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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2016, 3:18 PM EDT for Hernando County, Pasco County, Florida. It was in force for 17 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, 3:18 PM EDT (19:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2016, 3:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Hernando County, FL, Pasco County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2:50 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
776
WFUS52 KTBW 011918
TORTBW
FLC053-101-011945-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0031.160901T1918Z-160901T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
318 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN HERNANDO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
NORTHWESTERN PASCO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 318 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER HUDSON...MOVING NORTH AT 45 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...
SPRING HILL...HUDSON...WEEKI WACHEE...TIMBER PINES...WEEKI WACHEE
GARDENS...JASMINE ESTATES...NORTH WEEKI WACHEE...BAYONET POINT AND
WEEKI WACHEE ACRES.
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 2851 8273 2851 8272 2858 8257 2829 8261
2828 8268 2845 8274
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 174DEG 40KT 2835 8266
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
495
WWUS52 KTBW 011928
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
328 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
FLC053-101-011945-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160901T1945Z/
HERNANDO FL-PASCO FL-
328 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HERNANDO AND NORTHWESTERN PASCO COUNTIES...
AT 328 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR TIMBER PINES...OR NEAR SPRING HILL...MOVING NORTH AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRING HILL...WEEKI WACHEE...TIMBER PINES...WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS...
NORTH WEEKI WACHEE AND WEEKI WACHEE ACRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2847 8273 2851 8273 2855 8258 2839 8261
2838 8267 2845 8274
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 186DEG 25KT 2842 8264
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$814
WWUS52 KTBW 011932
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
332 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
FLC101-011941-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160901T1945Z/
PASCO FL-
332 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PASCO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2847 8273 2851 8273 2855 8258 2843 8260
2843 8267 2842 8270 2841 8268 2841 8270
2845 8274
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 174DEG 40KT 2846 8264
$$
FLC053-011945-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160901T1945Z/
HERNANDO FL-
332 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HERNANDO COUNTY...
AT 331 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER TIMBER PINES...OR NEAR SPRING HILL...MOVING NORTH AT 45
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRING HILL...WEEKI WACHEE...TIMBER PINES...WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS...
NORTH WEEKI WACHEE AND WEEKI WACHEE ACRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2847 8273 2851 8273 2855 8258 2843 8260
2843 8267 2842 8270 2841 8268 2841 8270
2845 8274
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 174DEG 40KT 2846 8264
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$054
WWUS52 KTBW 011935
SVSTBW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
335 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
FLC053-011944-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160901T1945Z/
HERNANDO FL-
335 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HERNANDO 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RUSKIN.
LAT...LON 2847 8273 2851 8273 2855 8258 2843 8260
2843 8267 2842 8270 2841 8268 2841 8270
2845 8274
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 174DEG 40KT 2850 8264
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 20 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:27 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 33 min | |
| Sep 1, 5:42 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 8 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 24 hr |
| Sep 1, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 91 min | |
| Sep 1, 11:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pinellas, Sarasota | 52 min |
| Sep 1, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 62 min |
| Sep 1, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco | 52 min |
| Sep 1, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 55 min | |
| Sep 1, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Pasco | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 2:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 32 min |
| Sep 1, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 5:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 16 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.