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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 25, 2011, 6:30 PM EST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 30 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2011, 6:30 PM EST (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Sarasota County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 6:41 PM EST | TORNADO | 8 Se Zolfo Springs, FL | TORNADO IN RURAL HARDEE COUNTY REPORTED TO HARDEE COUNTY S.O. NO DAMAGE REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED OFF OR RADAR. |
| Jan 25, 7:08 PM EST | TORNADO | 3 Se Ona, FL | TORNADO IN RURAL HARDEE REPORTED TO HARDEE E.M. NO DAMAGE REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2:07 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 368 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 493 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
273 WFUS52 KTBW 252330 TORTBW FLC027-049-081-115-260000- /O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0010.110125T2330Z-110126T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 630 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HARDEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA. DESOTO COUNTY IN FLORIDA. EASTERN MANATEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA. EASTERN SARASOTA COUNTY IN FLORIDA. * UNTIL 700 PM EST * AT 627 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR MYAKKA CITY...OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARCADIA... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR ALSO INDICATED A TORNADO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF MYAKKA HEAD AND 4 MILES SOUTH OF HIDDEN RIVER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MYAKKA CITY. LILY. ONA. ARCADIA. ZOLFO SPRINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IN A STRONG AND WELL CONSTRUCTED BUILDING. CARS AND MOBILE HOMES ARE NOT SAFE. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR CULVERT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASE CALL 813-645-2323. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA. && LAT...LON 2757 8166 2706 8168 2706 8235 2758 8219 TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 276DEG 32KT 2738 8210 $$
1 follow-up statement
594 WWUS52 KTBW 252344 SVSTBW SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 644 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 FLC027-049-081-115-260000- /O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110126T0000Z/ DESOTO FL-HARDEE FL-MANATEE FL-SARASOTA FL- 644 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR EASTERN SARASOTA...EASTERN MANATEE...HARDEE AND DESOTO COUNTIES... AT 641 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. LOCATED NEAR ONA...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUCHULA. ANOTHER TORNADO WAS INDICATED 18 MILES WEST OF ARCADIA AND ANOTHER 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF LILY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ONA. WAUCHULA. ZOLFO SPRINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IN A STRONG AND WELL CONSTRUCTED BUILDING. CARS AND MOBILE HOMES ARE NOT SAFE. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR CULVERT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA. && LAT...LON 2757 8166 2706 8168 2706 8235 2758 8219 TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 276DEG 32KT 2746 8190 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 39 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:34 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Pinellas | 19 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:33 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 8 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:48 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 57 min | |
| Jan 25, 2:41 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 64 min | |
| Jan 25, 2:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Levy | 63 min |
| Jan 25, 3:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco | 53 min |
| Jan 25, 3:43 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 62 min | |
| Jan 25, 3:55 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Citrus | 39 min |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 45 min |
| Jan 25, 4:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 96 min | |
| Jan 25, 4:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 60 min |
| Jan 25, 4:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 59 min |
| Jan 25, 4:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 5:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 60 min |
| Jan 25, 5:05 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 115 min | |
| Jan 25, 5:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 5:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota | 61 min |
| Jan 25, 5:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 91 min |
| Jan 25, 5:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands, Polk | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 5:49 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 26 min |
| Jan 25, 5:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Manatee | 2 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Polk | 32 min |
| Jan 25, 6:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 6:01 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk | 29 min |
| Jan 25, 6:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Sarasota | 40 min |
| Jan 25, 6:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.