Florida, 2001

Damaging Wind in Florida, September 6 to 7, 2001

September 6 to 7, 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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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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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 Sep 6, 1:00 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 1:00 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
200 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2001

...CORRECTED 3RD PERIOD POP...

THIS WILL BE BRIEF AS THE AFD I JUST SPENT THE LAST HOUR TYPING GOT
LOST SOMEWHERE IN THE MEMORY OF AWIPS.

A WEAK TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE
WHICH WILL ENHANCE RAIN CHANCES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.  A DEEP
TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTH INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL STATES BY THE
WEEKEND.  THIS WILL HELP KEEP HEIGHTS AND SURFACE PRESSURES A LITTLE
LOWER.  I WILL RUN HIGHER THAN SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE BIG QUESTION IS WITH THE STEERING FLOW WHICH WILL
REMAIN VERY WEAK.  HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A PROBLEM AS WILL TIMING AS
THE RIDGE WILL MEANDER OVER THE STATE.

I HAVE A LITTLE TROUBLE BELIEVING THE MRF.  THERE ARE BIG
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MRF...UKMET AND ECMWF.  IN FACT THERE ARE
SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MRF AND AVN.  I WILL BROADBRUSH
THE FORECAST AND KEEP NEAR NORMAL POPS IN THE EXTENDED IN SPITE OF
THE FACT THAT THE MRF WANTS TO SPIN UP ERIN...AND ALLOWED IT TO
PULL DRY AIR SOUTHWARD OVER THE STATE.

NO MARINE OR FIRE WEATHER ISSUES.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS

TPA TT 076/089 076/089 075 7464
FMY TT 075/090 075/090 075 7464

.TBW...NONE.

SOBIEN

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:33 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When
September 6, 5:35 PM EST to September 7, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Hillsborough County, Citrus Park
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
28.083, -82.583

A Tampa Electric Power representative reported thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees, several branches and power lines from Citrus Park to Lutz.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5269748.