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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 11, 2009Charlotte County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2009, 6:50 PM EDT for Charlotte County, Florida. It was in force for 25 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
Jun 11, 2009, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2009, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Charlotte 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 Jun 11, 1:12 PM EDT, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 1:12 PM EDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
112 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SATURDAY)...WARM HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA AT THE SFC AND ALOFT THROUGH THE PERIOD
AND KEEP SOME HAZY CONDITIONS IN PLACE. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE
TO BE LIMITED TO MAINLY 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING ALONG THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY EACH DAY. TEMPS WILL REMAIN
ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S AND LOWS IN THE 70S.
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 100 DEGREES
WITH THE WARM SFC DEW POINTS.

.LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY)...WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS
TO CONTINUE. UPPER RIDGE BEGINS IN THE W GULF FOR DRY NW FLOW
ALOFT THEN RIDGE CENTER BUILDS OVER THE DEEP SOUTH BY MID NEXT
WEEK. WEAK SFC HIGH PRESSURE AXIS STRETCHES FROM THE W ATLANTIC
OVER THE CENTRAL FL PENINSULA EARLY THEN MOVES S OVER S FL NEXT
WEEK. WARM SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS TO CONTINUE WITH MAINLY
ISOLATED DIURNAL SEABREEZE POPS EXCEPT ABOUT 30% INLAND POPS TUE-
WED AFTERNOONS WITH VORT MAX DROPPING OVERHEAD.

&&

.AVIATION...ISOLATED SEABREEZE THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INLAND THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AWAY FROM MOST TAF SITES TO KEEP MAINLY VFR
CONDITIONS IN PLACE BUT HAVE KEPT VCTS IN SW FL SITES. THEN
OVERNIGHT...AGAIN EXPECT AREAS OF 4-6SM BR WITH STAGNANT AIR AROUND
12Z. TOMORROW...MAINLY VFR WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLD AFTERNOON
CONVECTION MAINLY INTERIOR.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT AND BECOME W/NW
EACH AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE ACROSS THE
GULF WATERS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  76  92  75  91 /  10  20  10  10
FMY  75  93  74  93 /  10  20  10  20
GIF  74  94  74  94 /  20  20  10  20
SRQ  74  90  73  90 /  10  20  10  10
BKV  69  93  67  92 /  10  20  10  10
SPG  78  91  77  91 /  10  20  10  10

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GULF WATERS...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...24/COLSON
LONG TERM/AVIATION...25/DAVIS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 3:52 AM EDT, 14 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
352 AM EDT THU JUN 11 2009

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-111400-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
352 AM EDT THU JUN 11 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MAINLY OVER THE
INTERIOR REGIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS MAY FORCE OTHER
STORMS TO DEVELOP CLOSER TO THE COAST THIS EVENING. TODAYS STORMS
WILL BRING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS.

...EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT...
GIVEN THE BELOW NORMAL COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO RISE QUICKLY INTO THE MID 90S BY MID AFTERNOON.
THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL HAVE JUST ENOUGH HUMIDITY TO
PRODUCE HEAT INDICES INTO THE LOW 100S. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...BEFORE
YOU GET THIRSTY. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. RESERVE
STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. STAY NEAR AIR
CONDITIONED LOCATIONS IF POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL WITH
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.

SHARP

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHighlands49 min
Jun 11, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee36 min
Jun 11, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee32 min
Jun 11, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Highlands26 min
Jun 11, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWDeSoto45 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.