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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2016, 7:25 AM EDT for Hillsborough County, Pinellas 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
- Apr 7, 2016, 7:25 AM EDT (11:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2016, 7:44 AM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
222
WFUS52 KTBW 071125
TORTBW
FLC057-103-071200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0024.160407T1125Z-160407T1200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
725 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
EAST CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 800 AM EDT
* AT 724 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER GANDY...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TAMPA...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE AROUND 735 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SOUTH
TAMPA...WEEDON ISLAND STATE PRESERVE AND VENETIAN ISLES.
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 2784 8259 2786 8257 2788 8260 2786 8254
2793 8253 2789 8248 2786 8249 2784 8247
2782 8248 2784 8254 2781 8260 2784 8261
2789 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 1124Z 318DEG 27KT 2790 8259
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
382
WWUS52 KTBW 071128
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
728 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
FLC057-103-071200-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160407T1200Z/
HILLSBOROUGH FL-PINELLAS FL-
728 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HILLSBOROUGH AND EAST CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTIES...
AT 726 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR THE GANDY BRIDGE...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TAMPA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL CROSS
THE GANDY BRIDGE AROUND 730 AM EDT.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GANDY...MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE...WEEDON ISLAND STATE PRESERVE...
VENETIAN ISLES.
LAT...LON 2784 8259 2786 8257 2788 8260 2786 8254
2793 8253 2789 8248 2786 8249 2784 8247
2782 8248 2784 8254 2781 8260 2784 8261
2789 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 1126Z 318DEG 27KT 2789 8258
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$401
WWUS52 KTBW 071135
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
735 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
FLC103-071144-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160407T1200Z/
PINELLAS FL-
735 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 2788 8253 2788 8254 2789 8254 2789 8253
2791 8252 2789 8248 2787 8249 2786 8249
2784 8247 2782 8248 2784 8254 2786 8255
2786 8254 2787 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 1134Z 300DEG 24KT 2789 8252
$$
FLC057-071200-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160407T1200Z/
HILLSBOROUGH FL-
735 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
AT 734 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE...OR NEAR SOUTH
TAMPA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAMPA...MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE AND SOUTH TAMPA.
LAT...LON 2788 8253 2788 8254 2789 8254 2789 8253
2791 8252 2789 8248 2787 8249 2786 8249
2784 8247 2782 8248 2784 8254 2786 8255
2786 8254 2787 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 1134Z 300DEG 24KT 2789 8252
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$573
WWUS52 KTBW 071144
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
744 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
FLC057-071153-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160407T1200Z/
HILLSBOROUGH FL-
744 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 2788 8253 2788 8254 2789 8254 2789 8253
2791 8252 2789 8248 2787 8249 2786 8249
2784 8247 2782 8248 2784 8254 2786 8255
2786 8254 2787 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 1143Z 318DEG 27KT 2783 8246
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 4:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 47 min | |
| Apr 7, 4:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 5:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 min | |
| Apr 7, 5:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hernando | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 5:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 5:57 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 min | |
| Apr 7, 6:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 6:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 19 min |
| Apr 7, 6:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 64 min | |
| Apr 7, 7:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 10:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 37 min | |
| Apr 7, 10:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sarasota | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 10:49 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 26 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.