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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

April 19, 2021Hardee County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2021, 6:44 AM EDT for Hardee County, Florida. It was in force for 36 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: Apr 19, 2021, 6:44 AM EDT (10:44 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2021, 7:20 AM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Hardee County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 75 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1430 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 988 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 2.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

498 
WFUS52 KTBW 191044
TORTBW
FLC049-191130-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0003.210419T1044Z-210419T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
644 AM EDT Mon Apr 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Hardee County in central Florida...

* Until 730 AM EDT.
    
* At 644 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles south of Wauchula, moving east at 15 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 thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Hardee County, including the following locations...
  Sweetwater and Crewsville.

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 2737 8181 2744 8182 2753 8157 2735 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 259DEG 15KT 2742 8178 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

TBW

2 follow-up statements

832 
WWUS52 KTBW 191058
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
658 AM EDT Mon Apr 19 2021

FLC049-191130-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210419T1130Z/
Hardee FL-
658 AM EDT Mon Apr 19 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARDEE COUNTY...
    
At 657 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of Wauchula, moving east at 20 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.

Locations impacted include...
Sweetwater and Crewsville. 

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2740 8173 2745 8174 2753 8157 2738 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 260DEG 19KT 2742 8171 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

TBW

212 
WWUS52 KTBW 191120
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
720 AM EDT Mon Apr 19 2021

FLC049-191129-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210419T1130Z/
Hardee FL-
720 AM EDT Mon Apr 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2740 8173 2745 8174 2753 8157 2738 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1116Z 259DEG 15KT 2744 8160 

$$

TBW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 18, 9:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		37 min
Apr 18, 9:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas	34 min
Apr 18, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pinellas	35 min
Apr 18, 10:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	22 min
Apr 18, 11:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	44 min
Apr 19, 3:33 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		57 min
Apr 19, 4:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	46 min
Apr 19, 4:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Manatee	27 min
Apr 19, 4:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Polk	34 min
Apr 19, 4:57 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		63 min
Apr 19, 5:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	44 min
Apr 19, 5:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee	48 min
Apr 19, 5:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Polk	42 min
Apr 19, 5:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Polk	2 hr
Apr 19, 6:06 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		39 min
Apr 19, 6:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee	39 min
Apr 19, 7:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	41 min
Apr 19, 7:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Hardee, Highlands	2 hr
Apr 19, 8:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	60 min
Apr 19, 10:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte	39 min
Apr 19, 2:22 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	TBW	Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota	30 hr
Apr 19, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	30 min
Apr 19, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Highlands	27 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.