Florida, 2003Flash Flood in Florida, June 19, 2003
June 19, 2003 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $300,000
- 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 Jun 19, 9:00 AM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 9:00 AM EST, 0 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1000 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2003
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS CITRUS...HERNANDO...
AND PASCO COUNTIES WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.
SATELITE AND RADAR SUGGEST PRECIPITATION WILL NOT END ANY TIME SOON.
EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO SAG SLOWLY SOUTHWARD...GETTING INTO
PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...AND POSSIBLY MANATEE COUNTY BY THIS
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WE WILL HAVE AFTERNOON HEATING TO CONTEND
WITH WHERE CLOUD COVER IS THINNER AND WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP. I AM ADJUSTING POPS ACCORDINGLY AND WILL BE ISSUING A ZONE
UPDATE TO REFLECT THE CHANGES.
MARINE: WINDS ACROSS MARINE ZONES ARE IN 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGE AND THAT
WILL BE REFLECTED IN NEXT PACKAGE.
.TBW...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CITRUS...HERNANDO...AND PASCO COUNTIES
THROUGH 2PM.
FLOOD WATCH FOR THE COUNTIES OF CHARLOTTE...CITRUS...
HERNANDO...HILLSBOROUGH...LEVY...MANATEE...PASCO...
PINELLAS...SARASOTA...LEE...THROUGH FRIDAY.
EJHazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 5:05 AM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-191500-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL
605 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY:
...A FLOOD WATCH FOR COASTAL COUNTIES TODAY AND TONIGHT...
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVERSE THE AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT...PROVIDING PERIODS OF RAIN WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES AND ALSO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS BY
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS OFFSHORE BEFORE SUNRISE THIS
MORNING WILL BE MOVING ACROSS COASTAL LOCATIONS THIS MORNING AMD
OVER INLAND COUNTIES BY AFTERNOON...AND INCREASING IN AREAL
COVERAGE.
THE GREATEST THREAT TODAY WILL BE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD
PRONE AREAS...WITH RAINFALL THAT COULD LOCALLY BE AS HIGH AS 4 TO
5 INCHES.
HOWEVER...THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSE A THREAT WITH STRONG
GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING LIGHTNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY:
...A FLOOD WATCH FOR COASTAL COUNTIES CONTINUES FRIDAY...
THE MOIST TROPICAL AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER THE AREA
WITH THE THREAT OF FLOODING EXISTING INTO FRIDAY. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY.
SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL SEE A RETURN TO SCATTERED MAINLY
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
09
Flash Flood, Citrus
- When
- June 19, 9:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Citrus County, Crystal River
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
State Road 490 in the western part of the county was closed due to flooding and motorists were stranded in the streets in Crystal River. A gully overflowed near Highway 19 South in Homosassa and the water flowed into a nearby restaurant "like a river". Numerous cars received moderate damage as the flood waters inundated an auto dealer lot. Rain fall totals for the day were 4.51 inches in Chassahowitzka and 3.36 inches 3 miles east of Floral City.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 19, 20031 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 19, 2003$550,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Florida, June 19, 2003$250,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, June 19, 2003$250,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Montana, June 19, 2003$250,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, June 19, 2003$150,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, June 19, 2003$60,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Montana, June 19, 2003$60,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wyoming, June 19, 2003$60,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Florida, June 19, 2003$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 19, 2003$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 19, 2003$25,000 · 1 event
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: 5365005.