Florida, 2003Damaging Wind in Florida, June 29, 2003
June 29, 2003 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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 29, 1:00 PM EST, 6 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 1:00 PM EST, 6 hours 41 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
200 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2003
CURRENT/SHORT TERM(TONIGHT-TUE)...... CIRRUS/MID CLOUDS EXTEND FROM
TAMPA BAY NORTH. TO THE SOUTH A FIELD OF CU. TEMPERATURES AROUND 90
IN PLACES AND EXPECT CONTINUED INCREASE FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS.
GRADIENT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AND THIS KEEP THE WEST COAST SEABREEZE
LATE TO DEVELOP OR MAY JUST HAVE A WIND SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST
LATE ESPECIALLY IN AREAS TO NORTH WHERE HEATING IS LESS. STILL
EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE WEST COAST DEVELOPING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG ESPECIALLY THOSE
DEVELOPING NEAR BOUNDARY INTERSECTIONS. MONDAY AND TUESDAY A SURFACE
RIDGE TO THE NORTH WITH A SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PROVIDE MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES IN THE MORNING WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
EXTENDED (WED-SAT)...AS HEIGHTS ALOFT BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL...THE
SURFACE RIDGE WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN FA MID WEEK...THEN INTO THE
STRAITS BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.THIS WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED
CONVECTION EACH DAY. CONVECTION WILL START ALONG THE NORTH COAST IN
THE MORNING AND GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND AND SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN MAY BE SATURDAY AS SURFACE TROF TRIES TO SLIDE
SOUTH INTO THE FA.
MARINE...NO CHANGES WITH SE GRADIENT WIND 10 TO 15 KT. MODERATE SE
FLOW TO CONTINUE SUN THEN TAPER OFF MON THRU THE WEEK.
FIRE WEATHER... NO CONCERNS.
CCFTBW
TPA BB 076/091 076/091 076 03444
FMY BB 075/091 074/091 074 03444
GIF BB 074/092 073/092 074 03242
SRQ BB 076/090 074/090 074 03444
BKV BB 072/091 073/091 071 03444
.TBW...NONE.
CP/FA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 4:30 AM EST, 15 hours 11 minutes before
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-291400-
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL
530 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY:
A WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
TO GENERATE POTENTIALLY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY MOVING INTO THE THE AREA THIS MORNING.
WITH DAYTIME HEATING...THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE NORTHWARD THROUGH
THE DAY. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY:
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.
RD
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 29, 2:32 PM EST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
332 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0653 PM 2 NW DADE CITY FL WIND DAMAGE
06/29/03 PASCO NUMEROUS TREES DOWN FROM
POSSIBLE TONADO. REPORTED
BY STORM SPOTTER.
RKRSpecial weather statement, Jun 29, 5:43 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
FLZ043-048-049-052-292315-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
643 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2003
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS RACING THROUGH THE LOWER GREEN SWAMP...
THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH...WILL AFFECT THE GREEN
SWAMP...DADE CITY...LACOOCHEE AND RIDGE MANOR...UNTIL 715 PM
EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW
SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS.
GOLDSMITH
Local storm report, Jun 29, 6:32 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
732 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0653 PM 2 NW DADE CITY FL WIND DAMAGE
06/29/03 PASCO NUMEROUS TREES DOWN FROM
POSSIBLE TONADO. REPORTED
BY STORM SPOTTER.
RKR
...CORRECTED FOR PRODUCT TIME...Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:04 PM EST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
804 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0655 PM BOCA GRANDE FL WIND DAMAGE
06/29/03 LEE SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN AT
VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE
ISLAND. REPORTED BY FIRE
AND RESCUE.
RKRThunderstorm Wind, Manatee
- When
- June 29, 7:41 PM EST
- Where
- Manatee County, Bradenton Beach
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 27.467, -82.700
Strong thunderstorms moved into Bradenton Beach from the Gulf of Mexico and produced widespread damage to trees and vegetation. About $15,000 in damage occurred at a two story motel along the coast when the roof was blown off allowing rain to pour into three units on the top floor. No one was injured at the motel but 20 people were relocated across the street to another motel. The storm also caused damage to the roof of a pump house and two concrete block walls collapsed at a construction site.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Wildfire in California, June 29 to 30, 2003$1.6 million · 1 event
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 29 to 30, 2003$165,000 · 20 events
- Lightning Strikes in New York, June 29, 2003$125,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New York, June 29, 20031 injured · $50,000 · 75 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 29, 2003$50,000 · 0.88 in hail · 6 events
- Tornado in Florida, June 29, 2003$50,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 29, 2003$34,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Tornado in Florida, June 29, 2003$40,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 29, 200355 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 29, 200350 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 29, 20031 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 29, 20031 in hail · 4 events
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: 5366848.