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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

May 20, 2009Manatee County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2009, 2:52 PM EDT for Manatee County, Florida. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 20, 2009, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)
Expired: May 20, 2009, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Manatee County, FL

The radar

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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 20, 1:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 1:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 6:04 AM EDT, 8 hours 48 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 2:49 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 minute before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 20, 12:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hernando, Sumter	37 min
May 20, 1:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	62 min
May 20, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		95 min
May 20, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		87 min
May 20, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Manatee	41 min
May 20, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee, Highlands, Polk	54 min
May 20, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee, Highlands, Polk	49 min
May 20, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hillsborough	96 min
May 20, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	DeSoto	25 min
May 20, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sarasota	52 min
May 20, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hillsborough	50 min
May 20, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota	32 min
May 20, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		63 min
May 20, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	DeSoto	119 min
May 20, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	DeSoto	40 min
May 20, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	DeSoto	52 min
May 20, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sarasota	40 min
May 20, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Manatee	40 min
May 20, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		24 min
May 20, 7:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pinellas	40 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.