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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this red flag warning at Apr 20, 2026, 2:30 AM EDT for Levy County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 20, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 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 20, 2026, 2:30 AM EDT (06:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 20, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
County Levy County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2:30 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough and 7 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:56 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.