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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

September 28, 2022Charlotte County, Manatee County, Sarasota County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 28, 2022, 3:15 PM EDT for Charlotte County, Manatee County, Sarasota County, Florida. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2022, 3:15 PM EDT (19:15 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Charlotte County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 60 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 12:00Z on 2022-09-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-09-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 270 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
449 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 28, 1:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 1:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Issued by National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
155 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022

...New AVIATION...

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 151 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022

The eyewall of hurricane Ian is presently moving ashore across
southwest Florida. Winds will continue to increase and
visibilities will continue to deteriorate through the afternoon
and evening as Ian makes landfall. Wind gusts in excess of 110
knots can be expected within the eyewall. Ian will continue to
progress to the north northeast tonight into Thursday with
conditions beginning to improve Thursday morning.

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 809 AM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022

Hurricane Ian has continued to strengthen overnight and continues to
slowly move northward just off the coast of SW FL. The effects from
Ian will be felt over the next 24 hours at all terminals in west
central and southwest Florida. SHRA/TSRA will persist through the
period with areas of IFR/LIFR for low CIGs and VSBY. East winds
around 25 to 35 knots with gusts to 45 knots this morning will
gradually increase from south to north with sustained winds of 50 to
70 knots with gusts to 90 to 100 knots this evening as the storm
makes landfall.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA MMM MMM MMM MMM / MMM MMM MMM MMM
FMY MMM MMM MMM MMM / MMM MMM MMM MMM
GIF MMM MMM MMM MMM / MMM MMM MMM MMM
SRQ MMM MMM MMM MMM / MMM MMM MMM MMM
BKV MMM MMM MMM MMM / MMM MMM MMM MMM
SPG MMM MMM MMM MMM / MMM MMM MMM MMM

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.

&&

AVIATION...JONES (WFO LCH)

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 28, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
151 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     HURRICANE        3 NNE CAPTIVA           26.56N 82.18W
09/28/2022                   GMZ836             FL   PUBLIC

            126 MPH GUST.

&&
Local storm report, Sep 28, 1:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
152 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0121 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SSW CAPE CORAL        26.54N 82.00W
09/28/2022  M99 MPH          LEE                FL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION XTRP TARPON PT. 99MPH GUST.

&&
Local storm report, Sep 28, 1:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
153 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0117 PM     HURRICANE        SANIBEL                 26.44N 82.10W
09/28/2022                   LEE                FL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION TS755 DING DARLING NWR 98
            MPH GUST.

&&
Local storm report, Sep 28, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
202 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0153 PM     HURRICANE        2 SE SOLANA             26.92N 82.00W
09/28/2022                   CHARLOTTE          FL   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KPGD PUNTA GORDA 106 MPH GUST.

&&
Local storm report, Sep 28, 2:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
246 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0244 PM     HURRICANE        FORT MYERS BEACH        26.46N 81.96W
09/28/2022                   GMZ856             FL   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS FROM FORT MYERS
            BEACH SHOWING STORM SURGE LEVELS UP TO FIRST
            STORY ROOFS.

&&
Local storm report, Sep 28, 2:54 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
254 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0244 PM     STORM SURGE      4 SE PUNTA RASSA        26.46N 81.96W
09/28/2022                   GMZ856             FL   PUBLIC

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HURRICANE REPORT FROM 4 SE
            PUNTA RASSA. MULTIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
            FROM FORT MYERS BEACH SHOWING STORM SURGE
            LEVELS UP TO FIRST STORY ROOFS.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 9:35 PM EDTTornado WarningTBWCharlotte, Lee10 min
Sep 27, 9:49 PM EDTTornado WarningTBWCharlotte, Lee5 min
Sep 28, 9:51 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWCitrus21 days
Sep 28, 10:46 AM EDTExtreme Wind WarningTBWLee119 min
Sep 28, 11:38 AM EDTTornado WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Highlands37 min
Sep 28, 12:03 PM EDTExtreme Wind WarningTBWCharlotte, Sarasota117 min
Sep 28, 3:03 PM EDTExtreme Wind WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota3 hr
Sep 28, 5:27 PM EDTExtreme Wind WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Lee, Manatee and 1 more2 hr
Sep 28, 5:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Lee, Manatee and 1 more3 hr
Sep 28, 7:29 PM EDTExtreme Wind WarningTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Polk2 hr
Sep 28, 7:47 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee, Sarasota3 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.