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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

August 21, 2013Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2013, 4:53 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 21, 2013, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired: Aug 21, 2013, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Pinellas County, FL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 21, 3:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 3:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 5:05 AM EDT, 11 hours 48 minutes before

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 21, 3:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 4:05 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 21, 4:09 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 4:16 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 4:22 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 21, 4:30 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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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, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Polk, Sumter	43 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.