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 Jul 23, 1:00 PM EST, 37 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 200 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003 CURRENTLY: STORMS A BIT STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT STILL NOT OVERLY UNUSUAL FOR JULY. THEY ARE MOVING INLAND A LITTLE SLOWER AGAIN TODAY...A SIGN THAT THE RIDGE IS TRYING TO RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF FARTHER NORTH. A FEW MORE STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE INLAND AND SOUTHWEST BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER. SHORT TERM (TNGT THRU FRI): IT STILL LOOKS LIKE SURFACE RIDGE WILL MIGRATE TO NORTH FLORIDA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD...WITH TOMORROW A TRANSITION DAY. THIS WILL MEAN LESS MORNING ACTIVITY ALONG THE COAST...WITH MORE ACTIVITY LATER IN THE DAY. SCATTERED POPS LOOK REASONABLE...ALTHOUGH I DID GO NUMEROUS OVER THE SOUTH TOMORROW WITH MAYBE A LITTLE INJECTION OF ADDITIONAL MOISTURE LATE IN THE DAY FROM DECAYED TROPICAL WAVE MOVING BY TO THE SOUTH. LONG TERM (SAT THRU WED): HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL ALLOW EASTERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL DELAY DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH ACTIVITY INCREASING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE COLLIDES WITH THE WEST COAST SEABREEZE OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES. THIS PATTERN WILL HOLD SUNDAY...BUT WEAKEN ON MONDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS EAST AND L/L FLOW BECOMES SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL CAUSE A TRANSITION BACK TO MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG THE COAST PUSHING INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS OVERALL FLOW WEAKENS AND BECOMES GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH MONDAY BEING A TRANSITION DAY. POPS WILL GENERALLY RUN CLOSE TO CLIMO THROUGH THE PERIOD. MARINE: THURSDAY LOOKS TO BE THE LAST DAY THE RIDGE WILL RESIDE OVER THE SOUTH THIS WEEK...ALLOWING FOR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND...WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY OFFSHORE...EXCEPT FOR THE AFTERNOON SEABREEZES. SPEEDS WILL BE 15 KNOTS OR LESS WITH SEAS LESS THAN 4 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FIRE WEATHER: NO CONCERNS. PRELIM NUMBERS: TPA 78/90/76/91 2525 FMY 76/91/76/93 2625 GIF 75/93/75/93 2525 SRQ 76/90/74/92 2425 BKV 72/91/72/92 2525 .TBW...NONE. ALSHEIMER/OGLESBY
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-231400- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL 600 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: TODAY WILL BEGIN THE TRANSITION FROM SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT. THIS MEANS ONE MORE DAY FOR A GOOD CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS. LOOKING INLAND...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. MOST STORMS WILL NOT PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...A FEW OF THE STORMS AWAY FROM THE COAST MAY PRODUCE NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND BRIEF DOWNBURST WINDS TO 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY: A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN FLORIDA FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING A MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ISOLATED AND RANDOM THIS AFTERNOON SO ORGANIZED ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUIRED. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS NEAR THE COAST SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WATERSPOUTS. SPOTTERS ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HAIL... LOCALIZED FLOODING...AND BRIEF DOWNBURST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. NOAH
FLZ043-048-049-051-052-231730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1239 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT JUST EAST OF INETERSTATE 75 FROM WIMAUMA NORTHWARD... A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT VALRICO...BRANDON...BLOOMINGDALE...SEFFNER...AND RIDGE MANOR UNTIL 130 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED IF OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
FLZ043-048-049-231815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 140 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST PASCO AND SOUTHERN SUMTER COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING OVER THE WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FOREST. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE GREEN SWAMP AND THE WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FOREST UNTIL 215 PM EDT. VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE... CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. OGLESBY
FLZ052-231915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 232 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN POLK COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH...WILL AFFECT GIBSONIA AND POLK CITY...UNTIL 315 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED IF OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and numerous branches. One tree fell onto a home on the 400 block of Honeybee Lane. At least one car port and one metal shed were destroyed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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