Flood in Florida, June 29, 2003

Name: Flood in Florida, June 29, 2003
Start: 2003-06-29T00:01
End: 2003-06-29T15:00
Location: Florida

June 29, 2003 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 28, 7:56 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 7:56 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
856 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003

DISCUSSION...IR AND WATER VAPOR STLT SHOWS LARGE AREA CONVECTION
FROM THE YUCATAN NORTH INTO THE EAST AND CENTRAL GULF. LATEST MSAS
DATA PLACES SURFACE RIDGE AXIS NORTH OF CWFA WITH FAIRLY DEEP
SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH LOW LEVEL FLOW. PUBLIC ZONES GENERALLY OK...BUT
WILL UPDATE TO REMOVE EVENING WORDING AND ALSO PRECIPITATION TIMING
FOR THE COASTAL ZONES.

MARINE...HAVE ALREADY ISSUED ONE MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT WITH
MORE POSSIBLE. WILL UPDATE WITH SCEC ALL GULF WATERS FOR 15KT WITH
GUSTS TO 20KT AND BEEF UP TSTM WORDING. WILL KEEP TAMPA BAY OUT
OF SCEC.
.TBW...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE
       OUT TO 60NM.

RKR

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 4:30 AM EST, 19 hours 31 minutes before

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-281400-

WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL
530 AM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY:

DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS NOW OVER THE AREA AND WILL COMBINE WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE REGION TO GENERATE
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE ALREADY MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND MOVE
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH...
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY:

A MOIST UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND COMBINE WITH
THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE TO GENERATE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY.

MONDAY THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY...THE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL REMAIN ESTABLISHED OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FOR MORE TYPICAL
MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW

RD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:50 PM EST, 3 hours 11 minutes before

FLZ042-048>050-290300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
950 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003

...TORRENTIAL RAINS MOVING TOWARD THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE FROM
PINELLAS THROUGH CITRUS COUNTIES...

A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE BETWEEN CLEARWATER BEACH
AND HOMOSASSA BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING.  THE STORMS...
MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WILL AFFECT SHORELINE
LOCATIONS HARDEST...PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 19.

THIS WILL INCLUDE LOCATIONS SUCH AS TARPON SPRINGS...NEW PORT
RICHEY...HUDSON...AND HERNANDO BEACH.

STORMS WILL MOVE ASHORE IN NORTHERN PINELLAS AND PASCO COUNTIES BY
1015 PM...HERNANDO AND CITRUS COUNTIES BY 1045 PM.

COASTAL RESIDENTS CAN ALSO EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
AS WELL AS BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH.  MOTORISTS NEAR THE COAST CAN
EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AS WELL AS PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THIS EVENING.

&&

REMEMBER...LIGHTNING KILLS  STAY AWAY FROM SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY...
OR UNPLUG THEM BEFORE THE STORMS HIT.

BSG

Local storm report, Jun 28, 9:16 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

MARINE LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN  FL
1016 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....MARINE SUBZONE....   GMZ  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ......MARINE ZONE......

1014 PM    JOHNS PASS-CLWTR         853  34 KT MARINE TSTM WIND
06/28/03   ENGLWD-TARP SPGS 20NM          REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          NETWORK AUTOMATED SENSOR ON
                                          CLEARWATER BEACH.

BSG

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 9:30 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before

FLZ050-051-055-290330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1030 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003

...TORRENTIAL RAINS HEADED FOR MUCH OF THE TAMPA BAY METRO
AREA...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST OF
MANATEE COUNTY...AND JUST OFFSHORE FROM THE MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY.
THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND COVER MOST OF PINELLAS
COUNTY...THE WESTERN HALF OF MANATEE COUNTY...AND WESTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...BETWEEN 1030 AND 1115 PM.

CITIES TO BE IMPACTED HARDEST BY THE STORMS INCLUDE BRADENTON...SAINT
PETERSBURG...AND ALL BEACHES BETWEEN CLEARWATER AND LONGBOAT
PASS.  PARTS OF TAMPA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE TORRENTIAL RAINS.

RESIDENTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST...SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS IF AT
ALL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.  STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE BLINDING
RAINS WHICH MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND EVEN SOME SMALL HAIL.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO EXPECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

&&

REMEMBER...LIGHTNING KILLS  STAY AWAY FROM SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY...
OR UNPLUG THEM BEFORE THE STORMS HIT.

BSG

Local storm report, Jun 28, 9:47 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

MARINE LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN  FL
1047 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....MARINE SUBZONE....   GMZ  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ......MARINE ZONE......

1036 PM    HUDSON-BAYPORT            850  47 KT MARINE TSTM WIND
06/28/03   TARP SPGS-SUWANNEE 20NM        SKYWARN SPOTTER NEAR
                                          HERNANDO BEACH REPORTED
                                          MEASURED 55 MPH WIND GUST

BSG

Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:12 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN  FL
1112 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1054 PM    LARGO                     FL   63 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/28/03   PINELLAS                       ALSO DAMAGE TO
                                          TENTS...AWNINGS...AND
                                          ANTENNAS AT AMATEUR RADIO
                                          SITE. REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

BSG

Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:42 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

MARINE LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN  FL
1142 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....MARINE SUBZONE....   GMZ  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ......MARINE ZONE......

1104 PM    OLD TAMPA BAY             830  36 KT MARINE TSTM WIND
06/28/03   TAMPA BAY WATERS               REPORTED BY COASTAL
                                          AIRPORT.

BSG

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Citrus

When: June 29, 12:01 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Citrus forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Withlacoochee River at Dunnellon briefly reached flood stage of 29 feet.

What these are

Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, June 2003

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: 5365089.