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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

September 1, 2016Hernando County, Pasco County, Sumter County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2016, 2:13 PM EDT for Hernando County, Pasco County, Sumter County, Florida. It was in force for 32 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
Sep 1, 2016, 2:13 PM EDT (18:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Hernando County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Sumter County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 12:00Z on 2016-09-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1145 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 12:00Z on 2016-09-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1145 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
683 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
245 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

878 
WFUS52 KTBW 011813
TORTBW
FLC053-101-119-011845-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0030.160901T1813Z-160901T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
213 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  CENTRAL HERNANDO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  NORTH CENTRAL PASCO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT
    
* AT 213 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. LEO...OR NEAR DADE CITY...MOVING
  NORTH AT 35 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...
  HILL 'N DALE AROUND 230 PM EDT. 
  BROOKSVILLE AROUND 235 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BLANTON...CROOM...SAN ANTONIO AND RIDGE MANOR.

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 2831 8228 2832 8234 2863 8238 2864 8227
      2861 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 185DEG 30KT 2836 8231 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

AUSTIN
1 follow-up statement
809 
WWUS52 KTBW 011821
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
221 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

FLC053-101-119-011845-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160901T1845Z/
SUMTER FL-HERNANDO FL-PASCO FL-
221 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SUMTER...CENTRAL HERNANDO AND NORTH CENTRAL PASCO COUNTIES...
    
AT 220 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. LEO...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF DADE CITY...MOVING
NORTH AT 35 TO 40 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...
  HILL 'N DALE AROUND 235 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BLANTON...CROOM AND RIDGE MANOR.

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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 2838 8225 2839 8234 2863 8237 2864 8227
      2861 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 185DEG 30KT 2842 8230 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

AUSTIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 2:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee20 hr
Sep 1, 5:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW33 min
Sep 1, 5:42 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota8 hr
Sep 1, 9:54 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough24 hr
Sep 1, 11:44 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW91 min
Sep 1, 11:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWPinellas, Sarasota52 min
Sep 1, 12:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWManatee, Pinellas, Sarasota62 min
Sep 1, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough, Pasco52 min
Sep 1, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW55 min
Sep 1, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCitrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Pasco55 min
Sep 1, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLevy44 min
Sep 1, 3:18 PM EDTTornado WarningTBWHernando, Pasco17 min
Sep 1, 5:27 PM EDTTornado WarningTBWHernando, Pasco16 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.