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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

April 20, 2020Hillsborough County, Manatee County, Pinellas County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2020, 12:29 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Manatee County, Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 31 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, 12:29 PM EDT (16:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2020, 1:00 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Pinellas County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:33 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
Apr 20, 7:02 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 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, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 7:46 AM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 5:22 AM EDT, 7 hours 7 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 20, 11:07 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 20, 11:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 20, 11:22 AM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 20, 11:40 AM EDT, 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
1140 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020

FLZ050-151-251-201630-
Coastal Hillsborough FL-Pinellas FL-Inland Hillsborough FL-
1140 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PINELLAS AND NORTHWESTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT...

At 1140 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles west of Harbor Bluffs to 9 miles west
of Ridgecrest. Movement was east at 45 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Tampa, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Temple Terrace, Seminole,
Brandon, Lutz, Fish Hawk, St. Petersburg, Palm Harbor, South
Highpoint, Palm River-Clair Mel, Tampa International Airport, East
Lake-Orient Park, Egypt Lake-Leto, Greater Carrollwood, Riverview,
University and Ridgecrest.

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

LAT...LON 2809 8289 2811 8230 2783 8226 2782 8290
      2786 8291 2787 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 263DEG 38KT 2790 8296 2786 8296

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 12:20 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 7:33 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW117 min
Apr 20, 7:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLevy42 min
Apr 20, 8:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWLevy45 min
Apr 20, 8:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWLevy32 min
Apr 20, 9:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWLevy18 min
Apr 20, 9:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW2 hr
Apr 20, 9:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCitrus31 min
Apr 20, 9:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCitrus, Sumter38 min
Apr 20, 9:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCitrus, Levy, Sumter16 min
Apr 20, 10:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCitrus, Hernando, Sumter36 min
Apr 20, 10:33 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWSumter27 min
Apr 20, 10:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWSumter40 min
Apr 20, 11:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWPasco38 min
Apr 20, 11:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas30 min
Apr 20, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW2 hr
Apr 20, 11:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough, Pinellas50 min
Apr 20, 11:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter27 min
Apr 20, 12:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter36 min
Apr 20, 12:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough42 min
Apr 20, 12:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Polk34 min
Apr 20, 12:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Manatee34 min
Apr 20, 1:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Polk25 min
Apr 20, 1:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWPolk34 min
Apr 20, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Polk35 min
Apr 20, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW2 hr
Apr 20, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHardee, Manatee33 min
Apr 20, 1:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWPolk35 min
Apr 20, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHardee, Manatee45 min
Apr 20, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHighlands48 min
Apr 20, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHighlands31 min
Apr 20, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.