1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 4, 1:24 PM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 224 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 --CURRENTLY--A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ACROSS LEVY COUNTY WITH OTHER ACTIVITY MOVING INTO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST CWFA. --SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-MON)--DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL GET SHUNTED NORTHWARD AS A SURFACE RIDGE/NOW ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL CWFA/ MOVES INTO NORTH FL FOR SAT AND SUN. THIS WILL PROVIDE A GENERALLY SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION ALONG WITH A MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS/ PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES RANGE 1.8 TO 2.2 INCHES/ COMPLIMENTS OF AN EASTERLY WAVE THAT MOVES ACROSS SOUTH AND MUCH OF CENTRAL FL DURING THE WEEKEND. BY MON THE WAVE IS OUT OVER THE GULF AND THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS IS DRIFTING BACK SOUTH. THE ETA CONTINUES TO BE THE FAVORED MODEL...IT HAS HANDLED THE RIDGE LOCATION AND WIND FIELDS BETTER...IT IS ALSO SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN THE GFS. WILL KEEP POPS SCATTERED IN THE 40 TO 50 % RANGE WITH THE HIGHER VALUES IN THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL CWFA ON SAT WITH ACTIVITY STARTING LATE MORNING OVER THE INTERIOR AND THEN PUSHING TOWARD THE COAST IN THE EVENING AND THEN OFFSHORE. TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN NEAR NORMAL. --EXTENDED (TUE-FRI)--DEEP LAYER RIDGING WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE REGION WITH SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY SCATTERED DURING THE AFTERNOONS...WITH TEMPERATURES ON THE WARM SIDE. --MARINE--AS RIDGE MOVES NORTH WINDS BECOME SOUTHEAST/ EXCEPT FOR AFTERNOON SEAS BREEZES NEAR THE COAST/ AND PICK UP SOME AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH BUT STAY BELOW HIGHLIGHTS. AS THE RIDGE DROPS BACK SOUTH WINDS VEER TO SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MARINE AREAS. PRELIM NUMBERS: BKV 071/092 071/091 2424 TPA 075/091 075/090 2424 GIF 074/092 074/092 2524 SRQ 075/092 075/092 2424 FMY 074/092 074/092 2524 .TBW...NONE. RKR
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-041400- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 600 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH SURFACE RIDGE OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. SEA BREEZE WILL SET UP THIS AFTERNOON WITH CELLS MOVING GENERALLY TOWARDS THE NORTH. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO NORTHERN FLORIDA FOR THE WEEKEND...THEN SHIFT BACK TO CENTRAL FLORIDA NEXT WEEK. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH DAY ALONG SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW EJ
FLZ060-062-042045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 355 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES... AT 355 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE COUNTY...MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR. THIS AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...ALONG THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT CLEVELAND...PUNTA GORDA...CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PORT CHARLOTTE THROUGH 445 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. MORALES
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
419 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0355 PM 5 S PUNTA GORDA CLT AP FL .75 INCH HAIL
07/04/03 CHARLOTTE CITIZEN DRIVING ALONG I-75
ESTIMATED 3/4 INCH HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH.
RFMFLZ052-056-057-042115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 425 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST HARDEE...AND SOUTHERN POLK COUNTIES...THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT AVON PARK AND FROSTPROOF...UNTIL 515 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. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DAVIS
FLZ050-042215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 522 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PINELLAS COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT PINELLAS PARK...HIGHPOINT...LARGO...CLEARWATER... AND THE BEACHES UNTIL 615 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:36 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds pushed over a gas station roof covering the pumps near 49th Street and 110th Avenue and fallen trees brought down power lines just to the west on 52nd Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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