1 lightning, 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 Jul 6, 12:30 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 130 PM EDT TUE JUL 6 2004 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-THU)...RIDGE AXIS MEANDERS MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH THE TERM WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WESTERLY THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TO KEEP STEERING FLOW RELATIVELY LIGHT. AREA OF DRY AIR CURRENTLY OVER THE BAHAMAS REGION TO TRAVERSE TO THE WEST BUT STAY SOUTH OF THE CWA...SO SHOULD NOT HAVE MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON POPS FOR THE SOUTHERN ZONES. KEPT SCATTERED AFTERNOON CONVECTION THAT WILL DEVELOP ALONG SEABREEZE BOUNDARIES WITH BEST CHANCES OVER THE INTERIOR...AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT. KEPT TEMPS NEAR CLIMO. .LONG TERM (THU NIGHT-TUE)...VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO THE CURRENT FCST WAS DONE. DEEP LAYER RIDGE AXIS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN THE CENT AND NCENT FA THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD. AS MENTIONED YESTERDAY... MODELS OSCILLATING WITH WHERE TO PLACE THE LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS. FOR NOW...GOING WITH A PLACEMENT OVER THE N 1/2 OF THE FA. THIS WILL MEAN LIGHT SSE FLOW...BECOMING WSW OVER THE N FA AND COASTAL AREAS OF THE CENT AND S FA EACH AFTN. HAVE KEPT 40-50% POPS FOR MAINLY AFTN AND EARLY EVENING TIMING. && .MARINE...WITH THE RIDGE OVER THE AREA...WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH GENERALLY 5 TO 10 KNOT WINDS AND SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR ISOLATED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. && .FIRE WEATHER...ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES KEEPING RHS ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE IF AREA OF DRY AIR CURRENTLY OVER THE BAHAMAS MOVES FURTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. THIS WOULD CAUSE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON RHS OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES TO DROP BELOW FORECAST VALUES...HOWEVER STILL EXPECT IT TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL NUMBERS. AFTERNOON TSTMS FORMING ALONG THE SEABREEZE BOUNDARY WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY AND SHIFT NEAR THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 078 091 078 091 / 20 40 20 40 FMY 075 093 075 093 / 20 40 20 50 GIF 075 094 075 094 / 30 50 30 50 SRQ 075 091 075 091 / 20 40 20 40 BKV 072 092 072 092 / 20 40 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JLC LONG TERM...RFM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 525 AM EDT TUE JUL 6 2004 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-061400- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 525 AM EDT TUE JUL 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH DAYTIME HEATING ALONG THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE OVER COASTAL AREAS LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND LATER COLLIDING WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER INTERIOR AND SOUTHERN AREAS...THEN TAPER OFF INTO THE EVENING. WEAK STEERING FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR SLOW MOVING STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH TODAYS STORMS. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY OF STRONG STORMS EACH AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE)
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:32 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A man was airlifted to the hospital after he and his pig were struck by lightning. The man was treated for burns and was released. The man crawled 150 yards from his barn to his home to call 911. The pig did not survive.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2004
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: 5412677.