Heavy Rain in Florida, August 30, 2006

Name: Heavy Rain in Florida, August 30, 2006
Start: 2006-08-30T00:00
End: 2006-08-30T23:59
Location: Florida

August 30, 2006 · NWS TBW · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 Aug 29, 10:10 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 10:10 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1110 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.UPDATE...HAVE DROPPED ALL THE TROPICAL WATCHES AND WARNING EXCEPT
HAVE MAINTAINED THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR POLK AND HIGHLANDS.
FLOOD STAYS THE SAME. ZONES AND MARINE FORECASTS OUT SHORTLY.

...PREVIOUS UPDATE AT 958 PM...

.UPDATE...LINE OF SHRA & TSTM WAS PUSHING WESTWARD OVER THE COAST BETWEEN
KBKV AND KSPG. THE ST. PETE-CLEARWATER IAP TOWER RECENTLY REPORTED A
FUNNEL CLOUD OVER NEAR-BY BAY WATERS. ANOTHER BAND WAS OFFSHORE FROM ST.
PETE BEACH TO OFFSHORE CAPTIVA. RADAR AND STLT TRENDS INDICATE MORE OF
THESE CONVECTIVE BANDS AND INCREASING CLOUDS WILL BE SWEEPING ACROSS
THE CWFA FROM EAST TO WEST. THESE BANDS WILL ALSO BRING SOME TROPICAL
STORMS FORCE GUSTS TO THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL INTERIOR COUNTIES LATER
TONIGHT AS TROPICAL CYCLONE ERNESTO MOVES ONSHORE SOUTH FL TONIGHT.
ONGOING ZONES LOOK GOOD ATTM. HOWEVER HAVE ADJUSTED THE GRIDS SOME
TO COME MORE IN LINE WITH THE FORECAST AND ALSO SURROUNDING OFFICES.

&&

.MARINE...FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AT LEAST IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTH.
THE SOUTH IS A LITTLE MORE PROBMATIC WITH FORECAST NORTH 20-25KT
WHICH IS NOT YET SUPPORTED BY OBS. WILL HANG ON TO THE CWF UNTIL
ALMOST 1030 AND MAY ADJUST THE WORDING TO BRIDGE REALITY TO THE
FORECAST DOWN SOUTH IN THE FIST PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...MAIN AREA OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH MVFR/LOCAL IFR
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY.  WINDS WILL
ALSO SLOWLY INCREASE WITH SOME GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
POSSIBLE IN THE FORT MYERS AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR CHARLOTTE-DE SOTO-
     HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-MANATEE-PINELLAS-POLK-
     SARASOTA.

     INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR HIGHLANDS-POLK.

GULF WATERS...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...09

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 3:09 AM EST, 20 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
409 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

FLZ052-056-057-061-062-065-291415-
POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
409 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF LEE AND
CHARLOTTE COUNTIES WHILE AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS
EFFECT FOR NON COASTAL AND NON TIDAL AREAS OF CHARLOTTE...LEE AND
DESOTO COUNTIES...AND FOR ALL OF POLK...HARDEE AND HIGHLANDS
COUNTIES.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE
AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT AS POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH AND SPREAD NORTHWEST.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH
ANY HEAVIER STORMS. 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
THEM DIMINISH. HOWEVER LIKELY RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF ERNESTO THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY. FRIDAY TO MONDAY WILL SEE A RETURN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FLZ039-042-043-048>051-055-060-291415-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-
SARASOTA-
409 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN THAT MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH
ANY HEAVIER STORMS. 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...LIKELY RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL
TREND DOWN TO A CHANCE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY TO MONDAY WILL SEE A RETURN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 29, 7:25 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
825 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

FLZ050-051-300115-
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-
825 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT WEST
PARK...LUTZ...CARROLLWOOD...TOWN N COUNTRY...AND OLDSMAR...UNTIL 915
PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW
SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

Special weather statement, Aug 29, 7:52 PM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
852 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

FLZ049-300115-
PASCO-
852 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN PASCO COUNTY...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT
HOLIDAY...NEW PORT RICHEY AND HUDSON...UNTIL 915 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS
UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM
TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

RJS

Special weather statement, Aug 29, 7:58 PM EST, 4 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
858 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

FLZ050-051-300145-
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-
858 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST HILLSBOROUGH AND
PINELLAS COUNTY...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT
LARGO...CLEARWATER...SEMINOLE AND PINELLAS PARK...UNTIL 945 PM EDT.
AT 850 PM EDT...THE SAINT PETERSBURG CLEARWATER AIRPORT REPORTED A
FUNNEL CLOUD 2 MILES NORTH OF THEIR LOCATION OVER TAMPA BAY. FUNNEL
CLOUDS MAY BECOME BRIEF TORNADOES. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH MAY
OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS.
TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR
FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

RJS

Local storm report, Aug 29, 8:04 PM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
904 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 ESE CLEARWATER        27.94N 82.69W
08/29/2006                   GMZ830             FL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            REPORTED BY PILOT AND BY TOWER AT SAINT PETERSBURG
            CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

&&

RJS

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Event by event

3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Highlands

When: August 30, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Highlands County, Archbold
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 27.343, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The center of Tropical Storm Ernesto moved north across the southeast half of Florida during the day. The west side of the eye wall produced 4 to 6 inches of rain from the southwest to the northeast part of the county. Sustained winds and wind gusts remained below tropical storm force in Highlands County.

Heavy Rain, Charlotte

When: August 30, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Charlotte County, Port Charlotte
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 26.900, -81.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A rain band from Tropical Storm Ernesto produced a narrow swath of 2 to 4 inches of rain along Interstate 75 in Charlotte County. Rainfall reports from the the hardest hit areas in south central parts of the county were not available but were estimated by radar. The Charlotte County Airport reported 2.27 inches of rain. Tides rose to one foot above normal well after Ernesto had passed.

Heavy Rain, Lee

When: August 30, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Lee County, North Ft Myers
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A rain band from Tropical Storm Ernesto produced a narrow swath of 3 to 5 inches in eastern Lee County. Rainfall of 4.38 inches was recorded in Lehigh Acres. Minor flooding was reported near Tackahoe Road Near Bedman Creek in Alva and several roads in Lehigh Acres. A second narrow band of heavy rain fell from Captiva Island to south of Fort Myers Beach. Rainfall of 3.28 inches was recorded at Lovers Key. Tides rose to one foot above normal well after Ernesto had passed.

What these are

Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, August 2006

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: 5525779, 5526042, 5526043.