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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 24, 2012Pinellas County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2012, 8:14 PM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 33 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, 8:14 PM EDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2012, 8:47 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Pinellas County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 24, 8:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Wsw Saint Petersburg, FLREPORTS OF BROKEN WINDOWS AND POWER LINES DOWN 1 MILE NORTH OF DON CESAR.
Jun 24, 8:25 PM EDTTORNADO3 Sse Saint Petersburg, FLROOF OFF PASS-A-GRILL MARINA AND AT LEAST ONE HOME. POWER IS OUT.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 24, 7:46 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 31 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 00:00Z on 2012-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2192 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2012-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 287 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2192 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
526 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
287 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
322 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.4
Supercell composite
15.2

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The text

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

585 
WFUS52 KTBW 250014
TORTBW
FLC103-250100-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0029.120625T0014Z-120625T0100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 809 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO NEAR FORT DESOTO PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PASS-A-GRILLE BEACH...FORT DESOTO PARK.
  SAINT PETE BEACH...BOYD HILL NATURE PRESERVE.
  SOUTH PASADENA...TREASURE ISLAND.
  KENNETH CITY...LEALMAN.
  PINELLAS PARK...LARGO.
  HIGHPOINT...SAINT PETE CLEARWATER 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 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
WESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2798 8281 2788 8259 2769 8264 2769 8271
      2767 8270 2767 8267 2763 8266 2765 8270
      2763 8269 2761 8273 2764 8275 2772 8275
      2782 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 190DEG 38KT 2766 8276

$$
3 follow-up statements
217 
WWUS52 KTBW 250032
SVSTBW

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

FLC103-250100-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120625T0100Z/
PINELLAS FL-
832 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
PINELLAS COUNTY...

AT 815 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED POWER TRANSFORMERS 
WERE BLOWN OUT ONE MILE NORTH OF DON CESAR HOTEL IN SAINT PETERSBURG
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM.
 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KENNETH CITY.
  PINELLAS PARK.
  HIGHPOINT.

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 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
WESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2798 8281 2788 8259 2769 8264 2769 8271
      2767 8270 2767 8267 2763 8266 2765 8270
      2763 8269 2761 8273 2764 8275 2772 8275
      2782 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 190DEG 38KT 2783 8273

$$
060 
WWUS52 KTBW 250038
SVSTBW

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

FLC103-250100-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120625T0100Z/
PINELLAS FL-
838 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
PINELLAS COUNTY...

AT 832 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.   LOCATED NEAR KENNETH CITY...OR NEAR PINELLAS
PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SAINT PETE CLEARWATER 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
WESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2798 8281 2788 8259 2769 8264 2769 8271
      2767 8270 2767 8267 2763 8266 2765 8270
      2763 8269 2761 8273 2764 8275 2772 8275
      2782 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 190DEG 38KT 2788 8269

$$
834 
WWUS52 KTBW 250047
SVSTBW

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

FLC103-250057-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120625T0100Z/
PINELLAS FL-
847 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
WESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2798 8281 2788 8259 2769 8264 2769 8271
      2767 8270 2767 8267 2763 8266 2765 8270
      2763 8269 2761 8273 2764 8275 2772 8275
      2782 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 190DEG 38KT 2797 8267

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWPinellas30 min
Jun 24, 8:05 PM EDTTornado WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Polk40 min
Jun 24, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW34 min
Jun 24, 8:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCharlotte, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota34 min
Jun 24, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota33 min
Jun 24, 8:54 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWPasco, Pinellas6 hr
Jun 24, 8:56 PM EDTTornado WarningTBWHernando, Pasco34 min
Jun 24, 9:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota38 min
Jun 24, 9:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk32 min
Jun 24, 9:35 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough4 days
Jun 24, 9:35 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWPolk13 hr
Jun 24, 9:35 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough48 hr
Jun 24, 9:35 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWPasco8 days
Jun 24, 9:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Pasco and 1 more43 min
Jun 24, 10:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHighlands39 min
Jun 25, 1:08 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWCitrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Sumter3 hr
Jun 25, 1:44 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW46 min
Jun 25, 2:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW118 min
Jun 25, 2:43 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWPinellas6 hr
Jun 25, 3:20 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHillsborough5 min
Jun 25, 3:50 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHernando, Pasco25 min
Jun 25, 4:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough36 min
Jun 25, 7:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWManatee43 min
Jun 25, 8:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte, Lee45 min
Jun 25, 8:25 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota80 min
Jun 25, 8:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Sarasota29 min
Jun 25, 9:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee42 min
Jun 25, 10:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWManatee, Sarasota90 min
Jun 25, 10:06 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHardee, Highlands, Polk39 min
Jun 25, 12:23 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee34 hr
Jun 25, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW37 min
Jun 25, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Sarasota36 min
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHernando, Pasco21 hr
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWPasco, Sumter21 hr
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWCitrus31 hr
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWCitrus, Levy31 hr
Jun 25, 6:56 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWCitrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas24 hr
Jun 25, 7:20 PM EDTTornado WarningTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Polk25 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.