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 Mar 4, 10:23 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1023 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2001
I SEE NO REASON TO MAKE ANY WHOLESALE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THIS
MORNING. THE WEATHER IS FALLING INTO PLACE JUST AS THE MID SHIFT
HAD INDICATED.
.TBW...SCA FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER INCLUDING TAMPA BAY
HEAVY SURF ADVISORY BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HERNAcNDO CITRUS SUMTER AND LEVY
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
SOBIENFLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-041600- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 630 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER AND HERNANDO COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM... ...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ELSEWHERE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DURING THE DAY...BRINGING MUCH COLDER WEATHER FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THE COMBINATION OF INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE...SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND INCREASED LOW AND MID LEVEL WIND FIELDS...WILL PROVIDE THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...ALTHOUGH SMALL HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE TIMES OF GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...FROM LEVY TO PASCO COUNTY...WILL BE FROM 6 AM TO 9 AM. FOR THE TAMPA BAY REGION...THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF TAMPA AND INTERIOR COUNTIES...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR STRONG STORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN PLACE. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING SEAS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST. MARINERS AND COASTAL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND NOT VENTURE FROM PORT. SKYWARN SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED AND ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORWARD THEIR SEVERE REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN. ALL RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GARRARD
FLZ039-042-043-048-041515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 915 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER AND HERNANDO COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELED... THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVER SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA... THEREFORE THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED . SKYWARN SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED AND ARE ASKED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORWARD THEIR SEVERE REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN. ALL RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVmELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
935 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2001
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0815 AM HUDSON FL WIND DAMAGE
03/04/01 PASCO THERE HAVE BEEN
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
WIND DAMAGE IN THE
HUDSON AREA OF PASCO
COUNTY. A NWS
REPRESENTATIVE WILL
INVERSTIGATE THE AREA
THIS MORNING TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THE
DAMAGE WAS A TORNADO OR
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.The Tampa radar (KTBW), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:26 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Utility company representatives reported that thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees, branches and power lines from Sarasota east to the Interstate 75 corridor in Sarasota county.
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: 5238294.