Florida, 2004Damaging Wind in Florida, June 2, 2004
June 2, 2004 · 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
- $20,000
- 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 2, 9:15 AM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 9:15 AM EST, 42 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1015 AM EDT WED JUN 2 2004
TBW OFFICE INSTALLING AWIPS OB3 TODAY.
.SHORT TERM (TODAY)...VERY UNSTABLE 12Z TPA SOUNDING THIS MORNING.
ALTHOUGH DEGREE OF SATURATION IN LOW LEVELS APPEARS SUSPECT...RAPID
CONVECTIVE DVLPMNT OVER LEVY COUNTY AND ADJOINING WATERS SUGGESTS
OTHERWISE. LAPSE RATE ON TPA SNDING WORKING ON PREXISTING BNDRYS
SUGGESTS CONVECTIVE DEVLOPMENT WILL CONTINUE WITH MAIN CONCERN FOR
STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND MAINLY SMALL HAIL. CONVECTION NOW
ALONG E-W BNDRY WILL TRANSITION TO THE INTERIOR AS WEST COAST BREEZE
MOVES INLAND RATHER RAPIDLY WITH 15 KT SW-W FLOW JUST ABV THE SFC.
(PERFORMED A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH RAOB ANLYS/MESO DISC IN MIAAFDMLB
...USERS WILL WANT TO ALSO REFER TO THAT PRODUCT AS WELL.)
EARLY CONVECTION WILL REQUIRE AN UPDATE TO ZONES AND COASTALS WITH
HIGHER COVERAGE OF STORMS AND REMOVAL OF TIMING AS IT IS ALREADY
UNDERWAY.
&&
.MARINE...GRADIENT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AOB 15 KTS...EXCEPT
HIGHER MUCH GUSTS POSSIBLE WITH ANY CONVECTION.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...BASED UPON CURRENT METARS AND 12Z RAOB DATA...
CRITICAL RH DURATION THRESHOLDS LOOK LIKE THEY WONT BE MET OVER
THE INTERIOR COUNTIES. MAY FLIRT WITH RH NEAR 35%...BUT DONT THINK
TEMP/DEW PT SPREADS WILL GET LARGE FAST ENOUGH TO ACHIEVE SIGNIF
DURATION.
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&
BLOTTMAN/CRISTALDI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 4:00 AM EST, 5 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
5 AM EDT WED JUN 2 2004
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-021400-
CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-
LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER-
5 AM EDT WED JUN 2 2004
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY:
CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING TODAY. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WELL INLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM LAKELAND...IN WESTERN POLK
COUNTY...SOUTHWARD TO FORT MYERS...IN LEE COUNTY.
ALTHOUGH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY...ALL
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. WHEN SKIES DARKEN...MOVE INDOORS.
IN ADDITION...HOT HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY...WHICH
WILL CREATE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 DEGREES. IF OUTDOORS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...AND STAY OUT OF THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY:
MORE TYPICAL RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SCATTERED MAINLY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION THROUGH TUESDAY.
Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus
- When
- June 2, 9:57 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus County, Hernando
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 28.917, -82.367
Thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze front. One of the storms produced 50 knot winds that downed trees and power lines. Roof damage was reported on two homes, one caused by a fallen tree.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 20043 injured · $4.6 million · 2.5 in hail · 72 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 2004$325,000 · 2 in hail · 91 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2004$1.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 10 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 2004$730,000 · F0 · 15 events
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 2, 20042 injured · $300,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 2, 2004$500,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 2, 2004$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 2, 2004$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 2 to 3, 2004$285,000 · 70 kt wind · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2004$30,000 · 2.75 in hail · 41 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2004$155,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 2, 20042 injured · $60,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5404260.