Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 14, 2021, 1:06 AM EST for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report 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
- Feb 14, 2021, 1:06 AM EST (06:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2021, 1:30 AM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 1:11 AM EST | TORNADO | 1 Ne Redington Beach, FL | POSSIBLE TORNADO CAUSED ONE CONDO TO COLLAPSE AND AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF CONDOS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED ON BOCA CIEGA POINT BLVD N. |
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 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 587 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 915 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
659
WFUS52 KTBW 140606
TORTBW
FLC103-140630-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0001.210214T0606Z-210214T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
106 AM EST Sun Feb 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Pinellas County in west central Florida...
* Until 130 AM EST.
* At 105 AM EST, A tornado was reported over Bay Pines, or over
Seminole, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic storm will be near...
Harbor Bluffs around 110 AM EST.
Clearwater, Pinellas Park, Ridgecrest and West And East Lealman
around 115 AM EST.
Largo, South Highpoint, Feather Sound and Gandy around 120 AM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Redington Beach, Saint Pete Clearwater Airport, Indian Shores,
Walsingham Park, North Redington Beach, Redington Shores, Highpoint,
Madeira Beach, Belleair Bluffs and Kenneth City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2776 8281 2782 8288 2800 8276 2789 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 0605Z 219DEG 35KT 2782 8280
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
TBW1 follow-up statement
911
WWUS52 KTBW 140618
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
118 AM EST Sun Feb 14 2021
FLC103-140630-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210214T0630Z/
Pinellas FL-
118 AM EST Sun Feb 14 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EST FOR CENTRAL
PINELLAS COUNTY...
At 117 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Seminole, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Ridgecrest, South Highpoint,
Feather Sound and Gandy around 145 AM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Highpoint and Saint Pete Clearwater Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2782 8277 2784 8282 2800 8276 2789 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 0617Z 209DEG 6KT 2784 8278
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
TBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 12:49 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 41 min | |
| Feb 14, 12:17 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 58 min | |
| Feb 14, 1:12 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 93 min | |
| Feb 14, 1:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 50 min |
| Feb 14, 2:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus | 46 min |
| Feb 14, 2:40 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 65 min | |
| Feb 14, 3:59 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 61 min | |
| Feb 14, 4:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pinellas | 44 min |
| Feb 14, 5:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 44 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.