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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2006, 9:24 PM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 21 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 12, 2006, 9:24 PM EDT (01:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2006, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 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), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 5:08 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 574 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 434 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KTBW 130124 TORTBW FLC103-130145- /O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0011.060613T0124Z-060613T0145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 924 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY IN FLORIDA. * UNTIL 945 PM EDT * AT 924 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER CLEARWATER...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT... DUNEDIN BY 925 PM EDT. PALM HARBOR BY 930 PM EDT. TARPON SPRINGS BY 935 PM EDT. && LAT...LON 2793 8284 2792 8269 2814 8266 2817 8281 $$ 13
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KTBW 130137 SVSTBW SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 934 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLC103-130145- /O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-060613T0145Z/ PINELLAS- 934 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM EDT... AT 934 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TARPON SPRINGS...AND ANOTHER DEVELOPING TORNADO 3 MILES WEST OF LARGO...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT... CLEARWATER BY 935 PM EDT. DUNEDIN BY 940 PM EDT. TARPON SPRINGS BY 945 PM EDT. && LAT...LON 2793 8284 2792 8269 2814 8266 2817 8281 $$ 13
000 WWUS52 KTBW 130150 SVSTBW SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 948 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLC103-130158- /O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-060613T0145Z/ PINELLAS- 948 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY EXPIRED AT 945 PM EDT... AT 948 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE TORNADO HAD DISSIPATED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WERE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE RAIN SQUALL NEAR DUNEDIN. FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 50 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM. && LAT...LON 2793 8284 2792 8269 2814 8266 2817 8281 $$
What 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 Jun 12, 5:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 5:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
552 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006
ANOTHER UPDATE...HAD TO ISSUE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN
COASTAL WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS CANCELED.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
.UPDATE...NEW TORNADO WATCH FOR W CENTRAL AND SW FL UNTIL 10 PM AS
ATMOSPHERE REMAINS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC CELLS.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR CHARLOTTE...LEE...AND
DE SOTO.
HAVE UPDATED GRIDS AND FORECAST WITH NEWEST INFO.
&&
...HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED FROM THE NATURE COAST TO THE SUNCOAST
AS TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVES CLOSER TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...
.SHORT TERM (TON-WED)...ALBERTO IS THE STORY THRU THE PERIOD.
SLIGHTLY FASTER STORM MOVEMENT TO BRING ALBERTO ASHORE AS EARLY
AS TUE MORNING. NHC FORECAST CONTINUES TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN STORM
BEFORE LANDFALL. STORM BECOMING MORE ASYMMETRICAL THIS AFTERNOON
AS DRY AIR ENTRAINING INTO W PORTIONS OF STORM AND UPPER LEVEL
SHEAR CONTINUES TO PUSH CONVECTION E OF SFC CENTER. UPPER
TROFS/SHORTWAVES WRAPPING OVER THE OHIO RV VALLEY AS WELL.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM LONGBOAT TO SUWANEE
RIVER.
REFER TO HLS FOR LOCAL IMPACTS AND NHC FORECASTS AND DISCUSSIONS
FOR MORE SPECIFICS ON THE STORM.
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO GET PULLED UP FROM THE CARIB
OVER THE REGION. BENEFICIAL HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES FROM ALBERTO.
HAVE HIGH POPS THRU THE EVENT ALL AREAS. ATTM SOME RAINFALL TOTALS
HAVE BEEN IN THE 2-4 INCH RANGE AREA WIDE. ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE NEXT 24-36 HOURS AS WELL. WITH SW FLOW MAY GET SOME
TRAINING CELLS INOT TUE FOR ADDITIONAL EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS...FLOOD
WATCH CONTINUES INTO TUE. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO
WASH ASHORE AREA BEACHES AND COASTLINES FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
AND MODERATE BEACH EROSION.
TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE THREAT FROM ALBERTO WITH SHEARING
CONVECTIVE BANDS MOVING OVER THE AREA. TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES
UNTIL 5 PM...ADDITIONAL WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED THRU THE EVENT.
THICK CLOUD COVER THE KEEP MAX TEMPS BELOW CLIMO WHILE MIN TEMPS
HOLD ABOVE AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM (WED NGT-SUN)...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO REMAIN OVER THE
EASTERN US THROUGH FRI AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE GULF AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL STATES. THESE FEATURES SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...WITH THE HIGH CENTER BUILDING OVER THE SE US. AT THE
SFC...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL STAY AROUND TO ALLOW FOR ISOLD TO WDLY SCT
TSTMS EACH DAY. TEMPS WILL STAY NEAR TO JUST ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH
THE PERIOD...WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 NEAR THE COAST TO THE MID 90S
INLAND AND LOWS AROUND 70 NORTH TO THE MID 70S COASTAL.
&&
.MARINE...TS ALBERTO PRODUCING 10-14 FT SEAS OVER THE E GULF WITH
TS FORCE WINDS WELL OFFSHORE. SWELL TRAINS CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO
COASTAL WATERS ALONG AREA BEACHES BUT OFFSHORE WINDS KNOCKING
HEIGHT DOWN A BIT. WITH STORMS NE FORWARD MOTION...WINDS TO
BECOME MORE SW ALLOWING SEAS TO PUSH ASHORE. HURRICANE WARNINGS
AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND WATCHES UP FOR THE ENTIRE COAST AND
WATERS. HIGH/ROUGH WINDS AND SEAS TO CONTINUE THRU THE EVENT.
WITH GULF STIRRED UP WINDS AND SEAS SLOW TO SUBSIDE MIDWEEK.
ONCE STORM FINALLY MOVES OUT OF THE REGION HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD
OVER THE GULF LATER IN THE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...RAIN WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY AS ALBERTO
DRAWS NEARER TO THE AREA. SKIES SHOULD BE OVC ALL DAY AT AROUND
2500FT WITH WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. STRONGER
STORMS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 30KTS WITH VISBYS BELOW 1SM IN THE
TORRENTIAL RAINS. CONDITIONS WILL THEN CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS
EVENING AS ALBERTO NEARS THE FL COAST.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...HIGH DISPERSIONS WITH STRONG WINDS AT ALL LEVELS
BUT PLENTY OF LL MOISTURE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA 76 87 76 88 / 80 60 50 50
FMY 74 88 74 90 / 80 70 50 50
GIF 73 88 73 91 / 80 60 50 50
SRQ 75 86 75 87 / 80 60 50 50
BKV 72 88 72 90 / 80 50 40 40
SPG 76 86 76 88 / 80 60 50 50
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE
SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-LEVY-
MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR CITRUS-HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-MANATEE-
PASCO-PINELLAS.
INLAND HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR CITRUS-
HERNANDO-LEVY.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-
HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-
SARASOTA.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SUMTER.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SARASOTA.
GULF WATERS...HURRICANE WARNING FOR ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-TAMPA BAY
WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-TARPON
SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR BONITA BEACH TO
ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60
NM.
&&
SHORT TERM...RD
LONG TERM....RRHazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 6:45 AM EDT, 14 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 645 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-121500- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 645 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE GROUND TO ABSORB A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. HOWEVER...BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY PROVE TOO MUCH FOR AREA DRAINAGE SYSTEMS TO HANDLE RESULTING IN FLOODING IN URBAN...RURAL AREAS AND NEARBY SMALL STREAMS. BRIEF THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY AS THE RAIN BANDS FROM ALBERTO MOVE THROUGH. COASTAL AREAS COULD SEE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR INLAND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 BY TUESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO. TIDES WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE MAINLAND UNITED STATES JUST NORTH OF JACKSONVILLE TUESDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ACROSS THE NATURE COAST ALONG WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH THE SURGE FROM ALBERTO COULD CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH THROUGH CEDAR KEY. THE STORM SURGE TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL COULD REACH 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE ALONG THE LEVY...CITRUS AND HERNANDO COAST... AND POSSIBLY 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF TAMPA BAY. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MORE TYPICAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. PRC
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:41 PM EDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
341 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0258 PM TORNADO 1 S ARCADIA 27.21N 81.86W
06/12/2006 DESOTO FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0318 PM TORNADO 3 N ARCADIA 27.26N 81.86W
06/12/2006 DESOTO FL AMATEUR RADIO
FUNNEL EXTENDED 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE GROUND.
&&
EOSpecial weather statement, Jun 12, 6:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 603 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ039-122245- LEVY- 603 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...SQUALLY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LEVY COUNTY... SHOWERS AND SQUALLS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH...WILL AFFECT WILLISTON...UNTIL 645 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. JCM
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 8:49 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 849 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ050-130130- PINELLAS- 849 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...RAIN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY... HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS...MOVING NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT TREASURE ISLAND...SAINT PETERSBURG BEACH...GULFPORT AND SAINT PETERSBURG...UNTIL 930 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS... AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. JCM
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 8:53 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL...CORRECTED 853 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ050-130130- PINELLAS- 853 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...RAIN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY... HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS...MOVING NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT TREASURE ISLAND...SAINT PETERSBURG BEACH...GULFPORT AND SAINT PETERSBURG...UNTIL 930 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. JCM
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 9:08 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 908 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ049>051-130200- PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO- 908 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS COUNTIES AND SOUTHERN PASCO COUNTY... A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT TARPON SPRINGS...SAFETY HARBOR...PORT RICHEY...TAMPA...TEMPLE TERRACE...LUTZ...LAND O LAKES...JASMINE ESTATES...NEW PORT RICHEY...AND PALM HARBOR...UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SQUALLS. JCM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 45 min | |
| Jun 12, 10:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 18 min |
| Jun 12, 10:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 21 min |
| Jun 12, 11:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 10 min |
| Jun 13, 1:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Polk | 21 min |
| Jun 13, 11:10 AM EDT | Inland Tropical Storm Warning | TBW | 6 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.