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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 25, 2012Pinellas County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this areal flood warning at Jun 25, 2012, 2:43 AM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 25, 2012, 2:43 AM EDT (06:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2012, 8:45 AM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Pinellas County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at Jun 24, 10:18 PM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 10:18 PM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 5:50 AM EDT, 20 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
550 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-242200-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
550 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM DEBBY OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE DRIFTING NORTH TODAY...THEN TURN TOWARD THE WEST ON
MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING A MYRIAD OF HAZARDS TO OUR REGION OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE
WATERSPOUTS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
BOTH RIVER AND URBAN FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS HEAVY RAIN
AFFECTS THE REGION. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES IS EXPECTED OVER
PORTIONS OF THE NATURE COAST. MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR ELSEWHERE
DURING HIGH TIDES.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...WATERSPOUT IMPACT...
WATERSPOUTS ARE LIKELY IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTH OF ENGLEWOOD AND BEYOND 20 MILES FROM THE COAST...TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH SEAS UP TO 15 FEET. ELSEWHERE
WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE...
ESPECIALLY IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY...THEN CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AS DEBBY MOVES
WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA TOWARD MID-WEEK.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE ON
MONDAY...THEN WE WILL TRANSITION BACK TO A MORE TYPICAL REGIME OF
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
SOME RIVER AND URBAN FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.

...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NATURE COAST
DURING HIGH TIDES ON MONDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING COULD OCCUR
ELSEWHERE. WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY TUESDAY.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL DAYS AS LARGE OCEAN
SWELLS GENERATED BY DEBBY MOVE TOWARD THE GULF COAST.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH AT
LEAST MID-WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

JILLSON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 9:33 PM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
933 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SEMINOLE                27.84N 82.79W
06/24/2012  M10.02 INCH      PINELLAS           FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED 10.02 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST
            24 HOURS.

&&

JCM

Local storm report, Jun 24, 9:44 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 10:01 PM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 10:09 PM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 10:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 12:17 AM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes 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
Jun 24, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Pinellas	30 min
Jun 24, 8:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	DeSoto, Hardee, Polk	40 min
Jun 24, 8:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Pinellas	33 min
Jun 24, 8:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		34 min
Jun 24, 8:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Charlotte, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota	34 min
Jun 24, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota	33 min
Jun 24, 8:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	TBW	Pasco, Pinellas	6 hr
Jun 24, 8:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hernando, Pasco	34 min
Jun 24, 9:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota	38 min
Jun 24, 9:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk	32 min
Jun 24, 9:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Hillsborough	4 days
Jun 24, 9:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Polk	13 hr
Jun 24, 9:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Hillsborough	48 hr
Jun 24, 9:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Pasco	8 days
Jun 24, 9:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Pasco and 1 more	43 min
Jun 24, 10:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	39 min
Jun 25, 1:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Sumter	3 hr
Jun 25, 1:44 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		46 min
Jun 25, 2:32 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		118 min
Jun 25, 3:20 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hillsborough	5 min
Jun 25, 3:50 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hernando, Pasco	25 min
Jun 25, 4:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough	36 min
Jun 25, 7:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Manatee	43 min
Jun 25, 8:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte, Lee	45 min
Jun 25, 8:25 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Charlotte, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota	80 min
Jun 25, 8:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Sarasota	29 min
Jun 25, 9:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Lee	42 min
Jun 25, 10:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Manatee, Sarasota	90 min
Jun 25, 10:06 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hardee, Highlands, Polk	39 min
Jun 25, 12:23 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Manatee	34 hr
Jun 25, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		37 min
Jun 25, 1:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Sarasota	36 min
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Hernando, Pasco	21 hr
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Pasco, Sumter	21 hr
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Citrus	31 hr
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Citrus, Levy	31 hr
Jun 25, 6:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	TBW	Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas	24 hr
Jun 25, 7:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk	25 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.