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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

September 10, 20174 counties in Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 10, 2017, 11:08 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 22 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 10, 2017, 11:08 AM EDT (15:08 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2017, 11:30 AM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sumter County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:11 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 9, 11:45 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2017-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 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 2017-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 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
103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

576 
WFUS52 KTBW 101508
TORTBW
FLC057-101-105-119-101530-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0016.170910T1508Z-170910T1530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Sumter County in central Florida...
  Southeastern Pasco County in west central Florida...
  Northwestern Polk County in central Florida...
  Northeastern Hillsborough County in west central Florida...

* Until 1130 AM EDT
    
* At 1107 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 11 miles north of Combee Settlement, or 13
  miles north of Lakeland, moving west 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...
  Zephyrhills, Zephyrhills South, Zephyrhills North and Zephyrhills 
  West around 1130 AM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Crystal Springs, Richland and Zephyrhills Municipal Airport.

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 2829 8184 2817 8184 2817 8220 2833 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1507Z 091DEG 30KT 2823 8194 

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

$$

TBW
1 follow-up statement
536 
WWUS52 KTBW 101523
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
1123 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

FLC057-101-105-119-101530-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170910T1530Z/
Sumter FL-Pasco FL-Polk FL-Hillsborough FL-
1123 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
SUMTER...SOUTHEASTERN PASCO...NORTHWESTERN POLK AND NORTHEASTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...
    
At 1122 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Zephyrhills North, or near Zephyrhills, moving west
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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Sumter...southeastern Pasco...northwestern Polk and
northeastern Hillsborough Counties, including the following
locations: Crystal Springs, Richland and Zephyrhills Municipal
Airport.

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 2829 8185 2817 8186 2817 8220 2833 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1522Z 091DEG 30KT 2823 8209 

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

$$

TBW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 10, 1:58 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWLee6 hr
Sep 10, 7:57 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWPolk13 min
Sep 10, 8:56 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHardee19 min
Sep 10, 10:45 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee35 hr
Sep 10, 10:45 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWPolk30 min
Sep 10, 4:05 PM EDTExtreme Wind WarningTBWLee115 min

Nearby

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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.