Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 18, 2022Charlotte County, DeSoto County, Sarasota County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2022, 4:52 PM EDT for Charlotte County, DeSoto County, Sarasota County, Florida. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 18, 2022, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2022, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Charlotte County, FL, DeSoto County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 18, 2:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1767 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -104 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1057 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 18, 2:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 4:44 AM EDT, 12 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
444 AM EDT Sat Jun 18 2022

FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-239-242-248-
249-251-255-260-190845-
Sumter-Pinellas-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Coastal Levy-
Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco-Coastal Hillsborough-
Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-Inland Levy-Inland Citrus-
Inland Hernando-Inland Pasco-Inland Hillsborough-Inland Manatee-
Inland Sarasota-
444 AM EDT Sat Jun 18 2022

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

FLZ162-165-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870-873-876-190845-
Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-Inland Charlotte-Inland Lee-
Tampa Bay waters-Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
444 AM EDT Sat Jun 18 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Florida and Gulf of
Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:10 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 4:12 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:16 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:19 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:30 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:49 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 8:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		50 min
Jun 18, 12:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sumter	46 min
Jun 18, 1:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sumter	52 min
Jun 18, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	52 min
Jun 18, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Manatee	32 min
Jun 18, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		34 min
Jun 18, 2:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Polk	31 min
Jun 18, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sumter	41 min
Jun 18, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	48 min
Jun 18, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Polk	32 min
Jun 18, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hardee, Highlands	26 min
Jun 18, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte	36 min
Jun 18, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee, Polk	50 min
Jun 18, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Charlotte, Sarasota	26 min
Jun 18, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sarasota	32 min
Jun 18, 3:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Sarasota	96 min
Jun 18, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Manatee, Sarasota	27 min
Jun 18, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee, Sarasota	48 min
Jun 18, 4:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Manatee, Sarasota	88 min
Jun 18, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Highlands	38 min
Jun 18, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		2 hr
Jun 18, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota	48 min
Jun 18, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Lee	32 min
Jun 18, 5:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Lee	83 min
Jun 18, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Lee	43 min
Jun 18, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Levy	33 min
Jun 18, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Levy	33 min
Jun 18, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Levy	36 min
Jun 18, 6:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Levy	91 min
Jun 18, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Levy	51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2022 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2022

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.