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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

April 25, 2023Sumter County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2023, 4:05 PM EDT for Sumter County, Florida. It was in force for 10 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
Apr 25, 2023, 4:05 PM EDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2023, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
10 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Sumter County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 2023-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 248 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 2023-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
248 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
809 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.3

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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 Apr 25, 2:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 2:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
226 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER...

.DISCUSSION...
Afternoon convection just starting, slightly delayed from
yesterday with the drier mid levels but continue to expect strong
to possibly severe storms possible especially over interior areas
through the afternoon as SPC has expanded the marginal risk area
for the cold air aloft and enhanced dynamics with large hail and
strong gusty winds as the main threats again.

Another vort max to move over the region again Wed with increasing
mean layer moisture and the cold pool aloft to combine with
diurnal heating and seabreeze boundaries for another afternoon of
strong to severe storms and SPC has increased the threat to a
slight risk for most of the area.

A complex southern stream storm system is expected to develop
and move through the Deep South to end the work week with Florida
in the warm sector of the system producing deep S-SW low level
flow and scattered to numerous mainly afternoon showers and
thunderstorms. A series of cold fronts are then expected to move
through the region with unsettled conditions continuing through
the weekend. Behind the last front drier high pressure is expected
to move into the area early next week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Afternoon TSRA beginning to form around the Tampa Bay area to push
inland within a few hours to impact LAL keep VCTS with possible
brief MVFR CIGs/IFR VSBYs ending by 22Z. VFR conditions expected
elsewhere thru the afternoon and overnight. Another round of TSRA
Wed afternoon as well.

&&

.MARINE...
Weak pressure gradient to keep light winds and seas 2 ft or less
through Thursday over the E Gulf waters and may have isolated
showers/thunderstorms as well. At the end of the week and into the
weekend a storm system is expected to develop and move through the
region with increasing S-SW winds along with showers and
thunderstorms Fri-Sun. The associated cold front will sweep over
the area with winds and seas shifting NW by Monday bringing drier
conditions.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
High humidities and rain chances through the week and into the
weekend to restrict fire weather concerns but gusty and erratic
winds likely near thunderstorms or lighting strikes in receptive
fuels to be main issues.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  69  87  70  89 /  10  30  10  30
FMY  69  89  70  91 /  20  40  10  30
GIF  66  85  66  88 /  30  60  20  40
SRQ  68  86  68  89 /  10  20  10  20
BKV  61  88  62  91 /  10  30  10  30
SPG  71  85  72  86 /  10  20  10  20

&&

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

&&

DISCUSSION/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...RDavis
DECISION SUPPORT...Anderson
UPPER AIR/CLIMATE...Anderson

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 25, 11:04 AM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 3:51 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
351 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

FLZ043-252015-
Sumter FL-
351 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Sumter
County through 415 PM EDT...

At 351 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lake Weir, or 7 miles northwest of The Villages, moving east at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Sumter
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2889 8195 2896 8210 2896 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 287DEG 20KT 2903 8203

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

TBW
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 4:00 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
400 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

FLZ043-252030-
Sumter FL-
400 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Sumter
County through 430 PM EDT...

At 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bushnell, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Wildwood, Bushnell, Center Hill, Coleman, Adamsville, and
Sumterville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2878 8195 2858 8195 2869 8213 2882 8206
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 299DEG 18KT 2871 8204

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

TBW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 11:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW23 min
Apr 24, 11:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW39 min
Apr 25, 2:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW62 min
Apr 25, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWSumter24 min
Apr 25, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWSumter30 min
Apr 25, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWSumter21 min
Apr 25, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWPolk33 min
Apr 25, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHighlands42 min
Apr 25, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWPolk39 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.