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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2013, 12:48 PM EDT for DeSoto County, Hardee County, Highlands County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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 6, 2013, 12:48 PM EDT (16:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2013, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:49 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 6, 10:43 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 398 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 512 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
135 WFUS52 KTBW 061648 TORTBW FLC027-049-055-061715- /O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0021.130606T1648Z-130606T1715Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1248 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HARDEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA... NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA... WESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA... * UNTIL 115 PM EDT * AT 1248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTH OF SWEETWATER...OR 11 MILES EAST OF ARCADIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SWEETWATER. CREWSVILLE. 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 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN FLORIDA. && LAT...LON 2751 8170 2742 8144 2714 8163 2721 8182 TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 204DEG 36KT 2729 8167 $$
3 follow-up statements
404 WWUS52 KTBW 061652 SVSTBW SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1252 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 FLC027-049-055-061715- /O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130606T1715Z/ DESOTO FL-HARDEE FL-HIGHLANDS FL- 1252 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR WESTERN HIGHLANDS...SOUTHEASTERN HARDEE AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES... AT 1249 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A. LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF SWEETWATER...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARCADIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SWEETWATER. CREWSVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IN A STRONG AND WELL CONSTRUCTED BUILDING. CARS AND MOBILE HOMES ARE NOT SAFE. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR CULVERT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN FLORIDA. && LAT...LON 2751 8170 2742 8144 2714 8163 2721 8182 TIME...MOT...LOC 1652Z 204DEG 36KT 2734 8166 $$
045 WWUS52 KTBW 061654 CCA SVSTBW SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1254 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 FLC027-049-055-061715- /O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130606T1715Z/ DESOTO FL-HARDEE FL-HIGHLANDS FL- 1254 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR WESTERN HIGHLANDS...SOUTHEASTERN HARDEE AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES... AT 1249 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF SWEETWATER...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARCADIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SWEETWATER. CREWSVILLE. 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 2751 8170 2742 8144 2714 8163 2721 8182 TIME...MOT...LOC 1652Z 204DEG 36KT 2734 8166 $$
518 WWUS52 KTBW 061711 SVSTBW SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 111 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 FLC027-049-055-061721- /O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130606T1715Z/ DESOTO FL-HARDEE FL-HIGHLANDS FL- 111 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN HIGHLANDS...SOUTHEASTERN HARDEE AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM EDT... THE STORM THAT PRODUCED THE TORNADO HAS NOW WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2751 8170 2742 8144 2714 8163 2721 8182 TIME...MOT...LOC 1711Z 204DEG 36KT 2751 8157 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 50 min | |
| Jun 5, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 45 min | |
| Jun 5, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 44 min | |
| Jun 5, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 47 min | |
| Jun 5, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 44 min | |
| Jun 6, 1:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 44 min | |
| Jun 6, 2:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 3:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 3:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 3:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 4:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 24 min | |
| Jun 6, 4:11 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 4:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 64 min | |
| Jun 6, 5:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 5:32 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Polk | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 7:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco, Pinellas | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 7:52 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 53 min | |
| Jun 6, 8:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 84 min | |
| Jun 6, 8:51 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 84 min | |
| Jun 6, 9:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 9:57 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 min | |
| Jun 6, 9:58 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 10:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 58 min | |
| Jun 6, 10:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Pinellas | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 10:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 10:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 2 hr | |
| Jun 6, 11:11 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Lee, Sarasota | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 11:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 11:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 11:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 11:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 12:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 12:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Highlands | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 12:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Sarasota | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 12:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 1:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Polk | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands, Polk | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 58 min | |
| Jun 6, 1:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Lee | 22 min |
| Jun 6, 1:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Lee | 18 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.