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 Jun 19, 12:26 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 126 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2001 CURRENTLY: GULF SEA BREEZE REMAINING PINNED NEAR THE COAST SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON...A SIGN THAT COASTAL COMMUNITIES SHOULD SEE THE BULK OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY. ALSO STARTING TO SEE A FEW SHOWERS FORMING ON THE GULF BREEZE TO THE NORTH OF TAMPA BAY. FORECAST: WITH A RELATIVE DIRTH OF 12Z MODEL DATA...WILL GENERALLY JUST CONTINUE THE CURRENT FORECAST THROUGH ANOTHER DAY. WHAT MODEL DATA WE DO HAVE CONTINUES TO SHOW A PREDOMINANT LOW LEVEL SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO FUEL AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. MARINE: OVERALL WINDS AND SEAS REMAINING QUIET BUT AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROVIDE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. EXTENDED: LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS OF SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS REVISIT OVER THE WEEKEND FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH IN RESPONSE TO UPPER TROF DIGGING INTO THE EAST. WE SHOULD GO BACK TO EASTERLY FLOW BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...HOWEVER...AS SURFACE RIDGE TO THE NORTH BRIDGES DOWN THE EAST COAST. STILL ENOUGH MOISTURE AROUND TO MAINTAIN SCATTERED CONVECTION THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD. PRELIM NUMBERS: TPA 92/72/92/72 5555 FMY 92/72/92/72 5555 .TBW...NONE. ALSHEIMER
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:55 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An off-duty NWS meteorologist estimated 60 mph winds along Interstate 75 and State Highway 574A (Martin Luther King Blvd). Also, the public reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees and several large branches north of State Road 60 in Brandon.
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