Hail, Hillsborough
- When
- June 6, 4:38 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, 1 mi W of Thonotosassa
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.050, -82.317
Hail in Florida, June 6, 2004
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 6, 12:30 PM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 12:30 PM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 130 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 .SHORT TERM (THIS EVE-TUE)...FOR NOW...APPEARS THAT DRY AIR ALOFT HAS MIXED DOWN SOMEWHAT AS PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE THE RULE INLAND AND GULF COAST SEA BREEZE...ENHANCE BY SW FLOW...IS PROVIDING A GREAT AFTN AT THE BEACH. HAVE UPDATED GRIDS SIGNIFICANTLY TO ACCOUNT AND ZONES HAVE BEEN TOUCHED UP AS WELL. THAT SAID...STILL BELIEVE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER INLAND AREAS AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER CENTRAL/E CENTRAL FL BY MID TO LATE AFTN. FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD...AFTER PERHAPS ISOLD/SCT MORNING ACTIVITY ALONG THE NORTHERN NATURE COAST (CITRUS/LEVY) MONDAY IT APPEARS LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL TURN VERY LIGHT. WITH GOOD BUT NOT COPIOUS DEEP MOISTURE...PCP WATER VALUES BETWEEN 1.5 AND 1.9...EXPECT A RETURN TO AFTN/EVE CONVECTION WITH LOCATION FOCUSING ON BOUNDARIES MORE THAN THE SEA BREEZE. HIGHEST CHANCES SHOULD BE OVER THE CENTER OF THE STATE WHERE COLLISIONS WILL BE MAXIMIZED. SLOW MOVEMENT OF CELLS WILL ALLOW FOR A FEW GULLY WASHERS...AND GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR EXPECT A FEW PULSE-SEVERE EACH AFTN. THE SLOW MOVEMENT MAY HOLD ACTIVITY WELL INTO THE EVENING MONDAY NIGHT. SKY COVER WILL RANGE FROM MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING TO MOSTLY CLOUDY... MAINLY INLAND...DURING THE AFTN/EVE WITH CONVECTION AND AFTERMATH. TEMPS SHOULD AVERAGE OUT NEAR OR A HAIR BELOW NORMAL. .LONG TERM (TUE NIGHT-SUN)...WEAK RIDGING ALOFT AND SFC FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TO HOLD OVER THE REGION INTO LATE WEEK. EXPECT SCT DIURNAL SEABREEZE CONVECTION EACH AFT/EVE WITH TEMPS NEAR NORMAL. FOR NEXT WEEKEND RIDGING GETS SHOVED S IN RESPONSE TO UPPER/SFC TROFS MOVING FROM THE WESTERN GULF TO THE NE GULF SAT/SUN. SUB TROP JET TO HELP KEEP/BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE PLUS LIFT TO THE AREA WITH AT LEAST SCT POPS AHEAD AND ALONG SYSTEM LATE IN THE PERIOD. MAX TEMPS MAY BE A FEW DEGREES LOWER WITH CLOUD COVER WHILE MIN TEMPS A FEW DEGREES HIGHER ON LL SW/W FLOW. && .MARINE...LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH A SLIGHT UPTICK DURING THE AFTN SEA BREEZE. DIRECTION WILL AVERAGE FROM THE SOUTHEAST. && .FIRE WEATHER...HUMIDITY...DISPERSION...AND MIXING HEIGHT ARE RIGHT IN THE CLIMATOLOGICAL RANGE. NO HIGHLITES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 074 088 074 091 / 00 40 40 50 FMY 072 091 072 092 / 00 40 40 50 GIF 072 091 072 092 / 30 60 40 50 SRQ 072 088 073 088 / 00 40 40 50 BKV 068 089 068 091 / 30 40 40 50 .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...BSG LONG TERM....RD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:35 AM EST, 12 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 535 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-061500- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 535 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY... SIMILAR TO THE PAST FEW DAYS...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...COMBINED WITH A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL COUNTIES. AS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW...THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SHIFT INLAND AND BECOME MOST NUMEROUS OVER INLAND AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TODAY...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. 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 POSSIBLE STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS TODAY. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: ON MONDAY...THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE COAST...SHIFTING INLAND BY AFTERNOON. FOR TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION WITH SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE) PRC
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 12:30 PM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 130 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 FLZ055-061800- MANATEE- 130 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER NORTHERN MANATEE COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PARRISH AND ELLENTON UNTIL 200 PM 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. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. 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
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 230 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 FLZ055-060-061915- MANATEE-SARASOTA- 230 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MYAKKA CITY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT MYAKKA CITY...UNTIL 315 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL.
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:08 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 408 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 FLZ043-049-062100- PASCO-SUMTER- 408 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EXTREME EASTERN PASCO AND SOUTHERN SUMTER COUTNIES... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT EASTERN DADE CITY...EASTERN ZEPHYRHILLS...AND THE GREEN SWAMP...UNTIL 500 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SOME DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:22 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 422 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 FLZ065-062100- LEE- 422 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LEE COUTNY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT MORSE SHORES AND LEHIGH ACRES...UNTIL 500 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL.
Local storm report, Jun 6, 4:00 PM EST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
500 PM EDT SUN JUN 06 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0436 PM HAIL 3 W LEHIGH ACRES 26.60N 81.68W
06/06/2004 1.00 INCH LEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JLCSpecial weather statement, Jun 6, 4:04 PM EST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 504 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 FLZ051-062130- HILLSBOROUGH- 504 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT THONOTOSASSA AND HILLSBOROUGH RIVER STATE PARK...UNTIL 530 PM 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. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL.
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:38 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 6 to 7, 2004
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 6, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 6, 2004
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, June 6, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 6, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 6, 2004
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 6, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 6, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, June 6, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 6, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, June 6 to 8, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 6, 2004
More
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Sources
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: 5404498.