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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2006, 12:24 PM EST for Hardee County, Manatee County, Florida. It was in force for 36 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
- Dec 25, 2006, 12:24 PM EST (17:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2006, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Hardee County, FL, Manatee County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 10:08 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 872 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 288 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KTBW 251724
TORTBW
FLC049-081-251800-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0024.061225T1724Z-061225T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1224 PM EST MON DEC 25 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN HARDEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
EASTERN MANATEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 100 PM EST
* AT 1224 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER EASTERN MANATEE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MYAKKA HEAD.
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.
IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...MOVE INTO A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH...OR LOW SPOT...AND COVER YOUR HEAD
WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES OR FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER...HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OF LARGER...AND ANY WIND DAMAGE TO
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN BY CALLING 813-645-2323.
&&
LAT...LON 2744 8220 2738 8211 2739 8200 2750 8201
2754 8210
$$
22What 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 Dec 25, 8:30 AM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 8:30 AM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
830 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006
...A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH AN
APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...
.DISCUSSION...AT 715 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
IN RUSKIN WAS SHOWING A WELL DEVELOPED LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
JUST OFF THE COAST OF LEVY AND CITRUS COUNTY. THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY
OF LIGHTNING ACTIVITY WITHIN THE LINE WITH SOME EMBEDDED ISOLATED
STRONG CELLS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT THE
NORTHERN COUNTIES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL COUNTIES IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. RADAR DATA
IS ALSO INDICATING SEVERAL CELLS WITH STRONG DEEP LAYER ROTATION
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THE 12Z TBW UPPER AIR SOUNDING DATA
INDICATES ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC
ACTIVITY IN THE AREA...MAINLY FROM LEVY TO HILLSBOROUGH/PINELLAS
COUNTIES FOR WHICH A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT.
EXPECT SHOWERS...INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND WINDS TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND MAYBE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS AS THE MAIN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CROSSES THE CWA AND MOVES
INTO EASTERN FLORIDA. SOME BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH
HAVE BEEN OBSERVED NEAR THE COAST. WITH DAYTIME HEATING COMBINING
WITH RELATIVELY WARM WATERS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...THE LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD HOLD ITS STRUCTURE AND OVERALL INTENSITY BY THE
TIME IT REACHES THE WEST COAST. ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH ALONG
WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
BRING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUANCES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
RUSKIN FL.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK OVER THE TAMPA BAY AREA MAP.
&&
.AVIATION...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 KNOTS RANGE
WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS ALONG WITH MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES
WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF IFR CIGS/VSBYS FROM SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE
TERMINAL SITES THROUGH MID MORNING. FROM MID MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS AN APPROACHING SQUALL LINE NOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF
WATERS WILL IMPACT THE TERMINAL SITES. IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN HEAVY RAINS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS
ABOVE 50 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE SQUALL MOVES THROUGH REGION.
IN THE WAKE OF THE LINE MVFR CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AND CONTINUE
THE THE EVENING HOURS. AS THE SQUALL LINE MOVES IN SOME AIRPORT
WEATHER WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS MORNING...PARTICULARLY
FROM SARASOTA NORTHWARD.
&&
.MARINE...SCA IN EFFECT OVER THE GULF WATERS ALONG WITH AN SCEC FOR
TAMPA BAY UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALSO
BEING AFFECTING THE OFFSHORE WATERS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
THE APPROACHING STRONG SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE TO BRINGING
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS OVER ALL THE MARINE ZONES TODAY. SMALL
CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT TODAY AND WAIT UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE AS WINDS/SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF
THE LINE. ROUGH SAILING CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
BEHIND THE FRONT AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH WINDS
REMAINING IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOTS RANGE ALONG WITH SEAS POSSIBLY
REACHING 6 TO 10 FEET AT TIMES. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WESTERN GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH CONDITIONS BEGINNING TO
SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GULF WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR TAMPA
BAY WATERS.
&&
DISCUSSION...AR
AVIATION...JCMHazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 5:24 AM EST, 7 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 524 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-251630- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 524 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CHRISTMAS DAY... LOW PRESSURE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COASTAL REGION TODAY WILL PUSH A SQUALL LINE...PRECEDING A COLD FRONT...ACROSS EAST GULF WATERS AND OVER WEST CENTRAL AND THEN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THIS SQUALL LINE CONTAINS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TO LIKELY THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG TO SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE...DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL BLINDING RAINS WITH POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. WATERSPOUTS OR TORNADOES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. RAINFALL WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME AREAS THAT MAY RECEIVE UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES. IN ADDITION...TIDES WILL RUN 1 TO ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THIS IS WHEN TIDES ARE IN A LOW CYCLE SO ONLY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR OVERWASH IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TUESDAY AND MOVES BY TO THE NORTH WITH DRY... COOL...AND STABLE CONDITIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK WHEN ANOTHER FRONT BRINGS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS MORNING. && FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TODAYS HAZARDS...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 25, 8:12 AM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 812 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 FLZ039-251415- LEVY- 812 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LEVY COUNTY... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH...WILL AFFECT CEDAR KEY...OTTER CREEK...BRONSON...WILLISTON...AND CHIEFLAND UNTIL 915 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING. && WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN USING WIPERS...TURN ON HEADLIGHTS. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES THAT COULD HIDE POTHOLES OR CAUSE HYDROPLANING. MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLAMPS...TIRES...AND WIPERS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FLARES...AND SIMPLE HAND TOOLS. REMEMBER: VISIBILITY AND TRACTION LEAVE TIME FOR REACTION JCM
Special weather statement, Dec 25, 8:43 AM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 843 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 FLZ042-043-251445- SUMTER-CITRUS- 843 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CITRUS COUNTY... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT HOMOSASSA SPRINGS...OZELLO...CRYSTAL RIVER...LECANTO... INVERNESS...AND BEVERLY HILLS...UNTIL 945 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. && WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN USING WIPERS...TURN ON HEADLIGHTS. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES THAT COULD HIDE POTHOLES OR CAUSE HYDROPLANING. MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLAMPS...TIRES...AND WIPERS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT FLARES...AND SIMPLE HAND TOOLS. JCM
Special weather statement, Dec 25, 8:46 AM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 846 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 FLZ042-043-251445- SUMTER-CITRUS- 846 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CITRUS AND SUMTER COUNTIES... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT HOMOSASSA SPRINGS...CRYSTAL RIVER...LECANTO...INVERNESS...AND BEVERLY HILLS...UNTIL 945 AM EST. THESE STORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AFFECTING WILDWOOD...LAKE PANASOFFKEE...NOBLETON...AND BUSHNELL. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. && WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN USING WIPERS...TURN ON HEADLIGHTS. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES THAT COULD HIDE POTHOLES OR CAUSE HYDROPLANING. MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLAMPS...TIRES...AND WIPERS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT FLARES...AND SIMPLE HAND TOOLS. JCM
Special weather statement, Dec 25, 9:34 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 934 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 FLZ048>051-055-060-251545- MANATEE-PINELLAS-HERNANDO-SARASOTA-HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO- 934 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MANATEE..PINELLAS... HERNANDO...SARASOTA...HILLSBOROUGH...AND PASCO COUNTIES... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 30NM WEST OF TAMPA BAY...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT TARPON SPRINGS... SEMINOLE...PALM HARBOR...NEW PORT RICHEY...CLEARWATER...PINELLAS PARK...SAINT PETERSBURG...TAMPA...BRADENTON...SARASOTA...SUN CITY CENTER...PLANT CITY...TEMPLE TERRACE...AND BRANDON WITHIN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL THIS MORNING. && WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN USING WIPERS...TURN ON HEADLIGHTS. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES THAT COULD HIDE POTHOLES OR CAUSE HYDROPLANING. MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLAMPS...TIRES...AND WIPERS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FLARES...AND SIMPLE HAND TOOLS. JCM
Special weather statement, Dec 25, 10:52 AM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1052 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 FLZ043-048>052-055-056-060-061-251715- DE SOTO-HARDEE-POLK-SUMTER-MANATEE-PINELLAS-HERNANDO-SARASOTA- HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO- 1052 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TAMPA BAY AREA SOUTHWARD THROUGH SARASOTA AND VENICE...AND INLAND TO AROUND LAKELAND AND WAUCHULA THROUGH 1200 PM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRC
Special weather statement, Dec 25, 12:00 PM EST, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1200 PM EST MON DEC 25 2006 FLZ051-052-055>057-060>062-065-251830- DE SOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-POLK-MANATEE-CHARLOTTE-LEE-SARASOTA- HILLSBOROUGH- 1200 PM EST MON DEC 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM AROUND LAKELAND AND WINTER HAVEN SOUTH THROUGH WAUCHULA AND ARCADIA TO AROUND PUNTA GORDA AND PORT CHARLOTTE THROUGH 130 PM EST. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SOME DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:06 AM EST | Marine Weather Statement | TBW | 114 min | |
| Dec 25, 4:37 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 53 min | |
| Dec 25, 5:30 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 60 min | |
| Dec 25, 6:31 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 89 min | |
| Dec 25, 8:33 AM EST | Marine Weather Statement | TBW | 5 hr | |
| Dec 25, 9:17 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 2 hr | |
| Dec 25, 10:47 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 58 min | |
| Dec 25, 11:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco | 39 min |
| Dec 25, 11:32 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 28 min |
| Dec 25, 12:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 23 min |
| Dec 25, 12:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 35 min |
| Dec 25, 1:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 27 min |
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.