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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

May 30, 2021Hillsborough County, Polk County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2021, 4:58 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Polk County, Florida. It was in force for 32 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
May 30, 2021, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Polk County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 28 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 2021-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1117 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 2021-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
1117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

195 
WUUS52 KTBW 302058
SVRTBW
FLC057-105-302130-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0016.210530T2058Z-210530T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
458 PM EDT Sun May 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Polk County in central Florida...
  Southeastern Hillsborough County in west central Florida...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 458 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fish Hawk,
  moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Alafia River State Park, Lithia Springs State Park, Fish Hawk,
  Bloomingdale, Boyette, Valrico and Brandon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2792 8226 2796 8212 2777 8197 2770 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 334DEG 11KT 2786 8217 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TBW
2 follow-up statements
212 
WWUS52 KTBW 302118
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
518 PM EDT Sun May 30 2021

FLC105-302127-
/O.CAN.KTBW.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210530T2130Z/
Polk FL-
518 PM EDT Sun May 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN POLK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2792 8226 2796 8212 2787 8205 2782 8205
      2773 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 046DEG 5KT 2787 8222 

$$

FLC057-302130-
/O.CON.KTBW.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210530T2130Z/
Hillsborough FL-
518 PM EDT Sun May 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...

At 517 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fish Hawk,
moving southwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Lithia Springs State Park, Fish Hawk, Bloomingdale, Boyette, Valrico
and Brandon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2792 8226 2796 8212 2787 8205 2782 8205
      2773 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 046DEG 5KT 2787 8222 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TBW
825 
WWUS52 KTBW 302126
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
526 PM EDT Sun May 30 2021

FLC057-302135-
/O.EXP.KTBW.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210530T2130Z/
Hillsborough FL-
526 PM EDT Sun May 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2792 8226 2796 8212 2787 8205 2782 8205
      2773 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 335DEG 11KT 2787 8223 

$$

TBW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHernando26 min
May 30, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWPasco30 min
May 30, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWPasco28 min
May 30, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Polk26 min
May 30, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWPolk25 min
May 30, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW36 min
May 30, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough16 min
May 30, 5:53 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.