1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 21, 1:15 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 215 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2001 CURRENTLY...SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS HAVE MOVED INTO THE SW FA FROM MOISTURE THAT HAD PUSHED IN FROM THE SE GULF MENTIONED EARLIER. SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS ALSO FORMING ALONG WEST COAST SEA BREEZE NORTH OF TPA...AS WELL AS OVER SE HIGHLAND NEAR THE LAKE. --FCST DISC-- MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE DRYING TREND WED AND THURS...WITH THE ETA STILL THE DRIEST. THIS APPEARS REASONABLE GIVEN THE DRY SLOT SEEN OVER THE CENT GULF BEHIND THE UPPER TROF. THE UPPER TROF AXIS FINALLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT...ALLOWING THE UPPER RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE SE US...WHICH RELOCATES SFC RIDGE AXIS NORTH OF THE AREA AS WELL. THIS WILL ALLOW WEAK EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WITH AFTN SEA BREEZES. HIGHEST MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE S FA. THUS...WILL TAPER POPS FROM ISOLD N 2/3 TO CHC S 1/4 OF THE FA. WITH MORE SUN AND EASTERLY FLOW...MAXES SHOULD REMAIN VERY HOT IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. HOWEVER...HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOWER...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW MINS TO BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. --EXTENDED-- AVN PUSHES THE SFC RIDGE AXIS BACK TOWARD THE CENT FA FRI...AND THEN THE S FA SAT AND SUN AS ANOTHER BROAD UPPER TROF FORMS OVER THE E US. THE UPPER LOW THAT THE MODELS HAVE BEEN HINTING AT OFF THE FL EAST COAST BEGINNING IN THE SHORT TERM (LATE WED) STICKS AROUND THROUGH LATE FRI ACCORDING THE AVN BEFORE MOVING NE. A SFC LOW/WAVE SPAWNS ON THE SE SIDE OF THIS UPPER SYSTEM...AND MOVES NE...STAYING WELL EAST OF THE AREA OVER THE ATLC. WILL NEED TO CONTINUE MONITORING LATER RUNS TO SEE HOW THIS UPPER LOW EVOLVES. FOR NOW...NOT PLANNING ON MUCH IMPACT. --MARINE-- NO HIGHLIGHTS OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED. PRELIM S: TPA 077/092 076/092 2222 FMY 077/093 076/093 3333= .TBW...NONE. MORALES
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Bay News Nine Cable reported that a person was injured by a nearby lightning strike along the 9400 block of Rockhill Road near Thonotosassa.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5266225.