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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2022, 6:44 PM EDT for Hernando County, Pasco County, Sumter County, Florida. It was in force for 31 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
- Mar 15, 2022, 6:44 PM EDT (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hernando County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
114
WFUS52 KTBW 152244
TORTBW
FLC053-101-119-152315-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0013.220315T2244Z-220315T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
644 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Sumter County in central Florida...
Northeastern Pasco County in west central Florida...
East central Hernando County in west central Florida...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dade City, moving northeast at 15 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
southeastern Sumter, northeastern Pasco and east central Hernando
Counties, including the following locations... Tarrytown and
Webster.
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 2862 8208 2853 8195 2841 8196 2835 8211
2839 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 220DEG 11KT 2840 8210
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
TBW2 follow-up statements
213
WWUS52 KTBW 152305
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
705 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022
FLC053-101-119-152315-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220315T2315Z/
Sumter FL-Pasco FL-Hernando FL-
705 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER...NORTHEASTERN PASCO AND EAST CENTRAL HERNANDO
COUNTIES...
At 704 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles northeast of Dade City, moving northeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Webster and Tarrytown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2862 8208 2853 8195 2841 8196 2835 8211
2839 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 220DEG 11KT 2845 8205
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
TBW226
WWUS52 KTBW 152315
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
715 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022
FLC053-101-119-152325-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220315T2315Z/
Sumter FL-Pasco FL-Hernando FL-
715 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER...NORTHEASTERN PASCO
AND EAST CENTRAL HERNANDO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However small
hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 2862 8208 2853 8195 2841 8196 2835 8211
2839 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 220DEG 11KT 2847 8203
$$
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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.