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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

January 25, 2011Highlands County, Polk County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 25, 2011, 5:45 PM EST for Highlands County, Polk County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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
Jan 25, 2011, 5:45 PM EST (22:45 UTC)
Expired
Jan 25, 2011, 6:15 PM EST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Highlands County, FL, Polk County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 25, 2:07 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 100 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2011-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2011-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 368 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

476 
WFUS52 KTBW 252245
TORTBW
FLC055-105-252315-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0005.110125T2245Z-110125T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
545 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
  NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 615 PM EST

* AT 541 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  TWO TORNADOS ONE NEAR FROSTPROOF...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE        
  WALES...AND THE OTHER NEAR SEBRING BOTH MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FROSTPROOF.
  LAKE WALES.
  SEBRING. 

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 WESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2731 8136 2738 8153 2766 8155 2773 8171
      2814 8149 2813 8145 2809 8144 2808 8134
      2805 8134 2801 8138 2803 8143 2800 8138
      2787 8130 2782 8120 2767 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 215DEG 32KT 2781 8153

$$
1 follow-up statement
199 
WWUS52 KTBW 252309
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
609 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

FLC055-105-252315-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110125T2315Z/
HIGHLANDS FL-POLK FL-
609 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR EASTERN
POLK AND NORTHERN HIGHLANDS COUNTIES...

AT 604 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.   LOCATED OVER EASTERN POLK COUNTY...OR 9 MILES 
EAST OF LAKE WALES...AND 10 MILES EAST OF AVON PARK IN NORTHEAST 
HIGHLANDS COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL NORTHERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY.
  RURAL EASTERN POLK COUNTY.

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.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2748 8132 2769 8140 2774 8148 2814 8149
      2813 8145 2809 8144 2808 8134 2805 8134
      2801 8138 2803 8143 2800 8138 2787 8130
      2782 8120 2767 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 215DEG 32KT 2790 8142

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 4:16 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTBW39 hr
Jan 25, 4:34 AM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryTBWPinellas19 hr
Jan 25, 9:33 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter8 hr
Jan 25, 1:48 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW57 min
Jan 25, 2:41 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW64 min
Jan 25, 2:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCitrus, Levy63 min
Jan 25, 3:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCitrus, Hernando, Pasco53 min
Jan 25, 3:43 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW62 min
Jan 25, 3:55 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWCitrus39 min
Jan 25, 4:00 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWHernando, Pasco45 min
Jan 25, 4:24 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW96 min
Jan 25, 4:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCitrus, Hernando, Pasco, Sumter60 min
Jan 25, 4:31 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough, Pinellas59 min
Jan 25, 4:45 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWHernando, Pasco, Sumter30 min
Jan 25, 5:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota60 min
Jan 25, 5:05 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW115 min
Jan 25, 5:09 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWHillsborough, Pinellas36 min
Jan 25, 5:29 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota61 min
Jan 25, 5:44 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHillsborough, Pinellas91 min
Jan 25, 5:49 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWHillsborough26 min
Jan 25, 5:55 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWManatee2 hr
Jan 25, 5:58 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWPolk32 min
Jan 25, 6:00 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWManatee, Sarasota30 min
Jan 25, 6:01 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWHardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk29 min
Jan 25, 6:30 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Sarasota30 min
Jan 25, 6:35 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Sarasota40 min
Jan 25, 6:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHardee, Highlands, Polk36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.