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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 25, 2012Hillsborough County, Manatee County, Polk County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2012, 7:20 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Manatee County, Polk County, Florida. It was in force for 25 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, 7:20 PM EDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2012, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Polk County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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.

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, 1:48 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 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-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: 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

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The text

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

201 
WFUS52 KTBW 252320
TORTBW
FLC057-081-105-252345-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0034.120625T2320Z-120625T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
720 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN POLK COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
  SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
  NORTHERN MANATEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 714 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT LONESOME...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF
  FISH HAWK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FORT LONESOME.
  ALAFIA RIVER STATE PARK.
  WILLOW OAK...MULBERRY.

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 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2801 8214 2793 8187 2759 8215 2760 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 213DEG 41KT 2768 8219

$$

2 follow-up statements

597 
WWUS52 KTBW 252334
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
734 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

FLC081-252344-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120625T2345Z/
MANATEE FL-
734 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MANATEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2772 8206 2772 8222 2801 8214 2793 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 213DEG 41KT 2780 8210

$$

FLC057-105-252345-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120625T2345Z/
POLK FL-HILLSBOROUGH FL-
734 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
HILLSBOROUGH AND WESTERN POLK COUNTIES...

AT 731 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.   LOCATED NEAR ALAFIA RIVER STATE PARK...OR 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF FISH HAWK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ALAFIA RIVER STATE PARK.
  FISH HAWK.
  WILLOW OAK.

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 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2772 8206 2772 8222 2801 8214 2793 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 213DEG 41KT 2780 8210

$$

681 
WWUS52 KTBW 252347
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
747 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

FLC057-105-252357-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120625T2345Z/
POLK FL-HILLSBOROUGH FL-
747 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH AND WESTERN POLK
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2772 8206 2772 8222 2801 8214 2793 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 213DEG 41KT 2780 8210

$$

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, 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

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.