1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 23, 8:15 AM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
915 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2001
BASED ON THE 6Z AVN...HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AT LEAST
THROUGH TONIGHT AND THE THREAT SHOULD START MARCHING NORTHWARD.
MANY AREAS OVER THE LAST 30 HOURS OR SO FROM BRADENTON SOUTH
THROUGH THE FT MYERS AREAS HAVE REPORTED 7 TO AS HIGH AS NEAR 12
INCHES...RADAR ESTIMATE FROM NEAR PINE ISLAND IN LEE COUNTY. BASED
ON THE REPORTS WE HAVE GOTTEN IS RADAR ESTIMATES ARE ABOUT 80 PERCENT
OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING REPORTED. THE RAIN CONTINUES. WITH THIS
MORNINGS FORECAST UPDATE I WILL EXTEND THE FLOOD WATCH NORTHWARD TO
INCLUDE CITRUS SUMTER AND HERNANDO COUNTIES AS WELL AS ALL AREAS
CURRENTLY IN THE WATCH.
NOW MARINE WISE...WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO BLOW PRETTY HARD.
COMPS BUOYS AS WELL AS THE VENICE CMAN STATION ARE NEAR SUSTAINED
25 KNOTS. THE AVN HAS THE GRADIENT PICKING UP EVEN FURTHER. I
WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A HEAVY SURF ADVISORY AND I WILL BUMP UP THE
NUMBERS ON THE ON THE COASTAL FORECAST. JUST TOOK A CALL FROM
SARASOTA COUNTY...THEY ARE EXPERIENCING MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND
BEACH EROSION RIGHT NOW...SO I WILL GET THESE PRODUCTS OUT IN JUST
A FEW MINUTES.
.TBW...FLOOD WATCH FLZ042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065 THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ830-853-856-873-876 TODAY.
...HEAVY SURF ADVISORY GMZ830-853-856-873-876 TODAY.
SOBIENFLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-231530- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 537 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2001 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SOUTH OF TARPON SPRINGS TODAY... ANOTHER ROUND OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY AS A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO FUNNEL DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. A FEW SPOTS WILL SEE RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES...CAUSING LOCAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. THE BEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE FROM PASCO COUNTY SOUTHWARD...WHERE A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD BE WARY OF HIGH WINDS AND SEAS TODAY. WINDS MAY GUST OVER 30 KNOTS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SHOWERS...CAUSING LOCALLY CHAOTIC SEAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF TARPON SPRINGS...WHERE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds, estimated at 45 to 50 mph, removed a large portion of a roof from a beachfront motel in Anna Maria, on the western barrier island of Manatee county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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