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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

May 30, 2022Lee County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2022, 4:12 PM EDT for Lee County, Florida. It was in force for 33 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2022, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2022, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lee County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 30, 4:14 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 631 Se Southwest Internat, FLASOS STATION KRSW FORT MYERS.
May 30, 4:50 PM EDTHAIL 0.53 Ese Fort Myers, FLCORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT TIME FROM 3 ESE FORT MYERS. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF HALF-INCH HAIL AT EXIT 136 ON I-75. TIME BASED ON REPORT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2022-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 434 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 2022-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
434 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-166 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

234 
WUUS52 KTBW 302012
SVRTBW
FLC071-302045-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SV.W.0021.220530T2012Z-220530T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
412 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Lee County in southwestern Florida...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 412 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Southwest
  Florida Airport, or near Lehigh Acres, and is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Myers, Southwest Florida Airport, Lehigh Acres, Gateway,
  Buckingham, East Dunbar and Tice.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2647 8179 2667 8185 2668 8156 2661 8156
      2648 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 178DEG 4KT 2655 8170 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TBW
2 follow-up statements
473 
WWUS52 KTBW 302026
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
426 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

FLC071-302045-
/O.CON.KTBW.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220530T2045Z/
Lee FL-
426 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY...

At 424 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Southwest
Florida Airport, or near Lehigh Acres, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 409 PM EDT, Southwest Florida 
         International Airport (KRSW) ASOS reported a 55kt (63 MPH) 
         wind gust.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Myers, Southwest Florida Airport, Lehigh Acres, Gateway,
Buckingham, East Dunbar and Tice.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2647 8179 2667 8185 2668 8156 2661 8156
      2648 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 178DEG 4KT 2656 8170 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TBW
363 
WWUS52 KTBW 302034
SVSTBW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
434 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

FLC071-302045-
/O.CON.KTBW.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220530T2045Z/
Lee FL-
434 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY...

At 434 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Southwest
Florida Airport, or near Lehigh Acres, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Myers, Buckingham, Gateway, Tice and East Dunbar. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2656 8181 2667 8185 2668 8168 2659 8165
      2657 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 178DEG 4KT 2657 8170 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TBW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee28 min
May 30, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW96 min
May 30, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWLee34 min
May 30, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte31 min
May 30, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee49 min
May 30, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte37 min
May 30, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte28 min
May 30, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWDeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota37 min
May 30, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWDeSoto16 min
May 30, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWDeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota25 min
May 30, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHighlands49 min
May 30, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Manatee24 min
May 30, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWDeSoto48 min
May 30, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWDeSoto26 min
May 30, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHardee, Manatee29 min
May 30, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLevy43 min
May 30, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHardee45 min
May 30, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWLevy38 min
May 30, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota45 min
May 30, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHillsborough, Manatee37 min
May 30, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW93 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.