1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 19, 1:30 PM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 230 PM EDT THU SEP 19 2002 THOUGH MOST EYES ARE ON ISIDORE...PREFER TO STICK TO WX CONCERNS CLOSER TO HOME UNTIL EVENTUAL TRACK BECOMES DETERMINED LATER THIS WEEKEND. FOR NOW...THE SHORT TO MID TERM EFFECTS WILL BE FELT IN THE WATERS...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SWELL AND TIDE. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. PREFER TO LEAN TOWARD THE ETA...AS DRY SLOT CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA SHOULD ERODE OVER INCREASING DEEP SE FLOW...IN RESPONSE TO GENERAL RIDGING ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THEREAFTER...MUCH WILL DEPEND ON ISIDORE. TAKING ISIDORE OUT OF THE PICTURE...THE AVN DEVELOPS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SPURIOUS TUTT-TYPE FEATURE JUST S OF THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA...WHICH SHIFTS SLOWLY N AND DEVELOPS SECONDARY LOW IN THE BAHAMAS ON DAYS 4/5. SHOULD THIS OCCUR...DRY AIR WOULD RETURN TO THE PENINSULA. WILL DISCOUNT THIS SOLUTION FOR NOW. SHORT TERM: MORE SUMMER SWELTER THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH GENERALLY AFTN/EVE TSTMS FAVORING THE COASTAL COS WHERE SEA BREEZE WILL BE PINNED. WITH GRADIENT INCREASING...MAINLY FROM SARASOTA CO S BY FRI NIGHT...PCPN AREAS MAY TEND TO DEVELOP INLAND AND STREAK OFF THE COAST AS WCSB DISAPPEARS. EXTENDED: NOTHING FANCY HERE. WITH DEEP SE FLOW PREVAILING AROUND PERIPHERY OF RIDGE...EXPECT A GENERAL AFTN/EVE TSTM PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. SOME DAYS WILL BE MORE ACTIVE THAN OTHERS AS DRY POCKETS ROTATE THROUGH THE ATLC RIDGE AS WELL. MARINE: NO MATTER WHERE ISIDORE GOES...THE ENTIRE GULF WILL BE DEALING WITH ITS SWELL AND TIDES. FINAL FCST WILL BE ADJUSTED PENDING UPCOMING ADVISORY...BUT FOR NOW PLAN TO TWEAK WINDS DOWN A HAIR BUT LEAVE SEAS ALONE. TIDES WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON FINAL TRACK...BUT EXPECT RISES OF AT LEAST A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. WILL NOT HIGHLIGHT IN CWF JUST YET. FIRE WX: SUMMER PATTERN EQUALS NO HIGHLIGHTS. PRELIM NUMBERS: BKV 072/092 072/092 1535 TPA 076/092 075/092 2535 GIF 075/092 074/092 2525 SRQ 075/092 075/092 2535 FMY 076/092 075/091 3535 .TBW...NONE. 88/GOLDSMITH
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Trained spotter reported a funnel cloud just east of Interstate 75 about 2 miles south of Highway 60.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, September 2002
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: 5309653.