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 Jun 3, 12:40 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 140 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2003 CURRENT...A COUPLE OF POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED FROM THE PUBLIC IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY BUT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. VIL OF DAY IS 50-59 AND RADAR HAVE BRIEFLY REACHED 60 ON RADAR NEAR INVERNESS BUT A SPOTTER ONLY REPORTED 1/2 INCH HAIL. EXPECT MAINLY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN WITH THESE STORMS. VISIBLE SATL SHOWED STABLE MARINE AIR SPREADING OVER COASTAL AREAS SO PCPN SHOULD BE DONE FOR THE DAY THERE. SHORT TERM (TGT-THU)...MOIST SUMMER-LIKE ATMOS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH PCBL WATER AROUND 2 INCHES. CURRENT CONVECTION WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THE LARGE AREA OF GULF STORMS SHOULD SETUP FROM THE GULF INTO LEVY/CITRUS COUNTIES...BRINGING SCT LATE NIGHT AND MORNING STORMS. JUICY AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH A LONG WAVE TROF IN THE GULF WILL KEEP SCT-NMRS STORMS IN THE AREA DURING THE DAY WED AND THUR. LOOK FOR WARM NIGHTS WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LONG TERM (THU NIGHT-TUE)... WEAK SHEAR AXIS THURS NIGHT DISSIPATES FRI AS 500 MB RIDGE BACK BUILDS ACROSS THE PENISULA FROM THE ATLC. WITH THAT...SFC HIGH STRENGTHENS S OF BERMUDA WITH AXIS BACK TOWARD N FL/S GA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...BOTH RIDGES SINK S...RETURNING SSW FLOW TO THE CWFA. THROUGH IT ALL...AMPLE DEEP MOISTURE REMAINS (SET UP FROM THIS WEEKS ACTIVITY) WITH MAINLY AFTN/EVE ACTIVITY CONTINUING. SUBTLE LOW LEVEL WIND SHIFTS TO THE SSW WILL MAKE TIMING A BIT MORE DIFFICULT NEXT MON/TUE. DAYTIME TEMPS ABOUT NORMAL...MIN TEMPS A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE ON AVERAGE DUE TO HIGH SFC RH. MARINE...WINDS AT BUOY 42036 WERE S@12-14KTS WITH WAVES OF 2.3 FEET. WINDS SHOULD PICKUP IN ADVANCE OF GULF SYSTEM SO WILL GO WITH WAVES 3-4 FT NRN ZONE...AND LESS AS YOU HEAD SOUTH...FOR NEXT TWO DAYS. AFTER THAT EXPECT WAVES AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. FIRE WEATHER...ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND EXPECTED RAINS MEAN NO PROBLEMS. PRELIM #S: BKV 071/087 072/087 3666 TPA 077/088 077/088 3566 GIF 074/089 073/088 3546 SRQ 075/086 075/086 2456 FMY 074/090 074/089 2335 .TBW...NONE. NOAH/GOLDSMITH
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-032300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1055 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON: DEEP MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WERE ALREADY PRESENT AND WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY OVER INLAND COUNTIES. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LOCALIZED AREAS OF 2 OR 3 INCH RAINS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. WHEN SKIES DARKEN...MOVE INDOORS. IF THERE IS TIME...UNPLUG APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. WAIT UNTIL THE STORM ENDS BEFORE USING THE TELEPHONE OR RUNNING WATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY GENERATING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THROUGH THE WEEKEND THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO SET UP OVER THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA WITH SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW NOAH
FLZ052-056-031530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1039 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2003 ...TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL POLK COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH...WILL AFFECT FORT MEADE...LAKE WALES...WAHNETA AND WINTER HAVEN...UNTIL 1130 AM 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. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. GOLDSMITH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind gusts lifted a roof off an open hanger and broke the tie downs off of two planes.
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