1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 8, 1:00 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 200 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 .SHORT TERM (THIS EVE - THURS)...GETTING A BIT DIFFICULT TO KEEP TABS OF MODEL TRENDS AS THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FLIP-FLOPS THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER...THE RECENT TREND IS FOR A CONTINUATION OR PERHAPS A GRADUAL INCREASE IN DEEP LAYER MOISTURE...FOLLOWED BY A SUBTLE VEERING OF THE LOW LEVEL WINDS FROM SE TO S COURTESY OF A WEAK 500 MB TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE SE U.S. COAST TOWARD THE E GULF/FL PENINSULA BY THURS. IN GENERAL...THE GOOD NEWS FOR THE FEW AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED LITTLE RAINFALL THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS IS WE EXPECT A MORE CLASSIC COASTAL COUNTIES COLLISION BOTH THIS EVENING AND WED EVENING... HOPEFULLY (FOR THE WATER NEEDS) RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WITH A GRADUAL DISSIPATION AFTER SUNSET AS FAIRLY WEAK FLOW MAY ALLOW BOUNDARY COLLISIONS TO ALLOW CONVECTION TO CONTINUE INTO NIGHT. OF COURSE...THE BAD NEWS IS THAT IT IS EARLY JUNE AND THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE RATHER UNSTABLE WITH LATE-SPRING/EARLY SUMMER COOLER TEMPS ALOFT. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STRONG TO A FEW SEVERE STORMS EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON WED EVENING. WILL HIGHLIGHT IN AN SPECIAL WX STATEMENT BY 3 PM. TONIGHTS ACTIVITY SHOULD END NOT TOO LONG AFTER SUNSET AS MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD GRADUALLY PUSH INTO THE GULF AND SCATTER OUT. ACTIVITY WED EVE COULD BE SLOWER TO DISSIPATE AS LIGHT S FLOW TAKES OVER. THURSDAYS CONVECTION WILL LIKELY SHIFT A BIT INLAND...BUT STILL EXPECT SCATTERED PCPN NEAR THE COAST AND THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL WATERS. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS...OR A DEGREE ABOVE THE GUIDANCE WHICH LOOKS TOO PESSIMISTIC ON LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTN CLOUDS. .LONG TERM (THU NIGHT - TUE)...SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL PENINSULA FRIDAY WILL BEGIN A SLOW RETREAT TO THE SOUTH AS 500MB HEIGHTS BEGIN TO FALL TO THE NORTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND. LONG RANGE RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN LACKING...SO CONFIDENCE IN EXTENDED FORECAST IS NOT THAT HIGH. AS A RESULT...WILL STICK PRETTY CLOSE TO CLIMO AND WILL NOT YET INCREASE POPS AND CLOUDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY. IN FACT...THIS RUN OF THE GFS DEVELOPS QUITE A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT THAT DROPS INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THIS TAPS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WHICH RIDES UP AHEAD OF A SURFACE BOUNDARY THAT IS FORECAST TO RUN NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST FROM THE CAROLINAS TO THE CENTRAL GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS POINT... WILL ALLOW FOR IDEA THAT SURFACE RIDGE DROPS SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT NOT INCREASE THE MOISTURE OR THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. && .MARINE...INITIAL SE FLOW WILL VEER TO THE S AND SW BUT COULD BECOME EVEN LIGHTER AS WEAK UPPER IMPULSE SETTLES IN ALLOWING SFC RIDGE TO SINK S ONCE AGAIN. STILL...EXPECT SLIGHT SEAS OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION WHICH INITIALLY WILL HAVE IMPACT ON THE NEARSHORE WATERS EACH EVENING. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 073 090 073 089 / 40 60 40 50 FMY 071 091 071 091 / 40 60 40 50 GIF 071 091 071 091 / 20 60 40 60 SRQ 071 089 071 088 / 40 60 40 40 BKV 068 090 068 090 / 40 60 40 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...BSG LONG TERM....EJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-081417- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: ...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW...COMBINED WITH THE SEA BREEZES AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVENT THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE FROM MOVING AS FAR INLAND AS THE LAST FEW DAYS...AND IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR. THE FIRST STORMS SHOULD MOVE WEST NORTHWEST INTO PORTIONS OF HIGHLANDS AND POLK COUNTIES BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW OTHER STORMS POPPING UP ALONG THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE. BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES WHERE THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WITH SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...THE FLOW WILL SHIFT BACK TO A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AND THIS WILL FAVOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER INLAND AREAS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 246 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 FLZ042-048>051-055-060-082200- CITRUS-HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-SARASOTA- 246 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 ...WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE... OUTFLOWS FROM DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL COLLIDE WITH THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE OVER THE SUNCOAST METROPOLITAN AREAS...INCLUDING TAMPA BAY AND SARASOTA BRADENTON...BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURS...MORE WIDESPREAD STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG A NORTH TO SOUTH LINE BETWEEN CITRUS AND SARASOTA COUNTY...PERHAPS EXTENDING INTO CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY...AND SHOULD PRODUCE LOCALLY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR URBAN FLOODING...FREQUENT TO LOCALLY EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IN PLACES...AND HAIL. RESIDENTS...PARTICULARLY MOTORISTS AND OTHERS WITH COMMUTES BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW BSG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 341 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 FLZ060-062-065-082045- CHARLOTTE-LEE-SARASOTA- 341 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 15 TO 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT NORTH FORT MYERS...FORT MYERS...CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND BONITA SPRINGS...UNTIL 445 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 REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 346 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 FLZ051-052-055-056-060-062-082030- CHARLOTTE-HARDEE-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-POLK-SARASOTA- 346 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA... A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT FORT GREEN...BARTOW...NORTH PORT AND MYAKKA HEAD...UNTIL 430 PM EDT. 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 355 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 FLZ039-042-043-048-049-082130- CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-PASCO-SUMTER- 355 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE NATURE COAST... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH...WILL AFFECT WILDWOOD...THE GREEN SWAMP...LAKE PANASOFFKEE AND BUSHNELL...UNTIL 530 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
432 PM EDT TUE JUN 08 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0418 PM TORNADO CAPE CORAL 26.58N 81.99W
06/08/2004 LEE FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CAPE CORAL FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD SEVERAL PUBLIC REPORTS OF
TORNADO IN THE AREA OF 3700 OASIS BLOCK
0423 PM TSTM WND GST CAPE CORAL 26.58N 81.99W
06/08/2004 58 MPH LEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
2.5 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN
0431 PM HAIL CAPE CORAL 26.58N 81.99W
06/08/2004 0.88 INCH LEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
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JSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
457 PM EDT TUE JUN 08 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0446 PM TORNADO PINE ISLAND 26.61N 82.12W
06/08/2004 LEE FL BROADCAST MEDIA
FOX TV4 RELAYED PUBLIC REPORTS
0449 PM HAIL BEE RIDGE 27.29N 82.48W
06/08/2004 0.75 INCH SARASOTA FL BROADCAST MEDIA
TV CHANNEL 40 RECEIVED PUBLIC REPORT
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JSThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:20 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado briefly touched down along 27th Avenue near 14th Street. Sheet metal was peeled off the roof of a large metal shed. Also, several two-by-fours damaged a tow truck.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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