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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 7, 2021Hardee County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2021, 3:51 AM EDT for Hardee County, Florida. It was in force for 24 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, 3:51 AM EDT (07:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2021, 4:15 AM EDT
In force
24 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), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 6, 10:37 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 46 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

346 
WFUS52 KTBW 070751
TORTBW
FLC049-070815-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0007.210707T0751Z-210707T0815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
351 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a

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

* Until 415 AM EDT.
    
* At 350 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles southeast of Ona, or 11 miles north of Arcadia,
  moving north at 35 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...
  Ona around 405 AM EDT.
  Wauchula around 415 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Limestone, Gardner, Fort Green, Bowling Green and Zolfo Springs.

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 2734 8181 2735 8192 2764 8197 2764 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0750Z 189DEG 29KT 2738 8186 

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

$$

TBW
1 follow-up statement
358 
WWUS52 KTBW 070812
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
412 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

FLC049-070822-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210707T0815Z/
Hardee FL-
412 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HARDEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 415
AM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, 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
and central Florida.

LAT...LON 2734 8181 2735 8192 2764 8197 2764 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 189DEG 29KT 2755 8183 

$$

TBW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 10:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Sarasota3 hr
Jul 7, 1:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWManatee, Sarasota38 min
Jul 7, 1:10 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWHernando, Pasco, Sumter20 min
Jul 7, 1:35 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWManatee, Sarasota13 hr
Jul 7, 2:08 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWDeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota22 min
Jul 7, 6:16 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee9 hr
Jul 7, 6:24 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWLee9 hr
Jul 7, 8:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee33 hr
Jul 7, 9:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWDeSoto5 days
Jul 7, 9:25 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHardee29 hr
Jul 7, 9:26 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough60 hr
Jul 7, 9:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee58 hr
Jul 7, 11:25 AM EDTRip Current StatementTBWCharlotte, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota9 hr
Jul 7, 11:25 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota9 hr
Jul 7, 11:28 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTBW12 hr
Jul 7, 11:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee57 hr
Jul 7, 12:04 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningTBWCitrus, Hernando, Pasco3 hr
Jul 7, 2:10 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryTBWCitrus, Hernando, Levy9 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.