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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at May 12, 2026, 2:24 PM EDT for Hernando County, Pasco County, Florida. It was in force for 36 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2026, 2:24 PM EDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2:29 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 54 | 1 Wnw Hudson, FL | FSWN Pasco Hudson Beach Park reported a 54-mph wind gust. |
| May 12, 2:30 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 45 | 1 Ne Hudson, FL | Mesonet station 1613W FSWN Pasco Hudson. |
| May 12, 2:37 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Ssw Hudson, FL | Roof damage reported by Pasco Co Dispatch. Possible tornado. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 311 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1149 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KTBW 121824
TORTBW
FLC053-101-121900-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0002.260512T1824Z-260512T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
224 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Pasco County in west central Florida...
Southwestern Hernando County in west central Florida...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 224 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Hudson, moving east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Spring Hill, Hudson, and Timber Pines around 230 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Shady
Hills and Bayonet Point.
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 2834 8270 2838 8273 2851 8265 2846 8257
2836 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 252DEG 11KT 2838 8268
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
TBW2 follow-up statements
702
WWUS52 KTBW 121845
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
245 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
FLC053-101-121900-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260512T1900Z/
Pasco FL-Hernando FL-
245 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PASCO AND SOUTHWESTERN HERNANDO COUNTIES...
At 245 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Timber Pines, or near Hudson, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Spring Hill and Timber Pines around 250 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Shady
Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2837 8264 2839 8266 2849 8262 2846 8257
2839 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 252DEG 11KT 2840 8261
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
TBW535
WWUS52 KTBW 121855
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
255 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
FLC053-101-121905-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260512T1900Z/
Pasco FL-Hernando FL-
255 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PASCO AND SOUTHWESTERN
HERNANDO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 2837 8264 2839 8266 2849 8262 2846 8257
2839 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 252DEG 11KT 2841 8258
$$
TBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 10:04 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 56 min | |
| May 12, 10:22 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 38 min | |
| May 12, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 61 min | |
| May 12, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 46 min | |
| May 12, 12:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 84 min | |
| May 12, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 61 min | |
| May 12, 1:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 49 min |
| May 12, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 33 min | |
| May 12, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 88 min | |
| May 12, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 50 min |
| May 12, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 39 min |
| May 12, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 84 min | |
| May 12, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 38 min |
| May 12, 3:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Citrus, Sumter | 2 hr |
| May 12, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 25 min |
| May 12, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.