Alert archive / Florida / Freeze Warnings in 2021
Freeze Warning 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this freeze warning at Feb 2, 2021, 4:05 AM EST for Citrus County, Levy County, Sumter County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 3, 2021, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2021, 4:05 AM EST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2021, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2021, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties Citrus County, FL, Levy County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
177 WWUS72 KTBW 020905 NPWTBW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 405 AM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 FLZ239-242-031300- /O.UPG.KTBW.FZ.A.0002.210203T1000Z-210203T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.W.0003.210203T1000Z-210203T1300Z/ Inland Levy-Inland Citrus- Including the cities of Chiefland, Bronson, Williston, and Inverness 405 AM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Inland Levy and Inland Citrus Counties. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A freeze warning means widespread freezing temperatures are expected to occur. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Exposed outdoor water pipes may burst if not wrapped or covered. && $$ FLZ043-031300- /O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.W.0003.210203T1000Z-210203T1300Z/ Sumter- Including the cities of Wildwood, Lake Panasoffkee, Bushnell, and The Villages 405 AM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Sumter County. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A freeze warning means widespread freezing temperatures are expected to occur. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Exposed outdoor water pipes may burst if not wrapped or covered. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/tampa
2 follow-up statements
690 WWUS72 KTBW 021958 NPWTBW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 258 PM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 FLZ043-239-242-030400- /O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.A.0003.210204T1000Z-210204T1300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.FZ.W.0003.210203T1000Z-210203T1300Z/ Sumter-Inland Levy-Inland Citrus- Including the cities of Wildwood, Lake Panasoffkee, Bushnell, The Villages, Chiefland, Bronson, Williston, and Inverness 258 PM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...Sumter, Inland Levy and Inland Citrus Counties. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 5 AM to 8 AM EST Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A freeze warning means widespread freezing temperatures are expected to occur. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Exposed outdoor water pipes may burst if not wrapped or covered. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/tampa
592 WWUS72 KTBW 030827 NPWTBW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 327 AM EST Wed Feb 3 2021 FLZ043-239-242-041300- /O.UPG.KTBW.FZ.A.0003.210204T1000Z-210204T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.W.0004.210204T0900Z-210204T1300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.FZ.W.0003.210203T1000Z-210203T1300Z/ Sumter-Inland Levy-Inland Citrus- Including the cities of Wildwood, Lake Panasoffkee, Bushnell, The Villages, Chiefland, Bronson, Williston, and Inverness 327 AM EST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. For the second Freeze Warning, sub- freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Sumter, Inland Levy and Inland Citrus Counties. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 8 AM EST this morning. For the second Freeze Warning, from 4 AM to 8 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A freeze warning means widespread freezing temperatures are expected to occur. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Exposed outdoor water pipes may burst if not wrapped or covered. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-248-249-041300- /O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.W.0004.210204T0900Z-210204T1300Z/ Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Inland Hernando- Inland Pasco- Including the cities of Cedar Key, Yankeetown, Crystal River, Homosassa, Hernando Beach, Bayport, Brooksville, Spring Hill, Dade City, and Zephyrhills 327 AM EST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Coastal Levy, Coastal Citrus, Coastal Hernando, Inland Hernando and Inland Pasco Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 8 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A freeze warning means widespread freezing temperatures are expected to occur. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Exposed outdoor water pipes may burst if not wrapped or covered. && $$ FLZ052-056-057-061-041300- /O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.A.0004.210204T0900Z-210204T1300Z/ Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto- Including the cities of Lakeland, Winter Haven, Wauchula, Bowling Green, Zolfo Springs, Sebring, Avon Park, Placid Lakes, and Arcadia 327 AM EST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures possible. * WHERE...Polk, Hardee, Highlands and DeSoto Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A freeze watch means there is the potential for widespread freezing temperatures within the next 24 to 48 hours. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/tampa
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2:58 PM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | Citrus, Levy, Sumter | 12 hr |
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.