Tornado Warning 20, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Jun 24, 2012, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Pasco County, FL

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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370 
WFUS52 KTBW 242032
TORTBW
FLC057-101-242100-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0020.120624T2032Z-120624T2100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
  CENTRAL PASCO COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 426 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO NEAR UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA...OR NEAR TEMPLE
  TERRACE...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW TAMPA...LETTUCE LAKE PARK.
  LAND O LAKES.
  WESLEY CHAPEL.
  SAN ANTONIO.

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 2839 8246 2838 8220 2793 8230 2792 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 189DEG 28KT 2810 8240

$$

876 
WWUS52 KTBW 242044
SVSTBW

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

FLC057-101-242100-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120624T2100Z/
HILLSBOROUGH FL-PASCO FL-
444 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
PASCO AND NORTHERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...

AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.   LOCATED NEAR NEW TAMPA...OR NEAR LUTZ...MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW TAMPA.
  LAND O LAKES.
  WESLEY CHAPEL.
  DARBY.

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 2839 8246 2838 8220 2798 8235 2798 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 190DEG 27KT 2817 8238

$$

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