIONAL PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. RUSH HOUR MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL EARLYT THIS EVENING. JCM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 17 min |
| Jul 19, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pinellas | 16 min |
| Jul 19, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.