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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
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.
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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.
- 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
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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</html>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
TBWSpecial 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
TBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 11:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 23 min | |
| Apr 24, 11:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 39 min | |
| Apr 25, 2:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 62 min | |
| Apr 25, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Sumter | 21 min |
| Apr 25, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Highlands | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 39 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.