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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 24, 1:47 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 147 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2004 .CURRENTLY...INITIAL BOUNDARY SURGE HAS REACHED THE VICINITY OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR. GETTING SOME MINOR DAMAGE REPORTS WITH LINE...AND WIND GUSTED TO 43 KNOTS AT SPG. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE UNSTABLE AIR IN SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH AND POLK COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - THU)...WHILE AFTERNOON ACTIVITY WINDS DOWN... STILL LOADS OF CONVECTION OVER THE GULF HEADED TOWARD THE NORTHERN FA. VERY IMPRESSIVE EL-NINO LIKE DYNAMICS IN PLACE WITH A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES STILL TO CROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS ON VERY FAST UPPER JET. EVERYONE SHOULD SEE SOME RAIN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AFTER HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING...ADDITIONAL RAINS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY CAUSE AT LEAST SOME LOCAL FLOODING PROBLEMS NORTH OF TAMPA. WILL THEREFORE PUT OUT A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NATURE COAST COUNTIES WITH THE NEXT PACKAGE. ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS STRONGEST DISTURBANCE MOVES AWAY...BUT THE THREAT OF SOME SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH UPPER LOW STILL TO OUR WEST. .LONG TERM (THU NIGHT - TUE)...AN UPPER TROUGH SWINGING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST U.S. DURING FRI WILL SHIFT AN AREA OF BROAD LOW PRESSURE ACROSS MUCH OF FL OUT OF THE ATLANTIC. IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE GULF NORTH OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AS HIGH PRESSURE SINKS OUT OF CANADA TO THE EASTERN SEA BOARD SAT. THIS DEEP RIDGING SLIDES EAST BY MON AS THE THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF...AND THEN ACROSS THE CWA TUE MAINLY AS A WIND SHIFT. WILL KEEP THE PERIOD RAIN FREE AND DECREASE THE CLOUDINESS. TEMPS TO STAY CLOSE TO CLIMO. && .MARINE...WINDS VERY TRICKY OVER THE NORTHERN LEG FOR THE SHORT TERM AS DIRECTION AND SPEEDS WILL BE BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSLATION OF MCS AND ANY BOUNDARY IT LEAVES BEHIND. FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WINDS SHOULD BE GENERALLY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY VEER WITH TIME AS SURFACE LOW TRIES TO FORM TO OUR EAST LATER THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH OR NORTHEAST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. STRENGTH BECOMES DEPENDENT ON DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE LOW IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...BUT FOR NOW HAVE PUT IN SCEC CRITERIA. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLITES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 69/74/62/72 9942 FMY 67/80/65/76 3952 GIF 67/76/62/75 8942 SRQ 68/75/62/73 7942 BKV 63/73/57/72 +943 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER...HERNANDO...AND PASCO COUNTIES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SCEC BONITA BCH TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING TAMPA BAY. SHORT TERM...FA LONG TERM....RKR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1100 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2004 .AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS MORNING HAS PROVIDED A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL REACH SEVERE LIMITS FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON FOR POTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. FLZ039-055>057-060>062-065-242100- CHARLOTTE-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-LEE-LEVY-MANATEE-SARASOTA- 1100 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SMALL HAIL. SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY HAVE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. @0006 FLZ042-043-048>052-242100- CITRUS-HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SUMTER- 1100 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PART OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR THE COUNTIES OF...CITRUS...HERNANDO...HILLSBOROUGH...PASCO...PINELLAS...POLK... AND SUMTER. DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS UNTIL 400 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS. SMALL TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL 400 PM. TREES...POWER LINES...AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS WILL BE MOST AT RISK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 950 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2004 FLZ048-241530- HERNANDO- 950 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HERNANDO COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH...WILL AFFECT WEEKI WACHEE...BAYPORT AND BROOKSVILLE...UNTIL 1030 AM EST. 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1202 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2004 FLZ049-050-241745- PASCO-PINELLAS- 1202 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WEST PASCO AND NORTHWEST PINELLAS COUNTIES... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH...WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND AFFECT AREAS NEAR HUDSON...PORT RICHEY...TARPON SPRINGS...NEW PORT RICHEY AND JASMINE ESTATES...UNTIL 1 PM EST. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
115 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 AM HEAVY RAIN WEEKI WACHEE 28.52N 82.58W
02/24/2004 500 INCH HERNANDO FL TRAINED SPOTTER
IN A FIVE HOUR TIME FRAME
1210 PM TSTM WND GST 9 SSW BROOKSVILLE 28.43N 82.45W
02/24/2004 50 MPH PASCO FL TRAINED SPOTTER
1255 PM WATER SPOUT 2 NE FEATHER SOUND 27.93N 82.63W
02/24/2004 PINELLAS FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEAR THE HOWARD FRANKLIN BRIDGE ON THE PINELLAS COUNTY
SIDE. REPORTED BY PUBLIC THROUGH 911.
&&
NOAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
135 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1255 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW TAMPA 28.02N 82.55W
02/24/2004 HILLSBOROUGH FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
DOWNED POWERLINES AND DEBRIS IN ROUD BETWEEN THE 5800 AND
5900 BLOCK OF BENJAMIN ROAD.
1145 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 SSE FEATHER SOUND 27.83N 82.63W
02/24/2004 PINELLAS FL AIRPLANE PILOT
ROOF OFF A TRAILER.
1208 PM TSTM WND GST SAINT PETERSBURG 27.76N 82.67W
02/24/2004 50 MPH PINELLAS FL AWOS
MEASURED AT THE ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT.
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NOAHThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A line of thunderstorms moved through Fort Meade and caused damage to light structures. The overroof of a mobile home blew off (but the original roof remained damage free), awnings were blown down, and several homes with porch patios had damage to their roofs and screens.
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