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JoshuaK
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Loc: Lakeland, FL
Re: Question about Storm Formation - July 3rd, 2008 incident
      Sun Jul 06 2008 08:56 AM

Found a SPS I remember looking up on my cell phone several minutes after I made the call to look and see if any Severe Thunderstorm Warnings had been issued;

000
WWUS82 KTBW 032149
SPSTBW

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
548 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008

FLZ052-032215-
POLK-
548 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008

...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN POLK COUNTY...

AT 548 PM EDT...A SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD IN NEAR
LAKELAND. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE STORM STATIONARY.

FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY BE NEAR...
LAKELAND.
CRYSTAL LAKE.

FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN BECOME BRIEF...SMALL...BUT DANGEROUS TORNADOES.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 2814 8191 2799 8182 2797 8199 2807 8202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 243DEG 1KT 2805 8195

$$

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As for the term mesocyclone, I am familiar with the term, but not what it stood for exactly. The whole experience was pretty awesome and scary at the same time.

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