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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2013, 4:32 PM EDT for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2013, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Citrus County, FL, Hernando County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 21, 3:43 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 3:43 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 505 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2013 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870- 873-876-212115- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 505 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT AND DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... EASTERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY...WITH AN AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST EACH DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. CARLISLE
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Highlands | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 50 min |
| Aug 21, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hernando | 40 min |
| Aug 21, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 min | |
| Aug 21, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Sumter | 53 min |
| Aug 21, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 64 min | |
| Aug 21, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 56 min | |
| Aug 21, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 55 min | |
| Aug 21, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto | 55 min |
| Aug 21, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 29 min |
| Aug 21, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 57 min | |
| Aug 21, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 40 min |
| Aug 21, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 57 min | |
| Aug 21, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.