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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 15, 2022, 12:09 PM EST for Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 21 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
- Dec 15, 2022, 12:09 PM EST (17:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2022, 12:30 PM EST
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hillsborough County, FL, Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 8:01 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 397 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 402 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 Dec 15, 9:01 AM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 9:01 AM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
901 AM EST Thu Dec 15 2022
...New UPDATE, AVIATION, MARINE...
.UPDATE...
Issued at 858 AM EST Thu Dec 15 2022
Showers and storms are currently pushing through the eastern gulf
waters and nature coast. The latest radar is showing heavy
downpours, frequent lightning as well as gusty winds and water
spouts over the waters as the squall line pushes close to the
coastline. A Tornado Watch has been issued for the eastern gulf
waters and from Charlotte County northward through 4 pm this
afternoon. The latest HRRR guidance shows the main line of showers
and storms pushing through Tampa Bay from 11 am - 3 pm and then
pushing through SW Florida between 3 pm - 7 pm. Showers and storms
should taper off late this evening into the overnight hours with
partly cloudy skies and rain-free conditions expected on Friday.
&&
.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 858 AM EST Thu Dec 15 2022
A strong cold front is pushing closer to west central and southwest
Florida this morning. Clouds will start to increase across the
northern terminals after 12z, with some pre-line storms possible
starting 15-18z and the main line generally between 18-23z. Some
lingering showers possible behind it through around 00z with winds
veering from the south to the W/NW through the period as the front
pushes south through the area. VFR conditions return overnight and
continue through Friday morning.
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 858 AM EST Thu Dec 15 2022
A SCA remains in effect this morning through 1 pm for the northern
and central waters with winds from the south around 20 knots and
seas around 7 feet in place. SCEC remains for Tampa Bay and the
southern waters including Charlotte Harbor as winds there are in the
15 to 20 knot range with seas 4-5 feet this morning. Showers and
storms will move through the waters today ahead of a cold front.
Winds shift to the north behind the front and subside on Friday.
Winds will then continue from the N/NE through the rest of the
period with another round of showers and storms possible Saturday
into Sunday.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA 77 56 69 51 / 90 10 0 0
FMY 81 64 75 57 / 70 50 0 10
GIF 79 55 71 50 / 80 10 0 0
SRQ 80 58 72 52 / 90 20 0 10
BKV 78 48 69 40 / 90 10 0 0
SPG 77 59 68 55 / 90 10 0 10
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
Gulf waters...Small Craft Advisory until 1 PM EST this afternoon for Coastal
waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out
20 NM-Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to
60 NM-Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out
20 to 60 NM.
&&
UPDATE/AVIATION/MARINE...Wynn
DECISION SUPPORT...Noah
UPPER AIR...DelermeHazardous weather outlook, Dec 15, 5:36 AM EST, 6 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 536 AM EST Thu Dec 15 2022 FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-239- 242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870-873-876- 161045- Sumter-Pinellas-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Coastal Levy- Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco-Coastal Hillsborough- Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- Inland Levy-Inland Citrus-Inland Hernando-Inland Pasco- Inland Hillsborough-Inland Manatee-Inland Sarasota-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- 536 AM EST Thu Dec 15 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Florida, west central Florida and Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will move southeast through the Nature Coast this morning, the Tampa Bay area during the late morning and early afternoon, and southwest Florida this afternoon and evening. Some strong or severe thunderstorms are possible, with damaging winds gusts, isolated tornados and water spouts, small hail, isolated flooding, and frequent lightning possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 4:17 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 88 min | |
| Dec 15, 6:51 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 24 min | |
| Dec 15, 7:08 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 52 min | |
| Dec 15, 8:23 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 37 min | |
| Dec 15, 8:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 23 min |
| Dec 15, 9:17 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 28 min | |
| Dec 15, 9:30 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 30 min | |
| Dec 15, 9:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Pasco, Sumter | 55 min |
| Dec 15, 9:59 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 61 min | |
| Dec 15, 10:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 37 min |
| Dec 15, 10:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Sumter | 50 min |
| Dec 15, 10:56 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 22 min |
| Dec 15, 11:02 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 58 min | |
| Dec 15, 11:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 60 min |
| Dec 15, 11:57 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 min | |
| Dec 15, 12:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 61 min |
| Dec 15, 12:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee | 36 min |
| Dec 15, 1:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Manatee, Polk, Sarasota | 59 min |
| Dec 15, 2:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Sarasota | 60 min |
| Dec 15, 3:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands | 59 min |
| Dec 15, 4:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Highlands | 48 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.