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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 12, 2021Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2021, 3:26 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 19 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2021, 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Pinellas County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 12, 3:28 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 411 W Macdill Air Force, FLAWOS STATION AT MACDILL AFB TAMPA REPORTED 41 MPH WIND GUST.
Jul 12, 3:31 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 432 S Feather Sound, FLMESONET STATION IN SEMINOLE REPORTED 43 MPH WIND GUST.
Jul 12, 3:31 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 43Tampa, FLTPA ASOS REPORTED 37 KNOT WIND GUST AT 1931Z
Jul 12, 3:32 PM EDTMARINE TSTM WIND 522 Wnw Feather Sound, FLPIE ASOS REPORTED A 45 KNOT WIND GUSTS AT 1932Z.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 35 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 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1557 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 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 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
1557 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
960 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

645 
WUUS52 KTBW 121926
SVRTBW
FLC057-103-122000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0021.210712T1926Z-210712T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
326 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Pinellas County in west central Florida...
  Northwestern Hillsborough County in west central Florida...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 326 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Gandy to near East Lake-Orient Park, moving
  northwest at 20 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Temple
  Terrace, Safety Harbor, West Park, Oldsmar and Busch Gardens.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2802 8279 2815 8239 2793 8228 2778 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 143DEG 18KT 2789 8259 2796 8235 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TBW
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KTBW 121940
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
340 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

FLC057-103-122000-
/O.CON.KTBW.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210712T2000Z/
Pinellas FL-Hillsborough FL-
340 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL PINELLAS AND NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...

At 339 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Clearwater to University, moving northwest at 35
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Pinellas Park, Temple Terrace,
Safety Harbor, West Park, Oldsmar, Busch Gardens and University Of
Tampa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2802 8279 2815 8239 2795 8234 2784 8267
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 136DEG 30KT 2798 8270 2805 8246 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TBW
263 
WWUS52 KTBW 121945
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
345 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

FLC057-103-121955-
/O.CAN.KTBW.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210712T2000Z/
Pinellas FL-Hillsborough FL-
345 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PINELLAS AND
NORTHWESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Lightning is an ever 
present threat with thunderstorms and will remain a danger until 
this storm has completely moved out of the area.

LAT...LON 2802 8279 2815 8239 2795 8234 2784 8267
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 143DEG 18KT 2799 8271 2806 8247 

$$

TBW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW63 min
Jul 12, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough45 min
Jul 12, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWSumter50 min
Jul 12, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough, Pinellas51 min
Jul 12, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW63 min
Jul 12, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWPinellas19 min
Jul 12, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHernando, Pasco17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.