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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 28, 2021, 1:19 PM EDT for Manatee County, Sarasota County, Florida. It was in force for 26 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
- Oct 28, 2021, 1:19 PM EDT (17:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2021, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Manatee County, FL, Sarasota County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 9:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 1406 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 10.9
The text
As transmitted.
010
WFUS52 KTBW 281719
TORTBW
FLC081-115-281745-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0009.211028T1719Z-211028T1745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
119 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Manatee County in west central Florida...
Southeastern Sarasota County in west central Florida...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 119 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near North Port, moving northeast at 25 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
southern Manatee and southeastern Sarasota Counties, including the
following locations... Warm Mineral 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 2704 8227 2717 8236 2727 8218 2715 8206
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 240DEG 24KT 2713 8224
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
TBW2 follow-up statements
719
WWUS52 KTBW 281726
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
126 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021
FLC081-115-281745-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-211028T1745Z/
Manatee FL-Sarasota FL-
126 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
MANATEE AND SOUTHEASTERN SARASOTA COUNTIES...
At 126 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located north of North Port, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
North Port and Warm Mineral Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2704 8227 2717 8236 2727 8218 2715 8206
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 240DEG 24KT 2715 8219
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
TBW644
WWUS52 KTBW 281742
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
142 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021
FLC081-115-281751-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-211028T1745Z/
Manatee FL-Sarasota FL-
142 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MANATEE AND SOUTHEASTERN SARASOTA
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for west central
Florida.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Ruskin.
LAT...LON 2704 8227 2717 8236 2727 8218 2715 8206
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 240DEG 24KT 2719 8211
$$
TBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:01 AM EDT | Gale Warning | TBW | 43 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:01 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 64 hr | |
| Oct 28, 7:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 33 min | |
| Oct 28, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 59 min | |
| Oct 28, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 42 min |
| Oct 28, 11:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 60 min | |
| Oct 28, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Levy | 61 min |
| Oct 28, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 58 min | |
| Oct 28, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 61 min |
| Oct 28, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk | 45 min |
| Oct 28, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 58 min |
| Oct 28, 1:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 13 min |
| Oct 28, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 57 min | |
| Oct 28, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 42 min |
| Oct 28, 1:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Manatee, Sarasota | 23 min |
| Oct 28, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota | 46 min |
| Oct 28, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 65 min | |
| Oct 28, 2:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee | 16 min |
| Oct 28, 2:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Manatee | 18 min |
| Oct 28, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Polk | 44 min |
| Oct 28, 2:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 21 min |
| Oct 28, 2:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto | 18 min |
| Oct 28, 3:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee | 19 min |
| Oct 28, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 57 min | |
| Oct 28, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands | 39 min |
| Oct 28, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 46 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.