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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

February 16, 2016Charlotte County, Lee County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 16, 2016, 3:35 AM EST for Charlotte County, Lee County, Florida. It was in force for 25 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
Feb 16, 2016, 3:35 AM EST (08:35 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2016, 4:00 AM EST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Charlotte County, FL, Lee County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 16, 2:19 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 129 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-02-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 366 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 143 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
366 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

937 
WFUS52 KTBW 160835
TORTBW
FLC015-071-160900-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0013.160216T0835Z-160216T0900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
335 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
  NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 400 AM EST
    
* AT 335 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR OLGA...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF LEHIGH ACRES...MOVING
  EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CHARLESTON PARK AROUND 345 AM EST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE FORT
MYERS SHORES...ALVA AND NORTH FORT MYERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 2665 8173 2682 8180 2692 8156 2669 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 0835Z 250DEG 27KT 2676 8169 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
804 
WWUS52 KTBW 160855
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
355 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

FLC015-071-160905-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160216T0900Z/
CHARLOTTE FL-LEE FL-
355 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHEASTERN
LEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 AM EST...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RUSKIN.

LAT...LON 2665 8173 2682 8180 2692 8156 2669 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 0852Z 250DEG 27KT 2676 8169 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 2:16 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW89 min
Feb 16, 2:21 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas54 min
Feb 16, 2:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas26 min
Feb 16, 2:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWDeSoto, Hardee32 min
Feb 16, 3:18 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWSarasota42 min
Feb 16, 3:31 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHardee29 min
Feb 16, 3:44 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW91 min
Feb 16, 4:07 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHighlands53 min
Feb 16, 4:22 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte, Lee38 min
Feb 16, 5:11 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee34 min

Nearby

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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.