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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 7:33 PM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 833 PM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004 .DISCUSSION...WILL KEEP SHORT AS WILL BE BUSY VERIFYING NUMEROUS WARNINGS THIS EVENING. UPPER LEVEL VORTMAX CAME ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTN...AND COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL SFC HEATING TO CREATE NMRS TSTMS ACROSS AREA. SEVERAL STORMS HAD OUTFLOW BNDIES SHOOT OUT OF THEM AND CARRY STRONG WINDS ACROSS LARGE AREAS. ALSO HAD SOME HAIL... BUT SO FAR LARGEST REPORTED HAIL WAS 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. EXPECT ANVIL RAIN TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF KTPA...WHICH MANAGED TO MISS THE RAIN AGAIN. WILL UPDATE ZONES TO ACCOUNT FOR LATER RAIN TONIGHT DOWN SOUTH... OTHERWISE NO CHANGES PLANNED. && .MARINE...SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PUSHED OFFSHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE FORT MYERS AREA AND OFF THE NATURE COAST. GENERAL FLOW IS FAIRLY WEAK...SO MUST CONTINUE TO KEEP WATCH FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && RJS/RFM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 532 AM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-111600- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 532 AM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. TREES...POWER LINES...AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS WILL BE MOST AT RISK. THE STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY SO LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EVERY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE PERIOD. SOME MAY BECOME STRONG. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
711 PM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0544 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N CITRONELLE 29.04N 82.57W
07/11/2004 LEVY FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO MOBILE HOMES HAD HOLES IN THEIR SIDING...ALSO POWER
LINES DOWN IN AREA
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG N BRONSON 29.45N 82.64W
07/11/2004 LEVY FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE DOWN AT CAPITAL CITY BANK
&&
RJSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...COR EVENT TYPE/LOCATION AT 544 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
903 PM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0544 PM TORNADO 6 E LEBANON 29.17N 82.54W
07/11/2004 F0 LEVY FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO MOBILE HOMES HAD MODERATE DAMAGE. EYE WITTNESS SAW
TWO FUNNELS. ALSO MANY POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN IN THE
AREA.
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG N BRONSON 29.45N 82.64W
07/11/2004 LEVY FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE DOWN AT CAPITAL CITY BANK
&&
RJS/RFMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
913 PM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM WATER SPOUT 2 E PORT CHARLOTTE 26.98N 82.07W
07/11/2004 CHARLOTTE FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WATERSPOUT REPORTED BY CHARLOTTE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
OVER THE MOUTH OF THE PEACE RIVER IN NORTHERN CHARLOTTE
HARBOR...BETWEEN I-75 AND US 41.
0542 PM HAIL 1 E PORT CHARLOTTE 26.98N 82.08W
07/11/2004 1.00 INCH CHARLOTTE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
QARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED JUST NORTH OF THE PEACE RIVER
AND CHARLOTTE HARBOR IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
0544 PM TORNADO 6 E LEBANON 29.17N 82.54W
07/11/2004 F0 LEVY FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO MOBILE HOMES HAD MODERATE DAMAGE ON SE 120TH
STREET...JUST EAST OF CR 337 IN THE TIDEWATER AREA. ALSO
POWER LINE SAND TREES DOWN IN AREA.
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG N BRONSON 29.45N 82.64W
07/11/2004 LEVY FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE DOWN AT CAPITAL CITY BANK
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
945 PM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG WINTER HAVEN 28.02N 81.72W
07/11/2004 POLK FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG BARTOW 27.90N 81.85W
07/11/2004 POLK FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
&&
RJSThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:39 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning ignited a propane tank that burned down a home.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5412762.