Florida, 2001

Damaging Wind in Florida, June 5, 2001

June 5, 2001 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 5, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
230 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2001

CONVECTION STARTED EARLY TODAY ON THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE...S FL
PENINSULA SE FLOW...WEST COAST SEABREEZE...AND IN SE GULF. WITH THE
COMBINATION OF MULTIPLE BOUNDARY CONVERGENCE AND THE CURRENT UNSTABLE
ENVIRONMENT BELIEVE LIKELY POPS WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE VERIFYING THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE AREA.

MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH CURRENT PATTERN OF UPPER RIDGE AXIS
OVER THE STATE INTO THE E GULF AND SFC RIDGE OVER N FL KEEPING THE
AREA IN DEEPENING UNSTABLE SE FLOW WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING
CONVECTION AS BOUNDARIES AND SEABREEZES COLLIDE FOR LIKELY POPS
WED/WED EVE.
THU...MODELS DIFFER SLIGHTLY AND HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE PREVIOUS
SOLUTION. THE UPPER TROF DEEPENS AND MOVES OUT OF THE PLAINS AND TO
THE SE ATLC COAST BUT UPPER LOW OVER THE W GULF KEEPS ENERGY N AND W
OF AREA. THE ASSOCIATED SFC FRONT LAGS OVER THE DEEP SOUTH AS
TROPICAL FEATURE STAYS OVER S MS RV VALLEY. OVER FL...SFC RIDGE AXIS
TO SLOWLY SLIDE S OVER CENTRAL PENINSULA WITH WESTERLY FLOW OVER N
CWA...WHILE SOUTHERN ZONES REMAIN SE. WILL TRIM POPS ACCORDINGLY AS
GUIDANCE TEMPS LOOK GOOD WILL BLEND.

EXTENDED...UPPER TROF STAYS OVER EASTERN US AS SFC FRONT STALES N
OF THE AREA AND SFC RIDGE AXIS MOVES TO THE S FL PEN. WEAK VORT
MAXES ROTATE AROUND BASE OF TROF OVER THE AREA WITH SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW IN PLACE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SCT POPS INTO THE WEEKEND THEN
ISOLATED FOR THE START OF THE NEXT WEEK. LONG RANGE NUMBERS APPEAR IN
LINE.

MARINE...RIDGE AXIS N TO KEEP WEAK SE FLOW INTO WED PM. FLOW TO
SHIFT SW THEN W IN RESPONSE TO RIDGE SLIDING S INTO THE WEEKEND.
WINDS AND SEAS TO SLIGHTLY INCREASE AS GRADIENT TIGHTENS WITH TROF N
OF AREA. MAY NEED TO WATCH OFFSHORE BUOY REPORTS FOR ANY POSSIBLE
SWELL FROM ACTIVITY IN THE NW GULF IN 24-36 HOURS...BUT AT THIS POINT
DONT THINK IT WILL INFLUENCE LOCAL CONDITIONS.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS:
TPA 074/091/074/090 5654
FMY 073/091/074/091 4645

.TBW...NONE.

RD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 4:26 PM EST, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
526 PM EDT TUE JUN 05 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0230 PM    CAPE CORAL                FL   WIND DAMAGE
06/05/01   LEE                            LOCATED AT THE 500
                                          BLOCK OF SE 8TH ST.
                                          DAMAGE TO 3 DUPLEX
                                          STRUCTURES. PORTION OF
                                          A ROOF PEELED OFF. ALL
                                          DAMAGE ON SOUTH SIDE OF
                                          BUILDINGS. STRAIGHT
                                          LINE WINDS. DAMAGE
                                          ESTIMATED AT
                                          $20,000-$30,000. EVENT
                                          DURATION 15 MINUTES.
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

0343 PM    PORT CHARLOTTE            FL   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   CHARLOTTE                      LOCATED AT CONWAY BLVD
                                          AND OLEAN AVE. REPORTED
                                          BY STORM SPOTTER.

0345 PM    PORT CHARLOTTE            FL   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   CHARLOTTE                      REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0348 PM    PORT CHARLOTTE            FL   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   CHARLOTTE                      REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0355 PM    PORT CHARLOTTE            FL   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   CHARLOTTE                      LOCATED AT MIDWAY AND
                                          STARLITE ST. REPORTED
                                          BY STORM SPOTTER.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When
June 5, 5:15 PM EST
Where
Pasco County, Dade City
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
28.367, -82.183

Pasco county emergency management reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large branches in Dade City in eastern Pasco county.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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Sources

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: 5254618.