1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Aug 5, 12:56 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 156 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SUN)...ETA/NAM HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. LATEST RUN SHOWS MOSTLY EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE STATE FOR THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER OBSERVATIONS SHOW ONSHORE FLOW ON BOTH COASTS WITH LIGHT WINDS IN THE INTERIOR. WILL BASE THIS FORECAST CYCLE ON THE MUCH MORE CONSISTENT GFS WHICH HAS GOOD DEPICTION OF SEA BREEZE EACH DAY. SURFACE RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE EVER SO SLOWLY NORTH THIS WEEKEND... BUT STILL REMAINING WEAK AND GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE BAY AREA. THIS MEANS CONTINUED LIGHT AND MOSTLY VARIABLE WINDS WITH LOCAL LAND AND GULF BREEZES BEING THE MAIN DRIVER. STEERING FLOW WILL BE WEAK AS WELL...BUT INITIAL SCATTERED/40 POP ACTIVITY NEAR INITIAL SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INLAND WHERE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE AND MULTIPLE BOUNDARY COLLISIONS WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST 50 POPS FOR OUR INTERIOR COUNTIES EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF NORMALS AND WILL ONLY MAKE MINOR TWEAKS HERE AND THERE. && .LONG TERM (SUN NIGHT-FRI)...LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS THINKING FOR NEXT WEEK WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINING OVER THE AREA AND SURFACE RIDGE AXIS MEANDERING OVER THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA KEEPING RATHER LIGHT FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH THE MOISTURE IN PLACE AND THE SEA/LAKE BREEZES TO CAUSE SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .MARINE...AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING LIKE A BROKEN RECORD...WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS. EVEN AFTER THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS NORTHWARD...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE ISOLATED TO LOW-END SCATTERED STORMS...MAINLY LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS NORTH OF THE BAY AND LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING HOURS SOUTH. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 76 91 76 90 / 20 40 20 40 FMY 75 93 75 92 / 30 50 30 50 GIF 74 94 75 93 / 30 50 30 50 SRQ 74 91 75 90 / 20 40 20 40 BKV 71 91 71 90 / 20 40 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. SHORT TERM...JILLSON LONG TERM...CLOSE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 522 AM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-051521- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 522 AM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WITH INLAND LOCATIONS RECEIVING THE GREATEST COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE NATURE COAST AND POLK COUNTY. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BRING DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINS...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. HEAT INDICES WILL RISE TO THE LOWER 100S. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... BEFORE YOU GET THIRSTY. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. RESERVE STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. STAY NEAR AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS IF POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS PRODUCING BRIEFLY GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT A LITTLE ABOVE 100 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1209 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1201 PM LIGHTNING DUNDEE 28.02N 81.62W
08/04/2005 POLK FL NEWSPAPER
*** 1 INJ *** FIREFIGHTER IN DUNDEE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
STRIKE,THROUGH HIS COMPUTER, WHICH HE WAS SHUTTING DOWN.
FELT LIKE HE WAS RUNOVER BY AN ENTIRE FOOTBALL TEAM.
OTHERWISE NO DAY AFTER AFFECTS.
&&
KAMPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
241 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM HAIL 3 NNE TAMPA 28.00N 82.46W
08/05/2005 0.88 INCH HILLSBOROUGH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
FLORIDA.
&&
DAVISSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 325 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005 FLZ039-052030- LEVY- 325 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LEVY COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT LEBANON...UNTIL 430 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. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AND WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING. RKR
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:31 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in rural northeast Polk County.
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