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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 31, 2017Manatee County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jul 31, 2017, 10:50 AM EDT for Manatee 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
Jul 31, 2017, 10:50 AM EDT (14:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2017, 11:15 AM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Manatee County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 32 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 2017-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 674 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 2017-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 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
674 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

970 
WFUS52 KTBW 311450
TORTBW
FLC081-311515-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0012.170731T1450Z-170731T1515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
1050 AM EDT MON JUL 31 2017

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Manatee County in west central Florida...

* Until 1115 AM EDT
    
* At 1049 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over West Bradenton, or near Palmetto, moving
  southeast at 5 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...
  Bradenton, Palmetto, West Bradenton, Ellenton, Memphis, South
  Bradenton, Palma Sola and Cortez.

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 2751 8270 2756 8263 2753 8253 2744 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1449Z 308DEG 6KT 2753 8264 

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

$$

TBW
1 follow-up statement
214 
WWUS52 KTBW 311510
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
1110 AM EDT MON JUL 31 2017

FLC081-311519-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170731T1515Z/
Manatee FL-
1110 AM EDT MON JUL 31 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MANATEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1115 AM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning no longer appears capable of 
producing a tornado.  Therefore the warning will be allowed to 
expire.  

LAT...LON 2751 8270 2756 8263 2753 8253 2744 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 308DEG 6KT 2751 8261 

$$

TBW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 8:44 PM EDTRip Current StatementTBWCharlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota12 hr
Jul 31, 5:08 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTBW5 hr
Jul 31, 5:37 AM EDTFlood WatchTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee and 3 more11 hr
Jul 31, 6:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW60 min
Jul 31, 6:32 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota2 hr
Jul 31, 7:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW64 min
Jul 31, 8:38 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningTBWCharlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota9 hr
Jul 31, 9:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWSarasota10 days
Jul 31, 9:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWDeSoto24 hr
Jul 31, 9:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough4 days
Jul 31, 9:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee3 days
Jul 31, 10:38 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota112 min
Jul 31, 11:22 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWManatee113 min
Jul 31, 11:40 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Manatee, Sarasota95 min
Jul 31, 12:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHillsborough91 min
Jul 31, 2:50 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTBW2 hr
Jul 31, 3:19 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough3 days
Jul 31, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHighlands52 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.