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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 21, 2014Highlands County, Polk County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2014, 6:31 PM EDT for Highlands County, Polk County, Florida. It was in force for 44 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: Jun 21, 2014, 6:31 PM EDT (22:31 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2014, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Highlands County, FL, Polk 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 Jun 21, 3:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 3:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 5:04 AM EDT, 13 hours 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
504 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-
239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870-
873-876-220915-
SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL LEVY-
COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-
INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-
INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE-TAMPA BAY WATERS-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
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-
504 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THE BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE AWAY FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE COAST AS WELL. THE STRONGER
STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY
WINDS...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE END
OF NEXT WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY
WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS... AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING
STRIKES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

CARLISLE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:12 PM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
212 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

FLZ239-211900-
INLAND LEVY-
212 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LEVY COUNTY...

AT 212 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR BRONSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH...WILL AFFECT BRONSON...WILLISTON AND WILLISTON MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...UNTIL 300 PM EDT.

GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE
STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 2954 8265 2954 8256 2954 8255 2949 8255
      2949 8241 2948 8240 2936 8240 2927 8245
      2945 8277 2957 8269 2957 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 300DEG 15KT 2949 8262

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:44 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:00 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:29 PM EDT, 2 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
Jun 20, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sumter	46 min
Jun 20, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sumter	46 min
Jun 21, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Levy	48 min
Jun 21, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Levy	49 min
Jun 21, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	46 min
Jun 21, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Levy	45 min
Jun 21, 6:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Polk	83 min
Jun 21, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	46 min
Jun 21, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee, Highlands	60 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.