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Red Flag Warning 31, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 2, 2009, 2:22 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 3, 2009, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2009, 2:22 PM EST (19:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2009, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:52 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | Sumter | 28 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:22 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.