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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2005, 7:40 PM EDT for Charlotte County, Sarasota County, Florida. It was in force for 20 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2005, 7:40 PM EDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2005, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Charlotte County, FL, Sarasota County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 7:54 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Charlotte Harbor, FL | ALSO VERY GUSTY WINDS...TORE ROOF OFF OF A SMALL SHED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 5 minutes after it went out.
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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 1159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 936 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KTBW 152341
TORTBW
FLC015-115-160000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0022.050715T2340Z-050716T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
740 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
SOUTHEASTERN SARASOTA COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER PUNTA GORDA...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT...
PUNTA GORDA BY 740 PM EDT.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR BY 745 PM EDT.
PORT CHARLOTTE BY 755 PM EDT.
NORTH PORT BY 800 PM EDT.
AT 740 PM EDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
BETWEEN I-75 AND US 41 ALONG THE PEACE RIVER. ALSO REPORTS OF A
TOUCHDOWN HAVE COME IN ALONG WITH DAMAGE NEAR CHARLOTTE HARBOR
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. COVER YOUR HEAD AND
BODY WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS.
FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN SIGHTED. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADO DEVELOPMENT. MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY...AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 2686 8196 2704 8193 2704 8204 2709 8222
2692 8225
$$
552 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KTBW 152353
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
752 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005
FLC015-115-160000-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-050716T0000Z/
CHARLOTTE-SARASOTA-
752 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEASTERN SARASOTA AND NORTHERN
CHARLOTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 752 PM EDT...SEVERAL REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FROM
TRAINED SPOTTERS HAD INDICATED THE TORNADO CONTINUES NORTH OF THE
PEACE RIVER NEAR PORT CHARLOTTE. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING WEST AT 10
MPH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM ACT QUICKLY. GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. COVER
YOUR HEAD WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS.
&&
LAT...LON 2686 8196 2704 8193 2704 8204 2709 8222
2692 8225
$$
55000
WWUS52 KTBW 152359
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
759 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005
FLC015-115-160009-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-050716T0000Z/
CHARLOTTE-SARASOTA-
759 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SARASOTA AND NORTHERN
CHARLOTTE COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 800 PM EDT...
AT 759 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE TORNADO
HAD DISSIPATED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINS...AND SMALL HAIL ARE
STILL POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES AS THESE
STORMS PUSH TOWARD THE GULF.
&&
LAT...LON 2686 8196 2704 8193 2704 8204 2709 8222
2692 8225
$$
55What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jul 15, 1:20 PM EDT, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 1:20 PM EDT, 6 hours 20 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 120 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 .SHORT TERM (TNGT-SUN)...TYPICAL SUMMERTIME WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE ATLANTIC WHILE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS CURRENTLY ACROSS THE NATURE COAST DRIFTS SLOWLY NORTH TO NEAR THE GEORIGA/FLORIDA BORDER SUNDAY. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER 1.8 INCHES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS MOISTURE COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND THE SEA/LAKE BREEZES WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BECOME BETTER ESTABLISHED AS RIDGE AXIS DRIFTS NORTH HELPING TO FAVOR COASTAL COUNTIES FOR BEST COVERAGE OF CONVECTION WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING CONTINUING TO BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE STORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. 500 MB TEMPERATURES WILL BE MARGINALLY COOL ENOUGH THAT SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE FAIRLY SIMILAR AND CLOSE TO NORMAL AND WILL NO DEVIATE FROM VERY MUCH. .LONG TERM (SUN NGT-FRI)...TYPICAL SUMMER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH RIDGING AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. RIDGE AXIS WILL BE NORTH OF THE AREA SO THE FLOW WILL REMAIN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WITH AFTERNOON SEABREEZES DOMINATING. DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE STATE WILL ALLOW FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP MAINLY ALONG THE SEABREEZE/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF NORMAL. && .MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLYY INCREASE AS SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW BECOMES BETTER ESTABLISHED OVER THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK... BUT STILL BELOW FLAG CRITERIA. ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 90 77 91 / 30 50 20 50 FMY 75 93 75 94 / 30 50 20 50 GIF 75 93 75 94 / 30 50 20 40 SRQ 75 90 75 91 / 30 50 20 50 BKV 73 92 73 93 / 30 50 20 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. SHORT TERM...PRC LONG TERM....JLC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 4:33 AM EDT, 15 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 433 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-151600- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 433 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. THEY WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING NEAR THE COAST...AND GRADUALLY SPREAD INLAND TO NEAR THE I-75 CORRIDOR BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE SCATTERED FARTHER INLAND. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF DUMPING HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HEAVY PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...POOR VISIBILITY...POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF WINDS GUSTS ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN DRIVING IN THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY PEOPLE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR DARKENING SKIES. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH OR IF THUNDER IS HEARD...MOVE INDOORS. IF THERE IS TIME...UNPLUG APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. WAIT UNTIL THE STORM ENDS BEFORE USING THE TELEPHONE OR RUNNING WATER. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE)
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 5:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 543 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 FLZ052-152230- POLK- 543 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND WESTERN POLK COUNTY... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT BARTOW...WAHNETA...MULBERRY...AUBURNDALE...LAKELAND HIGHLANDS AND FORT MEADE...UNTIL 630 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RJS
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 6:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 606 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 FLZ048>051-152315- HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL... NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG... BRANDON...TAMPA 606 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER TAMPAS NORTHERN SUBURBS... AT 6 PM EDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY THROUGH CENTRAL PASCO COUNTY. STRONGER STORMS NEAR LUTZ AND ODESSA...LAND O LAKES...AND THE SHADY HILLS AREA OF PASCO COUNTY WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWEST. RESIDENTS OF NORTHEASTERN PINELLAS COUNTY...INCLUDING PALM HARBOR...WESTERN PASCO COUNTY...INCLUDING PORT RICHEY AND HUDSON...AND SOUTHERN HERNANDO COUNTY...INCLUDING SPRING HILL AND MASARYKTOWN...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAYS 41 AND 19...AS WELL AS THE SUNCOAST PARKWAY...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. OTHER RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORMS END. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE WARNINGS...EARLY THIS EVENING. BSG
Local storm report, Jul 15, 6:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
630 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0538 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW HILLSBOROUGH RIVE 28.13N 82.35W
07/15/2005 HILLSBOROUGH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN BETWEEN BUILDINGS IN HUNTERS GREEN
APARTMENT COMMUNITY.
0538 PM HAIL 5 WNW HILLSBOROUGH RIVE 28.13N 82.35W
07/15/2005 1.00 INCH HILLSBOROUGH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
SECOND HAND REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
&&
RJSSpecial weather statement, Jul 15, 6:53 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 653 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 FLZ065-152345- LEE- 653 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN LEE COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT PAGE PARK-PINE MANOR...FORT MYERS...WHISKEY CREEK...AND NORTH CAPE CORAL...UNTIL 745 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED IF OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. RJS
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 6:53 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 653 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 FLZ043-048-049-152345- HERNANDO-SUMTER-PASCO- 653 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 ...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING GUSTY WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS ROLLING INTO SPRING HILL AND BROOKSVILLE... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...AND WEEKI WACHEE UNTIL 745 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SOME DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED IF OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. BSG
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:22 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 722 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 FLZ055-056-060>062-160000- MANATEE-CHARLOTTE-DE SOTO-HARDEE-SARASOTA- 722 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 ...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING TORRENTIAL RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS MOVING THROUGH MYAKKA AND PEACE RIVER AREAS... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT RURAL PORTIONS OF WESTERN HARDEE AND WESTERN DESOTO...AND EASTERN MANATEE AND EASTERN SARASOTA COUNTIES...UNTIL 800 PM EDT. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG STATE ROADS 64...70...AND 72. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED IF OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PEA SIZE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THIS LINE OF STORMS. BSG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pasco | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.