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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 10, 2021Charlotte County, DeSoto County, Sarasota County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2021, 6:50 PM EDT for Charlotte County, DeSoto County, Sarasota County, Florida. It was in force for 23 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
Jul 10, 2021, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2021, 7:13 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Charlotte County, FL, DeSoto County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 82 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 2021-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 368 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 2021-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
368 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1119 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

787 
WUUS52 KTBW 102250
SVRTBW
FLC015-027-115-102330-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0020.210710T2250Z-210710T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
650 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Charlotte County in southwestern Florida...
  Southwestern DeSoto County in south central Florida...
  East central Sarasota County in west central Florida...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Charlotte
  County Airport, or 8 miles northeast of Punta Gorda, and is nearly
  stationary.

  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...
  North Port, Punta Gorda, Lake Suzy, Solana, Charlotte County
  Airport, Harbour Heights, Charlotte Park, Cleveland, Fort Ogden and
  Charlotte Harbor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 2718 8194 2691 8186 2689 8207 2716 8212
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 064DEG 2KT 2699 8197 

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

TBW
1 follow-up statement
070 
WWUS52 KTBW 102313
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
713 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

FLC015-027-115-102323-
/O.CAN.KTBW.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210710T2330Z/
Charlotte FL-DeSoto FL-Sarasota FL-
713 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...
SOUTHWESTERN DESOTO AND EAST CENTRAL SARASOTA COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled. However heavy rain is 
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2718 8194 2691 8186 2689 8207 2716 8212
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 064DEG 2KT 2698 8198 

$$

TBW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 12:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee20 hr
Jul 10, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee51 min
Jul 10, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWPinellas39 min
Jul 10, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte, Lee44 min
Jul 10, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHardee40 min
Jul 10, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee63 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.