1 thunderstorm wind, 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 31, 2:20 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 320 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2001 CURRENTLY...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING AND DEVELOPING NORTHWARD ALONG SEA BREEZE/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. RIDGE AXIS CONTINUES TO SINK SLOWLY SOUTHWARD AND APPEARS TO BE LOCATED FROM AROUND SARASOTA TO ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE. FORECAST...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS SHOULD REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN PENINSULA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WEAKENING COLD FRONT DROPS INTO SOUTHEAST U.S. EXPECT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH SCATTERED CONVECTION DEVELOPING AROUND MIDDAY HOURS ALONG SEA BREEZE AND MOVING INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. MODELS INDICATING THAT HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD DOWN THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S. WITH A MORE EASTERLY FLOW RETURNING BY MID-WEEK. MARINE...NO BIG CHANGES ACROSS COASTAL WATERS AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AND SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD. FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. PRELIM NUMBERS TPA 076/091 076/091 3423 FMY 075/092 075/091 3423 .TBW...NONE. PRC
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Hillsborough emergency management reported that thunderstorm winds downed five telephone poles in Lithia.
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