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 31, 12:30 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1230 PM EST SAT MAR 31 2001
UPDATE: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE AREA. AMENDED ZONES TO REFLECT THIS. WILL LEAVE IT OUT
OF THE MARINE FORECAST AS BIGGEST THREAT IS INLAND FROM THE COAST.
.TBW...FLOOD WATCH TODAY FLZ050>052-055>057-060>061-062.
...FIRE WX WATCH SUNDAY FLZ039-042>043-052-056>057-061...AND
INTERIOR FLZ048>049.
ALSHEIMERThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Dime sized hail was reported by a park ranger at the Hillsborough River State Park along U.S. Highway 301.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, March 2001
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: 5238490.