Hail, Polk
- When
- June 7, 5:18 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Mulberry
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 27.900, -81.983
Hail in Florida, June 7, 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 7, 12:30 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 12:30 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 130 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 .SHORT TERM (THIS EVE - WED)...VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO THE CURRENT FCST. STORMS BEGINNING TO FIRE ALONG SEA BREEZE AND NEAR DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AREAS IN LEVY CO AS TEMPS HAVE RISEN TO TRIGGER VALUES (U80S). EXPECT SLOW MOVERS WITH INITIAL SEA BREEZE ACTION PUSHING ACTIVITY INLAND AT FIRST...THEN PROBABLY SOME REDEVELOPMENT JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE DUE TO BOUNDARY COLLISIONS. SKIES WILL CLEAR SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT...BUT HAVE LEFT SOME CLOUDS OWING TO SOMEWHAT SLOW ENDING TO CONVECTION THIS EVENING. MORE OF THE SAME TUE WITH A SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE WEST AS MEAN LOW AND MID LEVEL FLOW SHIFTS TO THE ESE...AND A CONTINUATION OF THAT TREND ON WEDNESDAY. STILL...WITH MEAN FLOW REMAINING LIGHT (10 KT OR LESS) EXPECT BOUNDARY COLLISIONS TO EFFECT NEW CELL DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL CARRY INTO THE EVENING EACH DAY. COVERAGE OF TSTMS IN QUESTION GIVEN DIFFERING DEEP MOISTURE SOLUTIONS...WITH THE GFS SOMEWHAT DRIER THROUGH THE PERIOD THAN THE ETA. ETA APPEARS A BIT BIASED TOWARD THE WET SIDE GIVEN THE PATTERN...SO WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN TOWARD CLIMO (SCATTERED) VALUES EACH DAY. .LONG TERM (WED NIGHT-MON)...MODELS HAVE DONE A FLIP ON THE LATEST OUTPUT AND HAVE KEPT TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN OVER THE REGION WHICH WAS A MORE REASONABLE SOLUTION ANYWAY...SO WILL TREND FCTS THAT WAY. WEAK UPPER RIDGE TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION WHILE SFC RIDGE MEANDERS OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PENINSULA THRU THE PERIOD. WILL KEEP SCT DIURNAL POPS INITIATING ON THE SEA BREEZES/OUTFLOWS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. TEMPS NEAR NORMAL. && .MARINE...LIGHT GENERALLY SE FLOW INTO FRI...WITH A POSSIBLE BUT SUBTLE SWITCH BACK TO THE SSW OVER THE N PORTION ON SAT. STILL...WITH UPPER RIDGE PARKED OVER/JUST N OF THE AREA AND SFC RIDGE MORE OR LESS ON TOP OF US...EXPECT CONTINUED LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS...BUT RH MAY BRIEFLY DROP BELOW 40 PERCENT OVER INLAND AREAS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM EACH AFTN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 074 090 074 090 / 40 50 40 50 FMY 072 092 072 092 / 40 50 40 50 GIF 072 092 072 092 / 30 50 20 50 SRQ 071 089 071 089 / 40 50 40 50 BKV 068 091 068 092 / 40 50 40 50 .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...BSG LONG TERM....RD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 4:46 AM EST, 12 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 546 AM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-071500- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 546 AM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: ...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...COMBINED WITH A MOIST UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...THE SEA BREEZES...AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE RATHER LIGHT TODAY AND THIS WILL ALLOW THE SEA BREEZES TO MOVE WELL INLAND FAVORING INLAND AREAS FOR THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES COULD CAUSE A FEW STORMS TO DEVELOP BACK TOWARD THE COAST. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON OVER INLAND AREAS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 WHERE THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE HELPING TO ENHANCE THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE MAIN THREATS FROM TODAYS STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL... AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. 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 LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION WITH SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND... THE FLOW WILL SHIFT BACK TO A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AND THIS WILL FAVOR MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE COAST SHIFTING TO INLAND AREAS EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON. && 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 7, 3:42 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 442 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 FLZ050-072130- PINELLAS- 442 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY...A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT SAINT PETERSBURG...PINELLAS PARK...LEALMAN AND GULFPORT...UNTIL 530 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 7, 4:07 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
507 PM EDT MON JUN 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL 5 N PARRISH 27.66N 82.43W
06/07/2004 0.25 INCH HILLSBOROUGH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
0503 PM HAIL 5 N PARRISH 27.66N 82.43W
06/07/2004 0.25 INCH HILLSBOROUGH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
&&
JSSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 4:08 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 508 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 FLZ062-065-072200- CHARLOTTE-LEE- 508 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LEE COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT TICE...SUNCOAST ESTATES...MORSE SHORES AND NORTH FORT MYERS...UNTIL 600 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. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
Local storm report, Jun 7, 4:34 PM EST, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
534 PM EDT MON JUN 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0511 PM HAIL PARRISH 27.59N 82.43W
06/07/2004 0.25 INCH MANATEE FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIME SIZE HAIL
&&
JSSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 4:46 PM EST, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 546 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 FLZ055-072230- MANATEE- 546 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST MANATEE COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT ELLENTON AND PALMETTO...UNTIL 630 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. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 5:01 PM EST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 601 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 FLZ052-072215- POLK- 601 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN POLK COUNTY... AT 601 PM EDT...A SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTH OF LAKELAND. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE STORM MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN BECOME BRIEF...SMALL...BUT DANGEROUS TORNADOES. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 2776 8190 2793 8182 2801 8202 2782 8204
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:17 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
- High Surf in California, June 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 7, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 7, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 7, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 7 to 8, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 7, 2004
- Hail in Texas, June 7, 2004
- High Wind in Montana, June 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 7, 2004
- Hail in Michigan, June 7 to 8, 2004
More
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2004
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: 5404502.