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 4, 2:00 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 300 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2001 SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY FAIRLY WELL ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE CWA ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE INTO EVENING HOURS AND WILL MAINTAIN GOOD POPS. ON THURSDAY...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS A LITTLE MORE SOUTH IN RESPONSE TO DIGGING TROUGH AND COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST US. THIS WILL PUT THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE CWA IN A SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH LIGHT/VARIABLE ACROSS THE SOUTH. STILL PLENTY OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE BUT WILL FAVOR MORE INLAND LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH MODELS DO HINT AT SOME DRYING. HOWEVER...VERY LIGHT WIND FIELD WILL ALLOW GOOD SEA BREEZE COLLISIONS OVER THE INTERIOR. EXTENDED...HIGH BRIEFLY SHIFTS NORTHWARD ON SATURDAY BEFORE A STRONGER COLD FRONT IN THE EASTERN US TURNS WINDS BACK TO THE WEST THROUGH TUESDAY. MARINE...NO HIGHLIGHTS NEEDED WITH WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT... ALTHOUGH WIND DIRECTIONS WILL BE SHIFTING THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS: TPA BB 075/091 078/091 4424 FMY TB 075/092 076/092 4534 .TBW...NONE. SG/67
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:00 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A Lakeland utility company reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large branches and power lines throughout Lakeland, Florida.
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