Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2012, 10:06 AM EDT for Hardee County, Highlands County, Polk County, Florida. It was in force for 39 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
- Jun 25, 2012, 10:06 AM EDT (14:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2012, 10:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Polk County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 25, 4:37 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 95 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
911
WFUS52 KTBW 251406
TORTBW
FLC049-055-105-251445-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0033.120625T1406Z-120625T1445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1006 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HARDEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 1045 AM EDT
* AT 1006 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO NEAR FROSTPROOF...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE WALES...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FROSTPROOF.
LAKE WALES...LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
INDIAN LAKE ESTATES.
POINCIANA.
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 200 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2757 8153 2761 8173 2762 8175 2816 8153
2815 8146 2809 8144 2808 8137 2804 8136
2802 8138 2805 8145 2800 8141 2801 8139
2795 8133 2785 8128
TIME...MOT...LOC 1406Z 208DEG 36KT 2783 8154
$$3 follow-up statements
021
WWUS52 KTBW 251418
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1018 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
FLC049-055-251428-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120625T1445Z/
HARDEE FL-HIGHLANDS FL-
1018 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEASTERN
HARDEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2769 8152 2772 8164 2816 8153 2815 8146
2809 8144 2808 8137 2804 8136 2802 8138
2805 8145 2800 8141 2801 8139 2795 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 201DEG 36KT 2795 8150
$$
FLC105-251445-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120625T1445Z/
POLK FL-
1018 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR EASTERN
POLK COUNTY...
AT 1018 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. LOCATED NEAR LAKE WALES...MOVING NORTH AT 40
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE WALES.
POINCIANA.
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 200 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2769 8152 2772 8164 2816 8153 2815 8146
2809 8144 2808 8137 2804 8136 2802 8138
2805 8145 2800 8141 2801 8139 2795 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 201DEG 36KT 2795 8150
$$623
WWUS52 KTBW 251433
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1033 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
FLC105-251445-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120625T1445Z/
POLK FL-
1033 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR EASTERN
POLK COUNTY...
AT 1029 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. LOCATED NEAR POINCIANA...OR 11 MILES EAST OF
HAINES CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
POINCIANA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IN
A STRONG AND WELL CONSTRUCTED BUILDING. CARS AND MOBILE HOMES ARE NOT
SAFE. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR CULVERT AND
COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2798 8138 2778 8147 2779 8158 2816 8153
2815 8146 2809 8144 2808 8137 2804 8136
2802 8138 2805 8145 2800 8141 2801 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1433Z 201DEG 36KT 2809 8144
$$397
WWUS52 KTBW 251445
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1045 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
FLC105-251455-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120625T1445Z/
POLK FL-
1045 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN POLK COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NON-SEVERE WEATHER OVER...
POINCIANA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2798 8138 2778 8147 2779 8158 2816 8153
2815 8146 2809 8144 2808 8137 2804 8136
2802 8138 2805 8145 2800 8141 2801 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1433Z 201DEG 36KT 2809 8144
$$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, 2:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 6 hr |
| 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.