Alert archive / Florida / Flood Watches in 2016
Flood Watch 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this flood watch at Jun 5, 2016, 4:17 PM EDT for 15 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 6, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 64 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2016, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 6, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Charlotte County, FL, Citrus County, FL, DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Hernando County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Lee County, FL, Levy County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sarasota County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 282 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 944 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
129 WGUS62 KTBW 052017 FFATBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 417 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT AS A TROPICAL SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN GULF WATERS. THIS DEEP MOISTURE COMBINED WITH INCREASING LARGE SCALE LIFT WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE REGION LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165- 239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-070400- /O.NEW.KTBW.FA.A.0002.160606T0800Z-160607T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILDWOOD...LAKE PANASOFFKEE... BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...ST. PETERSBURG...CLEARWATER...LARGO... LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...BOWLING GREEN... ZOLFO SPRINGS...SEBRING...AVON PARK...PLACID LAKES...ARCADIA... CEDAR KEY...YANKEETOWN...CRYSTAL RIVER...HOMOSASSA... HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT...PORT RICHEY...HUDSON...TAMPA... APOLLO BEACH...WESTCHASE...BRADENTON...ANNA MARIA ISLAND... VENICE...SARASOTA...ENGLEWOOD...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA... CAPE CORAL...CAPTIVA...SANIBEL...CHIEFLAND...BRONSON... WILLISTON...INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...DADE CITY... ZEPHYRHILLS...BRANDON...PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH... LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY...NORTH PORT...BABCOCK RANCH... FORT MYERS...LEHIGH ACRES 417 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...NORTHERN FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...HARDEE...POLK AND SUMTER. IN NORTHERN FLORIDA... COASTAL LEVY AND INLAND LEVY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA... DESOTO AND HIGHLANDS. IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL CHARLOTTE...COASTAL LEE...INLAND CHARLOTTE AND INLAND LEE. IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...COASTAL CITRUS...COASTAL HERNANDO... COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH...COASTAL MANATEE...COASTAL PASCO... COASTAL SARASOTA...INLAND CITRUS...INLAND HERNANDO...INLAND HILLSBOROUGH...INLAND MANATEE...INLAND PASCO...INLAND SARASOTA AND PINELLAS. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT * SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. SOME VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST FROM SARASOTA NORTH TO CEDAR KEY. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE FLOODING OF STREETS...URBAN AREAS AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
6 follow-up statements
713 WGUS62 KTBW 061941 FFATBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 341 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A TRAILING TROUGH AXIS FROM COLIN WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES HIGH ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165- 239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-080000- /O.EXT.KTBW.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160608T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILDWOOD...LAKE PANASOFFKEE... BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...ST. PETERSBURG...CLEARWATER...LARGO... LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...BOWLING GREEN... ZOLFO SPRINGS...SEBRING...AVON PARK...PLACID LAKES...ARCADIA... CEDAR KEY...YANKEETOWN...CRYSTAL RIVER...HOMOSASSA... HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT...PORT RICHEY...HUDSON...TAMPA... APOLLO BEACH...WESTCHASE...BRADENTON...ANNA MARIA ISLAND... VENICE...SARASOTA...ENGLEWOOD...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA... CAPE CORAL...CAPTIVA...SANIBEL...CHIEFLAND...BRONSON... WILLISTON...INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...DADE CITY... ZEPHYRHILLS...BRANDON...PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH... LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY...NORTH PORT...BABCOCK RANCH... FORT MYERS...LEHIGH ACRES 341 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...NORTHERN FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...HARDEE... POLK AND SUMTER. IN NORTHERN FLORIDA...COASTAL LEVY AND INLAND LEVY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...DESOTO AND HIGHLANDS. IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL CHARLOTTE...COASTAL LEE...INLAND CHARLOTTE AND INLAND LEE. IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...COASTAL CITRUS...COASTAL HERNANDO...COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH...COASTAL MANATEE...COASTAL PASCO...COASTAL SARASOTA...INLAND CITRUS... INLAND HERNANDO...INLAND HILLSBOROUGH...INLAND MANATEE... INLAND PASCO...INLAND SARASOTA AND PINELLAS. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. SOME VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND ACROSS THE REGION ALREADY QUITE SATURATED ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE FLOODING OF STREETS...URBAN AREAS AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS AND FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO ANY RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
547 WGUS62 KTBW 062019 CCA FFATBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 419 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A TRAILING TROUGH AXIS FROM COLIN WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES HIGH ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165- 239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-080000- /O.EXT.KTBW.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160608T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILDWOOD...LAKE PANASOFFKEE... BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...ST. PETERSBURG...CLEARWATER...LARGO... LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...BOWLING GREEN... ZOLFO SPRINGS...SEBRING...AVON PARK...PLACID LAKES...ARCADIA... CEDAR KEY...YANKEETOWN...CRYSTAL RIVER...HOMOSASSA... HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT...PORT RICHEY...HUDSON...TAMPA... APOLLO BEACH...WESTCHASE...BRADENTON...ANNA MARIA ISLAND... VENICE...SARASOTA...ENGLEWOOD...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA... CAPE CORAL...CAPTIVA...SANIBEL...CHIEFLAND...BRONSON... WILLISTON...INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...DADE CITY... ZEPHYRHILLS...BRANDON...PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH... LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY...NORTH PORT...BABCOCK RANCH... FORT MYERS...LEHIGH ACRES 419 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...NORTHERN FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...HARDEE... POLK AND SUMTER. IN NORTHERN FLORIDA...COASTAL LEVY AND INLAND LEVY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...DESOTO AND HIGHLANDS. IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL CHARLOTTE...COASTAL LEE...INLAND CHARLOTTE AND INLAND LEE. IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...COASTAL CITRUS...COASTAL HERNANDO...COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH...COASTAL MANATEE...COASTAL PASCO...COASTAL SARASOTA...INLAND CITRUS... INLAND HERNANDO...INLAND HILLSBOROUGH...INLAND MANATEE... INLAND PASCO...INLAND SARASOTA AND PINELLAS. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. SOME VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND ACROSS THE REGION ALREADY QUITE SATURATED ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE FLOODING OF STREETS...URBAN AREAS AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS AND FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO ANY RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
280 WGUS62 KTBW 070923 FFATBW FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 523 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .A TROUGH TRAILING SOUTHWEST FROM DEPARTING TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. DRY AIR WILL MOVE IN ACROSS LEVY COUNTY...SO THE WATCH IS CANCELLED THERE. FLZ139-239-071030- /O.CAN.KTBW.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160608T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ COASTAL LEVY-INLAND LEVY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...YANKEETOWN...CHIEFLAND... BRONSON...WILLISTON 523 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN FLORIDA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DRIER AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE COUNTY. $$ FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-242- 248-249-251-255-260-262-265-080000- /O.CON.KTBW.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160608T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL CITRUS- COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH- COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- INLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH- INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILDWOOD...LAKE PANASOFFKEE... BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...ST. PETERSBURG...CLEARWATER...LARGO... LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...BOWLING GREEN... ZOLFO SPRINGS...SEBRING...AVON PARK...PLACID LAKES...ARCADIA... CRYSTAL RIVER...HOMOSASSA...HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT... PORT RICHEY...HUDSON...TAMPA...APOLLO BEACH...WESTCHASE... BRADENTON...ANNA MARIA ISLAND...VENICE...SARASOTA...ENGLEWOOD... PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...CAPTIVA...SANIBEL... INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...DADE CITY...ZEPHYRHILLS... BRANDON...PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH... LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY...NORTH PORT...BABCOCK RANCH... FORT MYERS...LEHIGH ACRES 523 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA... SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...HARDEE...POLK AND SUMTER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...DESOTO AND HIGHLANDS. IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL CHARLOTTE...COASTAL LEE...INLAND CHARLOTTE AND INLAND LEE. IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...COASTAL CITRUS...COASTAL HERNANDO...COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH...COASTAL MANATEE...COASTAL PASCO...COASTAL SARASOTA...INLAND CITRUS... INLAND HERNANDO...INLAND HILLSBOROUGH...INLAND MANATEE... INLAND PASCO...INLAND SARASOTA AND PINELLAS. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. SOME VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND ACROSS THE REGION ALREADY QUITE SATURATED ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE FLOODING OF STREETS...URBAN AREAS AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS AND FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO ANY RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
298 WGUS62 KTBW 071846 FFATBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 246 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NATURE COAST COUNTIES WHERE LESS RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...SO THE WATCH FOR THESE LOCATIONS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FLZ043-142-148-149-242-248-249-072000- /O.CAN.KTBW.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160608T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SUMTER-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- INLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILDWOOD...LAKE PANASOFFKEE... BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...CRYSTAL RIVER...HOMOSASSA... HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT...PORT RICHEY...HUDSON...INVERNESS... BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...DADE CITY...ZEPHYRHILLS 246 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES LOWER ACROSS THE NATURE COAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...SO THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ FLZ050-052-056-057-061-151-155-160-162-165-251-255-260-262-265- 090000- /O.EXT.KTBW.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160609T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH- COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA- INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETERSBURG...CLEARWATER...LARGO... LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...BOWLING GREEN... ZOLFO SPRINGS...SEBRING...AVON PARK...PLACID LAKES...ARCADIA... TAMPA...APOLLO BEACH...WESTCHASE...BRADENTON... ANNA MARIA ISLAND...VENICE...SARASOTA...ENGLEWOOD... PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...CAPTIVA...SANIBEL... BRANDON...PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH... LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY...NORTH PORT...BABCOCK RANCH... FORT MYERS...LEHIGH ACRES 246 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA... SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...HARDEE AND POLK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...DESOTO AND HIGHLANDS. IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL CHARLOTTE...COASTAL LEE...INLAND CHARLOTTE AND INLAND LEE. IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH...COASTAL MANATEE...COASTAL SARASOTA...INLAND HILLSBOROUGH...INLAND MANATEE...INLAND SARASOTA AND PINELLAS. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. SOME VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND ACROSS THE REGION EXTREMELY SATURATED ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE FLOODING OF STREETS...URBAN AREAS AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS AND FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO ANY RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
690 WGUS62 KTBW 080801 FFATBW FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 401 AM EDT WED JUN 8 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY. FLZ050-052-056-057-061-151-155-160-162-165-251-255-260-262-265- 090000- /O.CON.KTBW.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160609T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH- COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA- INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETERSBURG...CLEARWATER...LARGO... LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...BOWLING GREEN... ZOLFO SPRINGS...SEBRING...AVON PARK...PLACID LAKES...ARCADIA... TAMPA...APOLLO BEACH...WESTCHASE...BRADENTON... ANNA MARIA ISLAND...VENICE...SARASOTA...ENGLEWOOD... PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...CAPTIVA...SANIBEL... BRANDON...PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH... LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY...NORTH PORT...BABCOCK RANCH... FORT MYERS...LEHIGH ACRES 401 AM EDT WED JUN 8 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA... SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...HARDEE AND POLK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...DESOTO AND HIGHLANDS. IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL CHARLOTTE...COASTAL LEE...INLAND CHARLOTTE AND INLAND LEE. IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH...COASTAL MANATEE...COASTAL SARASOTA...INLAND HILLSBOROUGH...INLAND MANATEE...INLAND SARASOTA AND PINELLAS. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THE HEAVIEST STORMS OCCUR. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE FLOODING OF STREETS...URBAN AREAS AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS AND FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO ANY RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
419 WGUS62 KTBW 090009 FFATBW FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 809 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH EXPIRED AT 800 PM THIS EVENING... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA OVERNIGHT WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. FLZ050-052-056-057-061-151-155-160-162-165-251-255-260-262-265- 090115- /O.EXP.KTBW.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160609T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH- COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA- INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETERSBURG...CLEARWATER...LARGO... LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...BOWLING GREEN... ZOLFO SPRINGS...SEBRING...AVON PARK...PLACID LAKES...ARCADIA... TAMPA...APOLLO BEACH...WESTCHASE...BRADENTON... ANNA MARIA ISLAND...VENICE...SARASOTA...ENGLEWOOD... PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...CAPTIVA...SANIBEL... BRANDON...PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH... LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY...NORTH PORT...BABCOCK RANCH... FORT MYERS...LEHIGH ACRES 809 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS EXPIRED. WHILE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OVERNIGHT THE AREAL COVERAGE HAS BEEN DECREASING AND DRIFTING SOUTH... LOWERING THE THREAT OF FLOODING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jun 5, 1:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 1:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
140 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
.AVIATION...
Brief MVFR/IFR cigs/vsbys from developing shra/tsra will
be possible at the terminal sites during the remainder
of the afternoon and evening hours, with widespread
MVFR/IFR conditions developing after 06Z as deep tropical
moisture associated with a northward moving tropical
system lifting north into the eastern Gulf of Mexico
overspreads the region.
&&
.Prev Discussion... /issued 1243 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016/
UPDATE...
Raob data shows an increase in moisture across the forecast
area. This moisture combined with daytime heating and the
sea breeze will support numerous shower and scattered
thunderstorms development over the region the remainder of
the afternoon with some locally heavy rains, gusty winds,
and frequent lightning strikes the main hazards. AS we move
into tonight and Monday newly developed tropical depression
3 is forecast to strengthen into tropical storm Colin as
this system moves northward into the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
As the system moves north deeper tropical moisture will
overspread the region along with increasing winds later
tonight into Monday with tropical storm conditions possible
with heavy rains and gusty winds expected from Pinellas
Hillsborough Counties north into the Nature Coast counties on
Monday, and tropical storm warning have been posted for these
locations. In addition to the rain increasing wind shear in
the atmosphere will bring an increased risk for severe
storms with isolated tornadoes and marine waterspouts
possible. All residents and visitors should stay tuned
to the latest forecast tonight and Monday. All grids as
well the zone forecast products have been updated to reflect
the warning headlines and expected trends.
MARINE...
Tropical Storm Warnings are now in effect from Englewood
north to the Suwannee River out 60 NM. Based on latest
gridded winds will hoist small craft headlines for Charlotte
Harbor as well as the near and offshore waters from Bonita
Beach north to Englewood starting at 8 PM EDT tonight as
winds and seas increase across the waters as the tropical
system to the south moves northward into the eastern Gulf
waters. Coastal will be updated shortly to reflect the added
small craft headlines.
&&
.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
TPA 76 83 78 88 / 70 100 100 60
FMY 76 85 78 88 / 50 90 90 60
GIF 75 82 76 89 / 50 100 90 60
SRQ 77 83 79 87 / 70 100 100 60
BKV 74 82 76 88 / 60 100 100 60
SPG 76 83 78 87 / 70 100 100 60
&&
.TBW Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
FL...Tropical Storm Warning for Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-
Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Levy-Coastal Manatee-
Coastal Pasco-Coastal Sarasota-Inland Citrus-Inland
Hernando-Inland Hillsborough-Inland Levy-Inland Pasco-
Pinellas-Sumter.
Gulf waters...Tropical Storm Warning for Coastal waters from Englewood
to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters from
Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-Tampa
Bay waters-Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL
out 20 to 60 NM-Waters from Tarpon Springs to
Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory from 8 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT
Tuesday for Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out
20 NM-Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20
to 60 NM.
&&
AVIATION...57/McMichaelHazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 5:35 AM EDT, 10 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 535 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016 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- 873-876-061000- 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 535 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS... AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...POTENTIAL TROPICAL IMPACTS... AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY WILL MOVE NORTH AND NORTHEAST INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR TROPICAL STORM. A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE APPROACHING THE FLORIDA WEST COAST OVERNIGHT. WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. THERE IS A RISK OF WATERSPOUTS IN SOME OF THESE RAINBANDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ...POTENTIAL TROPICAL SYSTEM IMPACTS... THE TROPICAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA LATE MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO KNOW THE EXACT STRENGTH AND EVENTUAL TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF OUR AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. RIVER AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. WATERSPOUTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE RAIN BANDS. HAZARDOUS SURF... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALL LIKELY IF THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS AS EXPECTED. MARINERS CAN EXPECT 20 TO 30 KNOT WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS RETURNING FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. JILLSON
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
215 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
FLZ050-052-056-057-061-148-149-151-248-249-251-255-262-265-051915-
INLAND MANATEE-INLAND LEE-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND
PASCO-PINELLAS-COASTAL HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-POLK-INLAND
HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND CHARLOTTE-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-DESOTO-COASTAL
PASCO-HARDEE-
215 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HILLSBOROUGH...
DESOTO...EASTERN CHARLOTTE...HARDEE...SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS...
WESTERN HERNANDO...PASCO...SOUTHWESTERN POLK...NORTHEASTERN MANATEE
AND PINELLAS COUNTIES...
AT 214 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HOLIDAY TO NEAR PARRISH TO 7 MILES
EAST OF MYAKKA CITY TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF OLGA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH
AT 25 MPH.
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAMPA...SPRING HILL...CLEARWATER...LAKELAND...PLANT CITY...TEMPLE TERRACE...
NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...ARCADIA...DADE CITY...WAUCHULA...HUDSON...
LUTZ...HOLIDAY...BRANDON...FISH HAWK...ST. LEO...WEEKI WACHEE...BABCOCK
RANCH AND TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2847 8273 2876 8273 2836 8219 2785 8189
2716 8140 2703 8145 2703 8156 2670 8159
2734 8204 2751 8236 2819 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 194DEG 20KT 2816 8279 2755 8236 2737 8204 2680
8163Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
306 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
FLZ052-151-249-251-051945-
INLAND PASCO FL-POLK FL-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH FL-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH FL-
306 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH...
SOUTHEASTERN PASCO AND NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
AT 306 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM RIVERVIEW TO NEAR FISH HAWK TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
MEDULLA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAMPA...LAKELAND...PLANT CITY...TEMPLE TERRACE...BARTOW...AUBURNDALE...
ZEPHYRHILLS...FISH HAWK...LUTZ...BRANDON...LAKELAND LINDER AIRPORT...
UNIVERSITY...LAND O LAKES...ZEPHYRHILLS SOUTH...PALM RIVER-CLAIR MEL...
ZEPHYRHILLS NORTH...FUSSELS CORNER...COMBEE SETTLEMENT...WESLEY CHAPEL
SOUTH AND RIVERVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2822 8256 2832 8211 2817 8173 2779 8196
2778 8218 2780 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 198DEG 28KT 2785 8232 2791 8217 2785 8203Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:17 PM EDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
317 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0124 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 W MACDILL AIR FORCE 27.86N 82.55W
06/05/2016 M39 MPH GMZ830 FL MESONET
OLD PORT TAMPA MESONET STATION 3 W MACDILL
AIR FORCE /OPTF1/.
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EOLocal storm report, Jun 5, 3:32 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
332 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM TSTM WND GST LAKELAND HIGHLANDS 27.96N 81.95W
06/05/2016 M43 MPH POLK FL MESONET
MESONET STATION LAKELAND HIGHLANDS /AR692/.
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EOLocal storm report, Jun 5, 3:37 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
337 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0327 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N WILLOW OAK 27.98N 82.02W
06/05/2016 M41 MPH POLK FL AWOS
AWOS STATION 4 N WILLOW OAK /LAL/.
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EOSpecial weather statement, Jun 5, 3:38 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
338 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
FLZ043-139-142-239-242-248-052030-
COASTAL CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-SUMTER-COASTAL LEVY-INLAND LEVY-INLAND
CITRUS-
338 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SUMTER...EASTERN
HERNANDO...SOUTHEASTERN LEVY AND CITRUS COUNTIES...
AT 337 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES WEST OF HOMOSASSA TO NEAR
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS TO NEAR HILL 'N DALE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 MPH.
WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INVERNESS...WILDWOOD...BUSHNELL...HOMOSASSA SPRINGS...THE VILLAGES...
BEVERLY HILLS...INVERNESS HIGHLANDS NORTH...CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT...
BLACK DIAMOND...HOMOSASSA...INVERNESS HIGHLANDS SOUTH...INVERNESS
AIRPORT...HERNANDO...SUGARMILL WOODS...LAKE PANASOFFKEE...RIDGE MANOR...
INGLIS...WEBSTER...COLEMAN AND GREEN ACRES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2923 8317 2930 8245 2927 8240 2922 8241
2921 8254 2904 8253 2905 8246 2896 8231
2896 8197 2848 8209 2848 8221 2872 8253
2868 8276 2877 8281 2892 8277 2909 8288
2911 8294 2904 8302 2906 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 190DEG 16KT 2870 8291 2877 8253 2848 8225The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 11:43 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Manatee, Pasco and 3 more | 42 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:46 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 51 hr | |
| Jun 5, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 51 min | |
| Jun 5, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and 1 more | 54 min |
| Jun 5, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 55 min | |
| Jun 5, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco | 60 min |
| Jun 5, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 56 min | |
| Jun 5, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Sumter | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 4:30 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 34 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 91 min | |
| Jun 5, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.