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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

May 2, 2014Pasco County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at May 2, 2014, 3:03 PM EDT for Pasco County, Florida. It took effect at May 7, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 2, 2014, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
In effect from: May 7, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 4, 2014, 10:22 AM EDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Flood severity: Minor

County Pasco County, FL

The radar

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cypress Creek at SR 54 Worthington Gardens (WRGF1). The gauge peaked at 5.18 ft at May 5, 2014, 10:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 11 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02303420, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at May 2, 9:15 AM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 9:15 AM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
915 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014

.UPDATE...
REGIONAL RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT A BAND OF RAIN AND
OVERCAST CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE TAMPA BAY REGION AND STRETCHING
BACK OVER MUCH OF THE NATURE COAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SLOW
MOVING COLD FRONT OUT ACROSS THE NATURE COAST. THESE SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY...HOWEVER THE HIGH
RESOLUTION MODELS ARE RELUCTANT TO BRING THESE SHOWERS INTO
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. NEVERTHELESS...ALL
AREAS IN THE COUNTY WARNING AREA WILL HAVE AT LEAST A CHANCE OF
RAIN TODAY...WITH THE NATURE COAST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
EXPECTED TO SEE NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.

THE FORECAST GRIDS HAVE BEEN REFRESHED FOR THE FIRST
PERIOD...THOUGH THE FORECAST OVERALL LOOKS ON TRACK FOR A RAINY
COUPLE OF DAYS. RAIN CHANCES WILL CLEAR OUT SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.

&&

.AVIATION...
A BAND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE TAMPA
BAY AREA TAF SITES...AND WILL GRADUALLY PASS SOUTHEAST TOWARDS
OTHER TAF SITES THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. PERIODS OF IFR OR
BRIEF LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS THE HEAVIER BANDS PASS OVER
TERMINALS. RAIN WILL HANG AROUND INTO SATURDAY AT MOST TAF SITES
AS THE FRONT STALLS SOUTH

&&

.MARINE...
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST...EXITING FLORIDA ON
SUNDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH ROBUST WINDS IN ITS WAKE. HIGH PRESSURE
BECOMES ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH LIGHTER WINDS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  83  68  77  64 /  70  60  70  20
FMY  87  73  85  67 /  40  40  70  40
GIF  85  68  79  63 /  70  50  70  20
SRQ  82  72  78  65 /  60  50  70  20
BKV  83  67  77  56 /  70  60  60  20
SPG  83  71  77  68 /  70  50  70  20

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GULF WATERS...NONE.
&&

UPDATE/AVIATION...18/FLEMING
MARINE...11/MCKAUGHAN

Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 3:48 AM EDT, 11 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
348 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014

FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-
239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870-
873-876-022300-
SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL LEVY-
COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-
INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-
INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE-TAMPA BAY WATERS-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
348 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER A FEW STORMS THIS MAY CONTAIN
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND A STRONGER WIND GUST...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...
ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR...HOWEVER NO SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

MROCZKA

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 12:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 1:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
138 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014

FLZ155-160-255-021800-
INLAND MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL MANATEE-
138 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014

...WATERSPOUT APPROACHING THE SHORELINE IN NORTHWESTERN SARASOTA AND
WESTERN MANATEE COUNTIES...

AT 138 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT...NEAR LONGBOAT
KEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

A WATERSPOUT THAT MOVES ONTO LAND BECOMES A TORNADO. SHORELINE
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFETY
QUICKLY.

&&

LAT...LON 2758 8258 2743 8244 2734 8256 2740 8258
      2744 8265 2741 8264 2738 8260 2736 8260
      2734 8256 2732 8259 2739 8265 2743 8270
      2747 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 229DEG 23KT 2740 8265

RAG

Special weather statement, May 2, 2:10 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
210 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014

FLZ155-255-021845-
INLAND MANATEE-COASTAL MANATEE-
210 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014

...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL MANATEE COUNTY...

AT 210 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD...6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BRADENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 217 AND 224.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2765 8227 2764 8225 2745 8216 2738 8237
      2739 8256 2749 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 247DEG 18KT 2745 8248

RAG

Local storm report, May 2, 2:43 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
243 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0148 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 NW SARASOTA           27.40N 82.60W
05/02/2014                   GMZ853             FL   PUBLIC

            MEDIA RELAYED A PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF A FUNNEL
            CLOUD OVER SARASOTA BAY.

&&

RGARCIA

Special weather statement, May 2, 2:55 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
255 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014

FLZ155-251-255-021915-
INLAND MANATEE-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-
255 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014

...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MANATEE AND SOUTHERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...

AT 255 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD...8 MILES EAST OF
BRADENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 217 AND 220.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2769 8230 2756 8215 2742 8245 2749 8249
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 235DEG 19KT 2747 8245

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 9:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas	115 min
May 2, 10:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Hillsborough, Pasco	85 min
May 2, 11:00 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TBW	Hillsborough	2 hr
May 2, 11:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Hillsborough, Polk	91 min
May 2, 12:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	43 min
May 2, 12:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Hillsborough, Manatee	91 min
May 2, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		113 min
May 2, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Manatee	22 min
May 2, 1:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Manatee, Sarasota	14 min
May 2, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Manatee	35 min
May 2, 2:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Manatee, Sarasota	60 min
May 2, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Manatee	20 min
May 2, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		50 min
May 2, 3:34 PM EDT	Flood Watch	TBW	Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota	24 hr
May 2, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sarasota	23 min
May 2, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Manatee, Sarasota	30 min
May 2, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		115 min
May 2, 4:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TBW	Manatee, Sarasota	24 min
May 2, 4:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Sarasota	2 hr
May 2, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Highlands, Lee	41 min
May 2, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	60 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.