1 lightning, 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 24, 12:11 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 111 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SAT)...UPPER LOWS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND EASTERN BAHAMAS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST...WITH THE LATTER MOVING INTO POSITION SOUTH OF CUBA BY LATE SATURDAY. AT THE SURFACE...THE RIDGE AXIS WILL STAY SUPPRESSED SOUTH OF THE REGION AS WEAK TROUGHINESS REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S.. 12Z GFS HINTING AT A SECONDARY HIGH CENTER FORMING OVER THE EAST CENTRAL GULF ON SATURDAY...SO HAVE CONTINUED PREVIOUS THINKING OF HAVING NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE REGION BY THE AFTERNOON. TILL THEN...WELL HAVE TO DEAL WITH ONSHORE FLOW BRINGING BETTER RAIN CHANCES IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST AND THEN INLAND STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BOTH GFS AND NAM PRECIPITABLE WATER STAYS ABOVE 2 INCHES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THUS EXPECTING NUMEROUS STORMS EACH DAY. GIVEN PROXIMITY TO FRONTAL BOUNDARY UP NORTH...HAVE BEST CHANCES UP THERE. HIGH TEMPERATURES EACH DAY SHOULD BE AROUND NORMAL...WHEREAS LOWS WILL RUN ABOVE NORMAL GIVEN ONSHORE FLOW. .LONG TERM (SAT NIGHT-THU)...JUST A FEW CHANGES TO THE GOING FORECAST AS THE MAIN UNCERTAINTY IS UP FRONT (DAY 3) WHILE NEWLY ARRIVING MODEL DATA SHOWING CONSISTENCY FOR DAYS 4 THROUGH 7. IN GENERAL...THE TREND FROM UNSETTLED AND GENERALLY WET DAYTIME WEATHER TO MORE TYPICAL SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION IS HOLDING TRUE. FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE GFS HAS COME AROUND SOMEWHAT TO THE MORE UNSETTLED NAM SOLUTION OF A SHEAR AXIS AND POOLED MOISTURE ALONG IT FOR THE MOST RECENT 12Z RUN. THE NAM HAS ACCELERATED THE AXIS INTO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OVERNIGHT...WHICH IS NOW A BIT QUICKER THAN EARLIER RUNS AND APPEARS A BIT OVERZEALOUS WITH ITS SOUTHWARD PUNCH OF DRIER AIR. FOR NOW WILL LEAN TOWARD THE GFS BY RAMPING UP RAIN CHANCES JUST A BIT SATURDAY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE AT NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY NEAR THE COAST MAINLY FROM TAMPA BAY NORTHWARD. BY SUNDAY...THE SHEAR AXIS WEAKENS AND MOISTURE BEGINS TO FADE AS 500 MB RIDGE LOCKS IN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. AND FLORIDA. SUNDAY WILL PROBABLY BE A TRANSITION DAY WITH SEASONABLE PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND TEMPERATURES. ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE AND POSITION OF THE RIDGE WILL HELP BRING IN DEEP LAYER DRYING FROM THE EAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE BULK OF NEXT WEEK...WHICH SHOULD REDUCE PRECIP CHANCES BELOW CLIMATOLOGY AND BRING TEMPERATURES BACK UP SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. APPEARS THAT ANY DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICAL WAVE NOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL REMAIN LARGELY SOUTH OF THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGHLIGHT CRITERIA NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EXCEPTION WILL BE BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND CHOPPY SEAS THAT OCCUR AROUND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. && .AVIATION...AS EXPECTED THE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH DEEP LAYER MOISTURE ALLOWED CONVECTION TO BREAK OUT QUICKLY AND WIDESPREAD BY LATE MORNING...AND ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE INITIAL LINES OF STORMS AS OF 17Z. KTPA AND KSRQ HAVE SNUCK INTO THE ACTION SO FAR...WHILE VCTS HAS BEEN THE RULE ELSEWHERE. PLAN ON CONTINUING TEMPO ACTIVITY (LOW END IFR VIS/MVFR CEILING) THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DROP OFF TONIGHT RAISING LEVELS TO VFR...THEN GET THINGS GOING QUICKLY AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY ESPECIALLY FROM KSRQ NORTHWARD. && .FIRE WEATHER...BIGGEST THREAT IS WITH NUMEROUS STORMS NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. OTHERWISE...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WELL ABOVE ANY DANGER THRESHOLDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 79 90 77 89 / 30 60 30 60 FMY 76 92 77 91 / 30 50 20 60 GIF 76 92 76 91 / 30 60 30 60 SRQ 78 89 77 89 / 30 50 30 60 BKV 73 89 73 89 / 30 70 30 60 SPG 80 89 80 89 / 30 60 30 60 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...RJS LONG TERM/AVIATION...BSG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 542 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-241330- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 542 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE MORNING AND MOVE ONSHORE. ACTIVITY WILL THEN PUSH INLAND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THE STORMS. A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...OR WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. HEAVY RAINS MAY RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 929 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060-241600- LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER... INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...NEW PORT RICHEY... ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...TAMPA... BRADENTON...SARASOTA...VENICE 929 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH NOON NEAR THE COAST... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND INTENSIFY BY 11 AM...WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME TORRENTIAL RAIN BANDS TO DEVELOP MAINLY FROM THE TAMPA BAY METROPOLITAN AREA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NATURE COAST COUNTIES OF HERNANDO...CITRUS...AND LEVY. RAINFALL WILL EXCEED 2 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...SHOULD RAIN BANDS DEVELOP...THE DURATION OF TORRENTIAL RAINS COULD ACCUMULATE TO 4 OR MORE INCHES CREATING MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS BEFORE NOON. RESIDENTS NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY MOTORISTS...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS LATER THIS MORNING. DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND IF ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH THEM. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AS WELL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE FLOOD ADVISORIES OR OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER WARNINGS OR STATEMENTS...THROUGH THE MORNING. BSG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1125 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 FLZ043-052-056-057-061-241700- SUMTER-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DE SOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...LAKELAND... WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...ARCADIA 1125 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...STRONG STORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS HEADING INTO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA... A BROKEN LINE OF DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING EAST AT AROUND 15 MPH...WILL BRING BLINDING RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS TO SUMTER...POLK...HARDEE...DESOTO...AND HIGHLANDS COUNTIES. STRONGER CELLS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH HARDEE AND DESOTO COUNTIES WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES BEFORE NOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO SOUTHERN POLK AND HIGHLANDS COUNTIES BEFORE NOON WITH SIMILAR RAINFALL TOTALS AND WIND GUSTS WHICH COULD REACH 40 TO 45 MPH. OTHER STRONG CELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH SUMTER COUNTY BY NOON PRODUCING BLINDING RAINS AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER IN A FEW SPOTS. THE TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MINOR ROAD FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS THROUGH 1 PM. RESIDENTS...PARTICULARLY MOTORISTS...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES INCLUDING ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER STATEMENTS OR FLOOD ADVISORIES. BSG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 153 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 FLZ050-051-241830- PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH- 153 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...TORRENTIAL RAINS CONTINUE TO DUMP IN SOUTH TAMPA THE GANDY BRIDGE AND INTO FEATHER SOUND AND NORTH SAINT PETERSBURG... THUNDERSTORMS...DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT LEALMAN...MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE AND SOUTH TAMPA...UNTIL 230 PM EDT. 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. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT LOCALLY BLINDING RAIN WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE URBAN FLOOD ADVISORIES BEFORE 230 PM. BSG
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A nearby lightning strike injured four plumbers as they were preparing to seek shelter from an approaching storm. One of the men were knocked unconscious and another could not feel his legs for about an hour. The men were taken to the hospital and released.
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