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 Jul 14, 1:30 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 230 PM EDT SAT JUL 14 2001 CURRENTLY: LOCAL POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH 88D SHOWING 3 INCHES PLUS IN A FEW SPOTS. ECHOES ARE TRAINING ALONG NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED BOUNDARIES. MORE TO COME FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS BOUNDARIES CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. FORECAST: NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM THINKING OF PREVIOUS FORECAST CYCLE. DRIER AIR WORKING IN FROM THE NORTH BEHIND WEAK BOUNDARY WILL LOWER POPS SOMEWHAT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF TAMPA BAY. WITH LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOMING OFFSHORE...TIMING WILL BE MORE TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH MORE SUNSHINE THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS...BUT EVENINGS WILL BE COOLER THAN USUAL NORTH AND CENTRAL AS SKIES START CLEARING AND SOME RADIATIONAL COOLING SETS IN. COULD SEE SOME PATCHY FOG DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE USUAL LOW SPOTS... BUT I DONT EXPECT IT TO BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO MENTION IN THE ZONES AT THIS TIME. MARINE: WINDS TURNING MORE OFFSHORE...WHICH WILL REDUCE THE SEAS SOMEWHAT THROUGH MONDAY. NO HEADLINES. EXTENDED: SURFACE RIDGE SETS UP OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...INDICATING CLIMO TEMPS AND POPS. BEST CONVECTION CHANCES SHOULD BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRELIM NUMBERS: TPA 74/90/72/91 3323P FMY 74/91/73/91 5535 .TBW...NONE. ALSHEIMER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 14 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0915 AM MADEIRA BEACH FL WATERSPOUT
07/14/01 PINELLAS SEVERAL REPORTS OF
WATERSPOUTS FROM
MADEIRA BEACH TO TIERRA
VERDE FROM 915AM TO
940AM EDT. REPORTS
RECEIVED FROM EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, MEDIA, AND
SKYWARN SPOTTERS. EVENT
DURATION 25 MINUTES.
0939 AM TIERRA VERDE FL TORNADO
07/14/01 PINELLAS BRIEF F0 TORNADO CAUSED
BY MOVEMENT ONSHORE OF
WATERSPOUT AT TIERRA
VERDE. NO DAMAGE
REPORTS AT THIS TIME.
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER. TIME ESTIMATE
BY RADAR.The Tampa radar (KTBW), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to the roofs of several mobile homes, downed several large trees, numerous large branches and power lines from Thonotosassa to Valrico in northeast Hillsborough county.
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, July 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: 5259943.