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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2016, 11:56 AM EDT for Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Florida. It was in force for 16 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
- Apr 2, 2016, 11:56 AM EDT (15:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2016, 12:12 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Pasco County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 6:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 626 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted.
359
WFUS52 KTBW 021556
TORTBW
FLC057-101-021630-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0021.160402T1556Z-160402T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
1156 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
SOUTHEASTERN PASCO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT
* AT 1156 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAND O' LAKES...OR NEAR LUTZ...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
WESLEY CHAPEL SOUTH AROUND 1225 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WESLEY
CHAPEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO 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 2815 8240 2821 8245 2834 8236 2827 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 221DEG 11KT 2821 8239
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
TF2 follow-up statements
326
WWUS52 KTBW 021608
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
1208 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
FLC057-021616-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160402T1630Z/
HILLSBOROUGH FL-
1208 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED NORTH
OUT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2820 8235 2823 8240 2834 8236 2827 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1606Z 221DEG 11KT 2823 8237
$$
FLC101-021630-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160402T1630Z/
PASCO FL-
1208 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PASCO COUNTY...
AT 1206 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WESLEY CHAPEL SOUTH...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LUTZ... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO SIGNATURE ON RADAR
HAS DIMINISHED...BUT TORNADO DAMAGE IS STILL POSSIBLE.
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...
WESLEY CHAPEL SOUTH AROUND 1225 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO 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 2820 8235 2823 8240 2834 8236 2827 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1606Z 221DEG 11KT 2823 8237
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TF417
WWUS52 KTBW 021612
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
1212 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
FLC101-021622-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160402T1630Z/
PASCO FL-
1212 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PASCO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2820 8235 2823 8240 2834 8236 2827 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1610Z 221DEG 11KT 2824 8236
$$
TFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:13 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 40 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:49 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 116 min | |
| Apr 2, 8:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 22 min |
| Apr 2, 8:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 59 min | |
| Apr 2, 9:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 61 min | |
| Apr 2, 10:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hernando | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 10:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 62 min | |
| Apr 2, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 11:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 64 min | |
| Apr 2, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 12:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 12:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 52 min | |
| Apr 2, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Manatee | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 39 min | |
| Apr 2, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Manatee | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 47 min | |
| Apr 2, 4:17 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 19 hr |
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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.