1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jul 9, 2:45 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 345 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-MON)...AS OF 18Z DENNIS IS ROUGHLY 160 MI OFFSHORE OF FMY...AND MOVING NW PARALLEL TO THE WEST COAST OF FL AS IT IS GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED. NUMEROUS STRONG RAIN BANDS HAVE ALREADY MOVED THROUGH OUR FA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH THE STRONGER CELLS IN THE BANDS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SO FAR HAS FALLEN ALONG AND SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY. GENERALLY EXPECTING THESE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THE REST OF TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT AS DENNIS MOVES NNW. ADDITIONAL BANDS WILL ROTATE AROUND THE STORM AND ACROSS OUR AREA. THE RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...WINDS GUSTS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH EACH BAND THROUGH THIS EVENING. FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL COUNTIES AND WIND ADVISORY INLAND COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY THE LOW WILL BE APPROACHING LANDFALL AND PULLING AWAY FROM OUR COASTAL WATERS. DESPITE DENNIS PULLING AWAY...CONVERGENT SFC FLOW BETWEEN SW FLOW SOUTH OF DENNIS AND SE FLOW AROUND HIGH PRES TO OUR EAST...COMBINED WITH HI PW AIRMASS WITH DEEP S FLOW ALOFT... WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL GUSTY RAIN SHOWERS. LIKELY POPS IN OUR GRIDS FOR SUNDAY. GOOD CHANCE POPS ON MONDAY WITH VERY MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS AND CONVERGENT FLOW REMAINING OVER THE AREA. && .LONG TERM (MON NGT-SAT)...ALTHOUGH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE OVER THE AREA FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ON TUESDAY...RESIDUAL MOISTURE IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE DENNIS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW NUMEROUS AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THURSDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH RELATIVELY WEAK BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH SCATTERED LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO MOVING ONSHORE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR CLIMATIC NORMALS EACH DAY. && .MARINE...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PAST FEW SLOSH RUNS HAVE SUGGESTED WATER LEVELS ABOUT 2-4 FT ABOVE NORMAL...SO AT THIS POINT NO MAJOR PROBLEMS EXPECTED WITH HIGH WATER. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON WINDS ON SUNDAY AS LATEST RUNS SHOWS RATHER STRONG S-SW WINDS PERSISTING DURING THE DAY. THIS ONSHORE COMPONENT WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS CONTINUING ON SUNDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINS WITH DENNIS WILL PRECLUDE ANY FIRE WX CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 86 79 87 / 80 70 50 50 FMY 77 87 76 88 / 80 70 50 50 GIF 76 86 76 88 / 80 70 50 50 SRQ 78 86 78 85 / 80 70 50 50 BKV 78 86 78 87 / 90 70 50 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH 628 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT FOR ALL COUNTIES. TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY FOR SUMTER...POLK... HARDEE AND HIGHLANDS COUNTIES. FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY ALL ZONES. NP/EO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 601 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-091200- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 601 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA/ .DAY ONE...TODAY: ...TORNADO WATCH 626 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FOR MANATEE... SARASOTA...HARDEE...DESOTO...HIGHLANDS...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER... ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TODAY UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY FOR SUMTER POLK...HARDEE AND HIGHLANDS COUNTIES. ...FLOOD WATCH 8 AM TODAY UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY ALL ZONES. OUTER RAINBANDS ON THE PERIPHERY OF HURRICANE DENNIS MOVING NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS NOW AFFECTING PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FROM SARASOTA SOUTH TO THE FORT MYERS AREA. THESE RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH... OVERSPREADING THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THE DAY. SQUALLY WINDS UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE BANDS AS MOVE INTO THE REGION. THESE RAINS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AND WILL CAUSE AREA RIVERS TO BE ON THE RISE. IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE STRENGTH OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. FURTHER INLAND WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUST UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND...SO RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...AS THESE OBJECTS CAN BE PROJECTILES IN THE STRONG WIND. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HURRICANE DENNIS...PLEASE REFER TO LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HERE IN RUSKIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE ON SUNDAY AS DENNIS MOVES FURTHER NORTH. HOWEVER WIND AND SEAS WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS...WITH THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. DURING MUCH OF NEXT WEEK SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH THE MAIN HAZARDS BEING LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THROUGH TONIGHT. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE) JCM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
210 PM EDT SAT JUL 09 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM TORNADO MANGO 27.99N 82.31W
07/09/2005 HILLSBOROUGH FL PUBLIC
RELAYED TO THE RED CROSS. VIEWED BY FIVE PEOPLE.
&&
NOAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
215 PM EDT SAT JUL 09 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0211 PM TSTM WND GST TAMPA 27.96N 82.48W
07/09/2005 55 MPH HILLSBOROUGH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
INSTRUMENT AT 100 FEET. NEAR USF. REPORTED BY RETIRED
METEOROLOGIST.
&&
NOAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
229 PM EDT SAT JUL 09 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM HIGH SURF BRADENTON BEACH 27.46N 82.70W
07/09/2005 MANATEE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
WAVES AROUND 7 FEET BREAKING OFFSHORE.
&&
NOAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
319 PM EDT SAT JUL 09 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 AM TORNADO 1 S WAUCHULA 27.53N 81.81W
07/09/2005 HARDEE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER DID STORM SURVEY. DAMAGE PATH WAS 1/2
MILE LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE. ONE OLDER HOME HAD THE ROOF
TORN OFF AND WAS ROTATED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. DAMAGE
AMOUNT AROUND 35 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
&&
NOAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
325 PM EDT SAT JUL 09 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 AM TORNADO 1 S WAUCHULA 27.53N 81.81W
07/09/2005 HARDEE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER DID STORM SURVEY. DAMAGE PATH WAS 1/2
MILE LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE. ONE OLDER HOME HAD THE ROOF
TORN OFF AND WAS ROTATED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. DAMAGE
AMOUNT AROUND 35 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
0600 AM TORNADO BRADENTON 27.49N 82.58W
07/09/2005 MANATEE FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. TREE DOWN ON A CAR.
0630 AM TORNADO TAMPA 27.96N 82.48W
07/09/2005 HILLSBOROUGH FL AMATEUR RADIO
HAM RADIO REPORT OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR THE PORT OF
TAMPA. BUILDING AND TREE DAMAGE REPORTED.
0655 AM TROPICAL STORM PINELLAS PARK 27.86N 82.71W
07/09/2005 PINELLAS FL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 60 MPH.
0658 AM TORNADO SAINT PETERSBURG 27.76N 82.67W
07/09/2005 PINELLAS FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT RELAY REPORT OF A PUBLIC SIGHTING OF A
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. TREES DOWN.
0715 AM TROPICAL STORM BRANDON 27.93N 82.29W
07/09/2005 HILLSBOROUGH FL BROADCAST MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES DOWN AT THE CORNER OF BRYON AND
LUMSDEN.
1200 PM TORNADO MANGO 27.99N 82.31W
07/09/2005 HILLSBOROUGH FL PUBLIC
RELAYED TO THE RED CROSS. VIEWED BY FIVE PEOPLE.
1200 PM HIGH SURF MANASOTA KEY 26.92N 82.36W
07/09/2005 CHARLOTTE FL PUBLIC
BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 7 FEET.
1218 PM WATER SPOUT 11 NNW DUNEDIN 28.18N 82.86W
07/09/2005 GMZ850 FL TRAINED SPOTTER
0211 PM NON-TSTM WND GST TAMPA 27.96N 82.48W
07/09/2005 50 MPH HILLSBOROUGH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
INSTRUMENT AT 100 FEET. NEAR USF. REPORTED BY RETIRED
METEOROLOGIST.
0225 PM HIGH SURF BRADENTON BEACH 27.46N 82.70W
07/09/2005 MANATEE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
WAVES AROUND 7 FEET BREAKING OFFSHORE.
&&
NOAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
542 PM EDT SAT JUL 09 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM TORNADO 3 N LECANTO 28.90N 82.49W
07/09/2005 CITRUS FL EMERGENCY MNGR
SHERIFFS DEPUTY REPORTED TORNADO FROM A DISTANCE NEAR
HIGHWAY 486 MOVING WEST. STORM CONTINUED WNW WHERE
ANOTHER DEPUTY REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND TWISTED
OFF EAST OF CRYSTAL RIVER.
&&
DAVISThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Lifeguards at Lido Public Beach rescued three young men who were body boarding when they were caught in a rip current and pulled 100 yards offshore.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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