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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2021, 2:08 AM EDT for DeSoto County, Manatee County, Sarasota County, Florida. It was in force for 22 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 7, 2021, 2:08 AM EDT (06:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2021, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties DeSoto County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Sarasota County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 10:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
431
WFUS52 KTBW 070608
TORTBW
FLC027-081-115-070630-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0006.210707T0608Z-210707T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
208 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Manatee County in west central Florida...
Northwestern DeSoto County in south central Florida...
East central Sarasota County in west central Florida...
* Until 230 AM EDT.
* At 208 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near North Port, moving north 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...
Myakka City around 230 AM EDT.
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 2707 8222 2737 8219 2729 8192 2703 8211
2703 8212
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 197DEG 35KT 2713 8214
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
TBW1 follow-up statement
884
WWUS52 KTBW 070624
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
224 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
FLC027-081-115-070633-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210707T0630Z/
Manatee FL-DeSoto FL-Sarasota FL-
224 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MANATEE...NORTHWESTERN DESOTO
AND EAST CENTRAL SARASOTA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and no longer
appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for south central,
southwestern and west central Florida.
LAT...LON 2707 8222 2737 8219 2729 8192 2703 8211
2703 8212
TIME...MOT...LOC 0623Z 197DEG 35KT 2725 8210
$$
TBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 10:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Sarasota | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 1:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 20 min |
| Jul 7, 1:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 13 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 6:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Lee | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 33 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | DeSoto | 5 days |
| Jul 7, 9:25 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Hardee | 29 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 60 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 58 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:25 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:25 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 12 hr | |
| Jul 7, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 57 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:10 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy | 9 hr |
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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.