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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

April 20, 20204 counties in Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2020, 11:15 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 20, 2020, 11:15 AM EDT (15:15 UTC)
Expired: Apr 20, 2020, 11:45 AM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hernando County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Pinellas County, FL

The radar

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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
Apr 20, 7:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 20, 7:46 AM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 7:46 AM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 5:22 AM EDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 20, 9:29 AM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
929 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020

FLZ043-139-142-239-242-201400-
Coastal Citrus FL-Inland Citrus FL-Sumter FL-Coastal Levy FL-
Inland Levy FL-
929 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CITRUS...NORTHWESTERN
SUMTER AND SOUTHEASTERN LEVY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM EDT...

At 928 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 22 miles west of Rainbow Lakes Estates to 17
miles northwest of Crystal River Airport. Movement was east at 40
mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Beverly Hills, Black Diamond, Hernando, Inglis, Arbor Lakes,
Citronelle, Crystal Manor, River Lakes Manor, Citrus Springs, Pine
Ridge, Lebanon, Stokes Ferry, Brent Wood and Citrus Hills.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for
northern, central and west central Florida.

LAT...LON 2913 8287 2919 8254 2904 8254 2905 8246
      2901 8242 2902 8240 2900 8236 2896 8231
      2896 8219 2886 8221 2894 8284 2906 8288
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 267DEG 48KT 2909 8281 2899 8283

TBW

Special weather statement, Apr 20, 9:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
937 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020

FLZ043-142-148-242-248-201415-
Coastal Citrus FL-Inland Hernando FL-Coastal Hernando FL-
Inland Citrus FL-Sumter FL-
937 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CITRUS...NORTHERN SUMTER AND
NORTHWESTERN HERNANDO COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 AM EDT...

At 936 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Homosassa to 20 miles
northwest of Weeki Wachee Gardens. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Brooksville, Inverness, Wildwood, Bushnell, Homosassa Springs,
Beverly Hills, Inverness Airport, Crystal River Airport, Black
Diamond, North Brooksville, Homosassa, Inverness Highlands South,
Inverness Highlands North, South Brooksville, North Weeki Wachee,
Sugarmill Woods, Lake Panasoffkee, Coleman, Royal Highlands and
Lecanto.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for
central and west central Florida.

LAT...LON 2894 8278 2885 8195 2881 8195 2853 8228
      2860 8276 2879 8282 2889 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 272DEG 43KT 2883 8271 2866 8293

TBW

Local storm report, Apr 20, 9:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 20, 10:50 AM EDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 20, 11:07 AM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 11:15 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 20, 7:33 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		117 min
Apr 20, 7:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Levy	42 min
Apr 20, 8:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Levy	45 min
Apr 20, 8:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Levy	32 min
Apr 20, 9:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Levy	18 min
Apr 20, 9:25 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		2 hr
Apr 20, 9:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Citrus	31 min
Apr 20, 9:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Citrus, Sumter	38 min
Apr 20, 9:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Citrus, Levy, Sumter	16 min
Apr 20, 10:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Citrus, Hernando, Sumter	36 min
Apr 20, 10:33 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Sumter	27 min
Apr 20, 10:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sumter	40 min
Apr 20, 11:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pasco	38 min
Apr 20, 11:27 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		2 hr
Apr 20, 11:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hillsborough, Pinellas	50 min
Apr 20, 11:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter	27 min
Apr 20, 12:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter	36 min
Apr 20, 12:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas	31 min
Apr 20, 12:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hillsborough	42 min
Apr 20, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Polk	34 min
Apr 20, 12:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Manatee	34 min
Apr 20, 1:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Polk	25 min
Apr 20, 1:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Polk	34 min
Apr 20, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Polk	35 min
Apr 20, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		2 hr
Apr 20, 1:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hardee, Manatee	33 min
Apr 20, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Polk	35 min
Apr 20, 2:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee, Manatee	45 min
Apr 20, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	48 min
Apr 20, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	31 min
Apr 20, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.