Tornado Warning 16, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

821 
WWUS52 KTBW 061628
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1228 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

FLC027-061637-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130606T1645Z/
DESOTO FL-
1228 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DESOTO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2734 8180 2734 8201 2757 8195 2755 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 202DEG 33KT 2740 8190

$$

FLC049-061645-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130606T1645Z/
HARDEE FL-
1228 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HARDEE COUNTY...

AT 1225 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO...LOCATED NEAR LIMESTONE...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF 
ARCADIA...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LIMESTONE.
  ONA.
  ZOLFO SPRINGS.
  WAUCHULA.

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 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2734 8180 2734 8201 2757 8195 2755 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 202DEG 33KT 2740 8190

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1138 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

..HEAVY RAIN TORNADO AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THREATS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA AFFECTS
THE REGION...

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA OVER THE EASTERN
GULF WATERS NOW 110 MILES TO THE WEST OF TAMPA CONTINUE TO MOVE
ONSHORE INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS MORNING WITH SOME
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS BEING OBSERVED WITHIN THESE BANDS
AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES.

AS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY ADDITIONAL RAIN BANDS FROM ANDREA
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND
GUSTY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION A HIGHLY SHEAR
ENVIRONMENT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL
TORNADOES OR MARINE WATERSPOUTS AND AFTER COORD WITH THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER NEWLY ISSUED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 283 WILL BE IN
EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 10 PM EDT (02Z) TONIGHT.
WITH A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW THE THREAT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY FROM THE BAY
AREA NORTH. ZONE AND COASTAL FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE UPDATED
WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR TO REFLECT THE TORNADO WATCH HEADLINE CHANGES
OTHERWISE NO OTHER CHANGES EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.AVIATION...
AS A STRONG RAIN BAND FROM TROPICAL STORM ANDREA MOVES THROUGH THE
COASTAL AREA...ALL TAF SITES WILL SEE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH
REDUCED VSBYS AND CIGS. MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE COMMON.
ADDITIONALLY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45
KNOTS WILL BE SEEN IN THE RAIN BAND. BEHIND THIS BAND...DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THOUGH
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN...TURING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST.

&&

.MARINE...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE NEAR
AND OFFSHORE GULF WATERS INCLUDING THE TAMPA BAY WATERS AS
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA NOW AROUND 110 MILES TO THE WEST OF
TAMPA MOVES TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CURRENT FORECAST ON TRACK WITH ONLY MINOR COSMETIC CHANGES
EXPECTED.

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CHARLOTTE-
     CITRUS-DESOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-
     LEE-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER.

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DESOTO-
     HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-
     SARASOTA-SUMTER.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR HARDEE-
     HIGHLANDS-LEE-POLK.

GULF WATERS...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT
     20 NM-BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
     ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-ENGLEWOOD TO
     TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-TAMPA BAY WATERS-
     TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-TARPON
     SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

DISCUSSION/MARINE...57/MCMICHAEL
AVIATION...18/FLEMING

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
524 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-062130-
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-
524 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA...
ANDREA WILL MOVE NORTH AND NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF...
APPROACHING NORTH FLORIDA THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUING NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON FRIDAY.

...TORNADO AND WATERSPOUT IMPACT...
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ANDREA WILL PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE MINOR URBAN FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
TODAY. SOME RIVER FLOODING MAY OCCUR IF PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN OCCURS.

...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDES
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES THE COAST. SEE LATEST LOCAL
STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
WE WILL SEE MORE TYPICAL SHOWERS AND STORMS AFTER TROPICAL STORM
ANDREA PULLS AWAY. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY...THEN BEGIN TO
DIMINISH OVER THE WEEKEND.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SOME RESIDUAL SWELL COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS INTO
FRIDAY...BUT WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPROVE FOR THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER.
FORMAL ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

JILLSON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
730 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

FLZ050-061215-
PINELLAS-
730 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN
PINELLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN PASCO COUNTIES FOR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD VALID UNTIL 815 AM EDT...

AT 728 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A
ROTATING STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD
LOCATED NEAR CLEARWATER BEACH...OR NEAR CLEARWATER...MOVING NORTH AT
30 MPH WILL AFFECT CLEARWATER...BELLEAIR...BELLEAIR BEACH AND LARGO.

GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR TO YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2803 8283 2808 8285 2809 8282 2806 8279
      2813 8279 2816 8282 2816 8285 2817 8285
      2818 8285 2816 8282 2818 8281 2817 8266
      2787 8273 2789 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 1130Z 188DEG 26KT 2798 8281

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
952 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

FLZ050-051-061430-
HILLSBOROUGH-PINELLAS-
952 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PINELLAS AND
WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES FOR TORRENTIAL RAINS WITH STRONG WIND
GUSTS VALID UNTIL 1030 AM EDT...

AT 946 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR
PASS-A-GRILLE BEACH...OR NEAR SAINT PETE BEACH...MOVING NORTH AT 40
MPH WILL AFFECT SAINT PETE BEACH...PINELLAS POINT...PASS-A-GRILLE
BEACH AND FORT DESOTO PARK.

GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT THIS
MORNING.

&&

LAT...LON 2814 8279 2813 8245 2795 8220 2767 8254
      2782 8241 2789 8241 2792 8248 2782 8246
      2783 8254 2796 8256 2799 8267 2794 8271
      2789 8258 2782 8258 2770 8263 2769 8271
      2764 8266 2761 8274 2761 8275 2781 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 1350Z 198DEG 34KT 2772 8271

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1023 AM EDT THU JUN 06 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1010 AM     TORNADO          3 WSW SAINT PETERSBURG  27.74N 82.71W
06/06/2013                   PINELLAS           FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ON ROADWAY...VEHICLE AND ROOF OF RESTAURANT
            LOCATED ON BEACH BLVD IN GULFPORT.

&&

WYNN

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1030 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

FLZ043-061515-
SUMTER-
1030 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUMTER COUNTY
FOR HEAVY RAIN STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS VALID
UNTIL 1115 AM EDT...

AT 1028 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES
HEAVY RAIN STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS LOCATED NEAR
BUSHNELL...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH WILL AFFECT
WAHOO...BUSHNELL...ISTACHATTA AND SUMTERVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 309 AND 329.

GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR TO YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2896 8195 2831 8196 2832 8206 2852 8206
      2853 8210 2857 8215 2857 8221 2865 8227
      2874 8223 2876 8219 2879 8217 2882 8218
      2890 8227 2896 8230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 189DEG 22KT 2868 8213