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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2023, 9:15 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 15 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
- Aug 30, 2023, 9:15 AM EDT (13:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2023, 9:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Sarasota County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:16 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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 1290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 11.6
The text
As transmitted.
224
WFUS52 KTBW 301315
TORTBW
FLC027-049-081-115-301345-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0021.230830T1315Z-230830T1345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
915 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Hardee County in central Florida...
Southeastern Manatee County in west central Florida...
Northwestern DeSoto County in south central Florida...
East central Sarasota County in west central Florida...
* Until 945 AM EDT.
* At 915 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles northeast of North Port, moving northeast at
40 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Arcadia around 920 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Limestone and Brownville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If your home is flooded, avoid flood waters. If
possible, take shelter in an interior room. 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 2709 8205 2715 8211 2741 8195 2728 8177
TIME...MOT...LOC 1315Z 219DEG 33KT 2715 8204
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
TBW1 follow-up statement
442
WWUS52 KTBW 301330
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
930 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023
FLC027-049-081-115-301339-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230830T1345Z/
Hardee FL-Manatee FL-DeSoto FL-Sarasota FL-
930 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARDEE...SOUTHEASTERN
MANATEE...NORTHWESTERN DESOTO AND EAST CENTRAL SARASOTA COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 2709 8205 2715 8211 2741 8195 2728 8177
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 219DEG 33KT 2725 8195
$$
TBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 37 min | |
| Aug 29, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 31 min | |
| Aug 30, 1:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee | 89 min |
| Aug 30, 1:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 20 min |
| Aug 30, 2:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Polk | 27 min |
| Aug 30, 4:23 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Sumter | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 6:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 7 min |
| Aug 30, 6:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 12 min |
| Aug 30, 6:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 25 min |
| Aug 30, 6:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 12 min |
| Aug 30, 8:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 11:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Sumter | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | DeSoto | 21 days |
| Aug 30, 3:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 54 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:31 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 14 hr | |
| Aug 30, 5:33 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:33 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 26 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:33 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 10 hr |
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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.