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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 24, 2012Highlands County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2012, 3:20 PM EDT for Highlands County, Florida. It was in force for 40 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: Jun 24, 2012, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Highlands County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 24, 3:40 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Nw Lake Placid, FL	* 1 FATAL * 1 FATALITY AND 10 DAMAGED HOMES REPORTED IN THE 600 BLOCK OF LAKE JUNE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON ROTATION DETECTED ON RADAR.
Jun 24, 3:40 PM EDT	TORNADO	7 Se Lake Placid, FL	WATCHED IT FOR 4 MINUTES. COULD SEE IT HIT POWER LINES AND THROW UP DEBRIS

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
Jun 24, 11:47 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 153 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 400 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 926 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

708 
WFUS52 KTBW 241920
TORTBW
FLC055-242000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0017.120624T1920Z-120624T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
320 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 320 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF VENUS...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  PALMDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  VENUS.
  ARCHBOLD.
  LAKE PLACID.
  LAKE ISTOKPOGA...SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT.

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 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
WESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2720 8112 2720 8116 2715 8116 2711 8119
      2711 8126 2704 8126 2702 8143 2704 8155
      2756 8143 2744 8113 2742 8113 2739 8111
      2739 8107 2736 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 204DEG 28KT 2706 8145

$$

2 follow-up statements

874 
WWUS52 KTBW 241931
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
331 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

FLC055-242000-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120624T2000Z/
HIGHLANDS FL-
331 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR HIGHLANDS
COUNTY...

AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.   LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VENUS...OR 12
MILES SOUTH OF LAKE PLACID...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  VENUS.
  ARCHBOLD.
  PLACID LAKES.
  LAKE PLACID.
  LAKE ISTOKPOGA.

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 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
WESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2720 8112 2720 8116 2715 8116 2711 8119
      2711 8126 2704 8126 2702 8143 2704 8155
      2756 8143 2744 8113 2742 8113 2739 8111
      2739 8107 2736 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 204DEG 28KT 2714 8141

$$

412 
WWUS52 KTBW 241957
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
357 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

FLC055-242007-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120624T2000Z/
HIGHLANDS FL-
357 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM
EDT...

THE TORNADO HAS LIFTED...HOWEVER THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL UNTIL IT FULLY
DISSIPATES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
WESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2720 8112 2720 8116 2715 8116 2711 8119
      2711 8126 2704 8126 2702 8143 2704 8155
      2756 8143 2744 8113 2742 8113 2739 8111
      2739 8107 2736 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 204DEG 28KT 2732 8132

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 8:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		43 min
Jun 23, 9:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		49 min
Jun 23, 9:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte	39 min
Jun 23, 9:49 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		41 min
Jun 23, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		62 min
Jun 23, 11:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		38 min
Jun 24, 12:26 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		64 min
Jun 24, 1:07 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	TBW	Pinellas	35 hr
Jun 24, 3:09 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		66 min
Jun 24, 4:47 AM EDT	Tropical Storm Warning	TBW	Pinellas	65 hr
Jun 24, 8:30 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Charlotte, Lee	30 min
Jun 24, 8:33 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		57 min
Jun 24, 10:00 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	DeSoto, Hardee	30 min
Jun 24, 10:09 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		66 min
Jun 24, 10:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Hillsborough	6 days
Jun 24, 10:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Manatee	4 days
Jun 24, 10:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Sarasota	12 days
Jun 24, 10:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Pasco	6 days
Jun 24, 10:31 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hardee, Polk	22 min
Jun 24, 11:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Pinellas	38 min
Jun 24, 11:25 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		65 min
Jun 24, 11:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas	2 hr
Jun 24, 12:00 PM EDT	Tropical Storm Watch	TBW	Pinellas	24 hr
Jun 24, 12:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Highlands	41 min
Jun 24, 12:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		91 min
Jun 24, 1:16 PM EDT	Flood Watch	TBW	DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter	43 hr
Jun 24, 1:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Manatee, Sarasota	24 min
Jun 24, 1:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas	27 min
Jun 24, 1:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Manatee, Sarasota	43 min
Jun 24, 1:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas	113 min
Jun 24, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		93 min
Jun 24, 2:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Highlands	48 min
Jun 24, 2:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Manatee	88 min
Jun 24, 3:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	TBW	Pasco, Pinellas	6 hr
Jun 24, 3:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco	28 min
Jun 24, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	44 min
Jun 24, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pinellas	42 min
Jun 24, 3:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Pasco, Pinellas	35 min
Jun 24, 3:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Highlands	63 min
Jun 24, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		95 min
Jun 24, 4:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco	28 min
Jun 24, 4:36 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	TBW		63 hr
Jun 24, 4:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hernando, Pasco	34 min
Jun 24, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		45 min
Jun 24, 4:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Pasco, Pinellas	31 min
Jun 24, 5:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Highlands	25 min
Jun 24, 5:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas	31 min
Jun 24, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		89 min
Jun 24, 6:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Sumter	6 hr
Jun 24, 7:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hardee, Polk	37 min
Jun 24, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		87 min
Jun 24, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		52 min
Jun 24, 7:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Manatee	36 min
Jun 24, 7:48 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Polk	27 min

Nearby

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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.