1 hail, 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 Mar 29, 9:25 AM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
925 AM EST THU MAR 29 2001
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...
HAVE SENT AN UPDATE TO THE FORECASTS TO ADD HEADLINE FOR THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH TODAY. THE WATCH IS VALID UNTIL 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON FROM MANATEE AND POLK COUNTIES NORTHWARD TO LEVY.
A LINE OF STRONE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF HAS BEEN
STEADILY MOVING TOWARD THE FA. THE NORTHERN END OF THE LINE IS NOW
HITTING LEVY COUNTY...AND EXPECT IT TO REACH THE PINELLAS COAST
AROUND 10 AM. THE MORNING WIND PROFILE SHOWED STRONG LOW LEVEL
VEERING...WITH SE WINDS AT THE SFC...TO SW WINDS ABOVE. WIND SPEEDS
JUST ABOVE 1K FT WERE 40 TO 45 KTS. SPC EXPECTS THE MAIN THREATS
FROM STORMS TO BE STRAIT LINE WIND GUSTS...BUT 88D SIGNATURES HAVE
BEEN INDICATING THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLD TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS.
EXPECT A BUSY MORNING AND WILL MONITOR FORECAST FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
UPDATES THIS MORNING.
MARINE FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 1030 AM...BUT DO NOT ANTICIPATE
ANY BIG CHANGES. WINDS HAVE BEEN 25 TO 30 KTS WELL OFFSHORE...AND
MAY NEED TO BUMP UP A LITTLE FROM TARPON NORTH.
.TBW...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 2 PM FOR LEVY CITRUS HERNANDO
SUMTER PASCO PINELLAS HILLSBOROUGH POLK MANATEE
.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT
60NM INCLUDING 6TAMPA BAY.
MORALESFLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-291630- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 541 AM EST THU MAR 29 2001 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 60 NM INCLUDING TAMPA BAY... ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...ADEQUATE INSTABILITY...AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY LATER THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BY TONIGHT ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH THE APPROACH OF A MID LEVEL JET WILL HELP TO INCREASE THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACROSS THE REGION ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING... VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS IN THE LOWER AND MID LEVEL OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND MARINE WATERSPOUTS ESPECIALLY BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATER THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL TO BUILD SEAS OVER THE GULF AND MAKE BAY AND INLAND WATERWAYS VERY ROUGH. MARINERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOULD SEEK A SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT TODAY. ALL RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HERE IN RUSKIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND OR WARNINGS SHOULD THEY BECOME NECESSARY. ANOTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE LATER THIS MORNING. MCMICHAEL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Quarter sized hail was reported by Polk county emergency management near the intersection of Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 98, two miles north of Lakeland.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5238397.