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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 13, 2016Hillsborough County, Polk County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2016, 5:57 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Polk County, Florida. It was in force for 19 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: Jul 13, 2016, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2016, 6:16 PM EDT
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Polk County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 31 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1215 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1098 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

473 
WUUS52 KTBW 132157
SVRTBW
FLC057-105-132230-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0050.160713T2157Z-160713T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
557 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 556 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALAFIA
  RIVER STATE PARK... MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FISH HAWK...FORT LONESOME...LITHIA SPRINGS STATE PARK...BOYETTE...
  BRADLEY JUNCTION...ALAFIA RIVER STATE PARK...WIMAUMA...BLOOMINGDALE
  AND VALRICO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 2780 8194 2765 8207 2768 8231 2796 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 120DEG 10KT 2778 8215 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TF

1 follow-up statement

274 
WWUS52 KTBW 132216
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
616 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

FLC057-105-132225-
/O.CAN.KTBW.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160713T2230Z/
HILLSBOROUGH FL-POLK FL-
616 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH AND
SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 2780 8194 2765 8207 2768 8231 2796 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 120DEG 10KT 2781 8220 

$$

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 Jul 13, 2:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 2:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
255 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

.Short Term (Today through Thursday)...
It's a typical summertime FL weather pattern now with weak broad
upper ridging over the southern tier of the U.S. as a small and
relative weakness spins over the lower Mississippi River Valley and
N Central Gulf as the northern stream jet remains well to the north.

Western Atlantic high pressure axis remains stretched over N FL and
the deep south with weak SE flow regime temp and POP scenario in a
warm, moist and unstable environment

West coast bay/seabreeze convergence to produce scattered early
afternoon thunderstorms then east coast seabreeze and outflow
boundary collisions to occur with increased convective coverage
around I-75 from the Tampa Bay area into SW FL late in the
afternoons then push back into coastal areas in the evenings.

This set up will have an impact to late day boaters and beach goers
through the weekend. So people need to remain safe and be aware for
the possibility of deadly lighting and strong gusty winds for
localized rough conditions in the vicinity of stronger late day
storms.

Temperatures run near seasonal levels with highs in the low to mid
90s, except near 90 at the beaches. Lows will generally range from
near 80 degrees at the coast to the mid 70s inland.

.Long term (Thursday Night-Wednesday)...
Weak upper ridging will be in place across the area. Surface high
pressure will ridge across the area through the period from the
Atlantic with the ridge axis mainly remaining north of the area.
This will keep generally SE flow in place across the area with an
afternoon sea breeze developing each day. Scattered afternoon and
evening showers and thunderstorms each day will form along sea
breeze and outflow boundaries. Temperatures will remain in the
lower to mid 90s for highs and in the mid 70s to around 80 for
lows.

&&

.Aviation...
Afternoon through evening thunderstorms continue for brief MVFR/IFR
Cigs/VSBY along with strong gusty winds and lightning in/near the
strongest cells through about 02Z. VRF conditions returning all
sites after that through the overnight hours.

&&

.Marine...
Weak high pressure north of the area to keep a light pressure
gradient in the E Gulf waters through the week and into the weekend
with light winds and slight seas. Seas 2 ft or less and afternoon
seabreezes near the coast with increased thunderstorms near the
beaches and coast that may produce strong gusty winds that would
briefly increase and chop up seas and contain deadly lightning. So
mariners need to always pay attention the weather for their safety.

&&

.Fire Weather...
Afternoon sea breezes and warm/moist July humidity values continue
along with showers and storms through the week.

&&

.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
TPA  78  91  77  92 /  30  50  30  40
FMY  76  92  76  93 /  30  50  30  50
GIF  75  93  75  93 /  30  40  20  40
SRQ  77  91  76  92 /  30  40  30  30
BKV  74  93  74  92 /  20  50  30  40
SPG  79  92  79  91 /  30  40  30  30

&&

.TBW Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...25/Davis
MID TERM/LONG TERM/DECISION SUPPORT...24/Hubbard

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 5:01 AM EDT, 12 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
501 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

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-
873-876-140915-
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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
501 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS LATE MORNING
FOR NEAR COASTAL AREAS. THEREAFTER...STORMS WILL BECOME MORE
SCATTERED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STRONG
STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. STORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE INLAND AREAS BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. THEREAFTER...STORMS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED
ALONG THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. STORMS SHOULD
GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

WYNN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
343 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

FLZ165-265-132030-
INLAND LEE-COASTAL LEE-
343 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LEE COUNTY...

AT 342 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THREE
OAKS...OR NEAR BONITA SPRINGS. THE STORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS...BONITA SPRINGS...LEHIGH ACRES...
CYPRESS LAKE...PINE MANOR...LOVERS KEY STATE PARK...
MATLACHA ISLES-MATLACHA SHORES...BUCKINGHAM...MATLACHA...
THREE OAKS...EAST DUNBAR...SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AIRPORT...
SAN CARLOS PARK...PINE ISLAND CENTER...IONA...
LOCHMOOR WATERWAY ESTATES...VILLAS...MCGREGOR AND CHARLESTON PARK.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2633 8182 2632 8187 2665 8216 2671 8157
      2642 8156 2642 8166 2632 8166 2632 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 151DEG 4KT 2642 8178

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
415 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

FLZ052-057-132100-
HIGHLANDS-POLK-
415 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTIES...

AT 415 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
SEBRING...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEBRING...LAKE PLACID...SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT...SYLVAN SHORES...
LAKE ISTOKPOGA...AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE...BRIGHTON...
LAKE JOSEPHINE...CORNWELL...ARCHBOLD...LORIDA...RIVER RANCH...
INDIAN LAKE ESTATES AND PLACID LAKES.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2721 8116 2713 8117 2712 8127 2709 8127
      2708 8130 2744 8147 2783 8145 2784 8122
      2766 8113 2760 8114 2755 8121 2749 8121
      2744 8114 2739 8112 2736 8103 2734 8105
      2730 8103 2729 8100 2723 8097 2722 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 067DEG 6KT 2758 8127

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
426 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

FLZ052-132115-
POLK-
426 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL POLK COUNTY...

AT 425 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER INTERCESSION
CITY...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINTER HAVEN...HAINES CITY...LAKE WALES...POINCIANA...LAKE ALFRED...
CROOKED LAKE PARK...DUNDEE...DAVENPORT...LAKE HAMILTON...
HILLCREST HEIGHTS...HIGHLAND PARK...LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...
WAVERLY...BABSON PARK...LOUGHMAN AND CYPRESS GARDENS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2782 8159 2836 8183 2835 8166 2826 8166
      2826 8156 2820 8152 2814 8152 2814 8146
      2809 8145 2808 8135 2801 8138 2806 8145
      2804 8146 2800 8142 2800 8139 2794 8135
      2792 8131 2786 8131 2785 8124 2784 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 067DEG 6KT 2826 8153

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:03 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
503 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

FLZ052-056-057-061-132130-
HIGHLANDS-POLK-DESOTO-HARDEE-
503 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN DESOTO...
HARDEE...NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS AND WESTERN POLK COUNTIES...

AT 503 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF ARCADIA TO 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAKE WALES. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINTER HAVEN...HAINES CITY...BARTOW...LAKE WALES...AUBURNDALE...
SEBRING...AVON PARK...WAUCHULA...JAN PHYL VILLAGE...ONA...
FUSSELS CORNER...POINCIANA...SWEETWATER...FORT MEADE...LAKE ALFRED...
CROOKED LAKE PARK...DUNDEE...FROSTPROOF...
BOWLING GREEN AND DAVENPORT.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2741 8138 2721 8156 2727 8204 2771 8198
      2823 8179 2815 8152 2814 8152 2813 8146
      2809 8146 2808 8144 2804 8143 2806 8144
      2806 8145 2804 8146 2802 8143 2776 8137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 129DEG 34KT 2725 8167 2783 8154

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:07 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
507 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

FLZ061-162-262-132130-
INLAND CHARLOTTE-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-DESOTO-
507 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DESOTO AND CENTRAL
CHARLOTTE COUNTIES...

AT 506 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR BABCOCK WEBB WMA...OR
10 MILES EAST OF PUNTA GORDA...NEARLY STATIONARY. OTHER
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NORTHWARD INTO DESOTO COUNTY.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PUNTA GORDA...ARCADIA...CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT...
SOUTHEAST ARCADIA...BABCOCK RANCH...BABCOCK WEBB WMA...
BURNT STORE MARINA...SOLANA...LAKE SUZY...CLEVELAND...NOCATEE...
FORT OGDEN...CHARLOTTE PARK...TROPICAL GULF ACRES...PIRATE HARBOR...
HARBOUR HEIGHTS AND CHARLOTTE HARBOR.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 2677 8206 2727 8204 2721 8156 2719 8156
      2677 8179
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 190DEG 7KT 2695 8188

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:42 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
542 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

FLZ052-056-061-155-160-162-165-249-251-255-260-262-265-132230-
INLAND MANATEE FL-INLAND SARASOTA FL-COASTAL SARASOTA FL-
INLAND CHARLOTTE FL-INLAND LEE FL-INLAND PASCO FL-POLK FL-
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH FL-COASTAL CHARLOTTE FL-COASTAL MANATEE FL-
DESOTO FL-HARDEE FL-COASTAL LEE FL-
542 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH...DESOTO...
CHARLOTTE...SARASOTA...NORTHWESTERN LEE...HARDEE...SOUTHEASTERN
PASCO...POLK AND MANATEE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 542 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF WINTER HAVEN TO 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PUNTA GORDA. MOVEMENT WAS WEST AT 10 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAPE CORAL...LAKELAND...FORT MYERS...NORTH PORT...SARASOTA...
PLANT CITY...WINTER HAVEN...HAINES CITY...BARTOW...PUNTA GORDA...
LAKE WALES...AUBURNDALE...ZEPHYRHILLS...ARCADIA...WAUCHULA...
PORT CHARLOTTE...BRANDON...FISH HAWK...
BABCOCK RANCH AND ZEPHYRHILLS SOUTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 2678 8234 2713 8256 2834 8219 2799 8141
      2764 8153 2765 8156 2753 8156 2664 8186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 078DEG 11KT 2791 8171 2683 8214

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 12, 8:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pasco, Sumter	41 min
Jul 12, 8:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Pinellas	35 min
Jul 12, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		44 min
Jul 12, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas	47 min
Jul 12, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pinellas	43 min
Jul 12, 9:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Pinellas	23 min
Jul 12, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		62 min
Jul 13, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Okeechobee	46 min
Jul 13, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Lee	47 min
Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	45 min
Jul 13, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	49 min
Jul 13, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee, Polk	27 min
Jul 13, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto	23 min
Jul 13, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota	48 min
Jul 13, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		46 min
Jul 13, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota	47 min
Jul 13, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		32 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.