Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

May 28, 2006DeSoto County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2006, 8:43 PM EDT for DeSoto County, Florida. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 28, 2006, 8:43 PM EDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2006, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County DeSoto County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 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 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 May 28, 8:33 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 8:33 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 5:13 AM EDT, 15 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
513 AM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-281500-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
513 AM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROVIDE SOME MUCH NEEDED
RAINFALL TO THE COAST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SUNSHINE AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL GIVE WAY TO ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
FLORIDA PENINSULA ONCE AGAIN. THIS EVENING...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS
THE PENINSULA AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL
NOT ONLY INCREASE THE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS BUT PUSH THEM BACK
TOWARD THE SUNCOAST AND BEYOND...PROVIDING MANY AREAS THEIR FIRST
SIGNIFICANT RAINS IN THREE WEEKS.

THE RAINS MAY COME WITH A PRICE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX TO DEVELOP. STRONGER STORMS IN THE COMPLEX
WILL CONTAIN FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...HAIL WHICH MAY EXCEED THE SIZE OF PENNIES...AND WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY FOR A
TORNADO OR TWO AS LOW LEVEL ROTATION COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE STRONGEST CELLS.

TOTAL RAINFALL IN SOME AREAS COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES IN SOME
LOCATIONS...BUT NOTABLE FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED AS THE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE QUICKLY OFF THE GULF COAST AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE RAPIDLY BEFORE SUNRISE ON MEMORIAL
DAY.

RESIDENTS OF THE SUNCOAST FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH AS WELL AS INTERIOR
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT TODAY AS IT IS THE MIDDLE OF THE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND...AND MOST RESIDENTS HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED THE TYPICAL
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS SINCE THE 2005 RAINY SEASON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY WILL FEATURE A RETURN TO FAIR
WEATHER. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND OVER INLAND AREAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN RAIN
FREE...BUT STILL WARM AND INCREASINGLY HUMID...CONDITIONS EACH
DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

&&

FOR UPDATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS...STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW

FOR LIGHTNING PRECAUTIONS...CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:

HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV

FLZ055>057-060>062-065-281500-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
513 AM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SUNNY AND HOT CONDITIONS WILL GIVE WAY TO ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ACROSS HIGHLANDS COUNTY...LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN A BRIEF DOWNPOUR...GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...AND PERHAPS SMALL HAIL.

BY TONIGHT...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTHWEST ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PENINSULA MAY PUSH ADDITIONAL SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
FLORIDA...INCLUDING MANATEE...SARASOTA...HARDEE...AND DESOTO
COUNTIES. SHOULD THESE STORMS HOLD TOGETHER...THEY WOULD PRODUCE
SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL FOR COASTAL RESIDENTS LATE THIS EVENING
AND THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS OF MEMORIAL DAY.

ANY STRONG STORMS WILL CONTAIN FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE.
IN ADDITION...LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINS MAY DROP UP TO 2 INCHES IN
LESS THAN AN HOUR. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BEFORE SUNRISE ON
MEMORIAL DAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY WILL FEATURE A RETURN TO FAIR
WEATHER...EXCEPT FOR AN ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM OVER
CHARLOTTE OR LEE COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN CHARLOTTE AND LEE
COUNTIES AS DEEPER MOISTURE RETURNS...WITH ISOLATED STORMS ELSEWHERE.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED STORMS AT BEST...BUT WARM
AND INCREASINGLY HUMID...CONDITIONS EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS MAY WISH
TO SELF ACTIVATE THIS EVENING SHOULD THE EXPECTED LINE OR CLUSTER
OF STORMS FROM TAMPA BAY TO POINTS NORTH...DEVELOP FARTHER SOUTH
THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.

BSG

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 28, 3:41 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
341 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0338 PM     HAIL             ZEPHYRHILLS             28.24N 82.18W
05/28/2006  M0.75 INCH       PASCO              FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            7300 BLOCK OF GAUL BLVD.

&&

NOAH
Local storm report, May 28, 6:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
620 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0617 PM     HAIL             10 SW WILLISTON         29.27N 82.57W
05/28/2006  E0.50 INCH       LEVY               FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

NOAH
Special weather statement, May 28, 6:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
646 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

FLZ043-282315-
SUMTER-
646 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH EASTERN SUMTER COUNTY...

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT WILDWOOD...UNTIL
715 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A
LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN
DIAMETER IS EXPECTED. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.

JLC
Special weather statement, May 28, 7:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
730 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

FLZ048-049-290000-
HERNANDO-PASCO-
730 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST HERNANDO AND NORTHEAST
PASCO...

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT RIDGE MANOR
AND LACOOCHEE...UNTIL 800 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
OCCUR. OCCASIONAL 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. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

JLC
Local storm report, May 28, 7:54 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
754 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0743 PM     HAIL             3 N SEBRING             27.53N 81.45W
05/28/2006  E0.75 INCH       HIGHLANDS          FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALONG HIGHWAY 27.

0751 PM     HAIL             4 W SEBRING             27.49N 81.52W
05/28/2006  E1.25 INCH       HIGHLANDS          FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK STATE PARK.

&&

NOAH
Special weather statement, May 28, 8:18 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCharlotte23 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.