1 hail, 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 4, 12:30 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 130 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING... .SHORT TERM(TONIGHT - SUNDAY)...A COLD POOL ALOFT (SUPPORTING STEEP LAPSE RATES AND HIGH INSTABILITY) ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE WEST CENTRAL PENINSULA WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE CONVECTION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH SOME DAMAGING WINDS AND OR HAIL POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. BY LATE EVENING EXPECT THINGS TO SLOWLY WIND DOWN AS THE CONVECTION ENDS OR DRIFTS WEST INTO THE EASTERN GULF IN TANDEM WITH THE UPPER LOW. ON SATURDAY THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT WEST OVER THE GULF AS TROPICAL CYCLONE CHRIS MOVES WEST JUST NORTH OF CENTRAL CUBA VIA LATEST TPC TRACK. A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (CLIMO-LEVEL POPS) ALONG THE SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW CIRCULATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS DIURNAL CONVECTION WILL AGAIN WIND DOWN SATURDAY EVENING WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. ON SUNDAY A MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING NORTHEAST FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE CHRIS ENTERING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF ALONG WITH A VERY MOIST DEEP LAYERED SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DIURNAL MESOSCALE DRIVEN CONVECTION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AND WILL MAINTAIN CLIMO-LEVEL (50%) IN THE GRIDS/ZONES. MAX/MIN TEMPS WILL CONTINUE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAV/MET NUMBERS ARE AGAIN CLOSE AND A BLEND SHOULD SUFFICE IN MOST LOCATIONS. && .LONG TERM(SUN NIGHT-FRI)...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS WILL BE OVER NORTH FLORIDA/SOUTH GEORGIA AS TC CHRIS MOVES INTO THE ERN GULF AT THE START OF THE PERIOD. AS CHRIS MOVES FURTHER WEST...THE RIDGE AXIS WILL BE ABLE TO SLIP BACK SOUTH...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE DOWN OVER S FL BY FRI. ALOFT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL APPROACH THE BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW WILL PULL IN SOME DRIER AIR OVER THE STATE...REDUCING THE RAIN CHANCES A LITTLE. HAVE GONE LOW END SCT POPS FOR THAT DAY. MOISTURE RETURNS AGAIN AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THU AND FRI. TEMPS THRU THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN NEAR CLIMO...THOUGH MAY HAVE TO GO TO ABOVE ON WED SHUD THE DRY AIR MOVING IN LOOK MORE CERTAIN. && .MARINE...LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ALONG WITH SLIGHT SEA STATES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. WILL DEPICT A SLIGHT UPTICK IN WIND/SEAS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS SOME AS TROPICAL CYCLONE CHRIS MOVES WEST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF. WIND/SEAS WILL AGAIN DECREASE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH AN ONSHORE SEA BREEZE COMPONENT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST EACH AFTERNOON. && .AVIATION...TSTMS GETTING OFF TO AN EARLIER START TODAY FROM KSRQ SOUTH AND OVER THE NATURE COAST. GIVEN PROXIMITY OF UPPER LOW...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR TO SEE IF TSTMS WILL CONTINUE S OF KSRQ LATER THAN IN CURRENT TAFS. AFTN SHIFT MAY HAVE TO EXTEND CURRENT TEMPO GROUPS IF IF STORMS CONTINUE. BY LATE EVENING...CONDITIONS AREAWIDE SHUD GET BACK TO VFR. && .FIRE WEATHER...MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXPECTED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 78 92 78 93 / 30 50 30 50 FMY 75 95 76 92 / 30 50 30 50 GIF 75 94 76 93 / 30 50 30 50 SRQ 76 92 75 92 / 30 50 30 50 BKV 72 93 72 93 / 30 50 30 50 SPG 79 93 80 92 / 30 50 30 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...JCM LONG TERM/AVIATION...RJS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1025 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-042100- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 1025 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST WEST OF MELBOURNE LATE THIS THIS MORNING IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE PENINSULA THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN INTO THE EASTERN GULF DURING TONIGHT. A VERY MOIST AND HIGHLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM...SOME POSSIBLY STRONG OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY DOWN POURS...FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND HAIL. THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. ALL RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF HAZARDOUS WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST LOW LEVEL WINDS DEVELOP SATURDAY AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHRIS MOVES INTO CENTRAL CUBA. EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE FRONT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS SUNDAY AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHRIS ENTERS THE GULF. CHRIS IS NOT FORECAST TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL DRIER AIR INTO WEST FLORIDA ON SUNDAY. IN FACT...FORECAST MODELS SHOW CHRIS AS A TROPICAL WAVE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL STORMS. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL SEE A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN TO ONE MORE TYPICAL OF A FLORIDA SUMMER WITH SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. JCM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 FLZ055-060-041715- MANATEE-SARASOTA- 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN MANATEE AND NORTHWEST SARASOTA COUNTIES... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT WEST SAMOSET... SARASOTA BRADENTON AIRPORT...SARASOTA AND SAMOSET...UNTIL 115 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR 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 MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. 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. RJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 134 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 FLZ042-041815- CITRUS- 134 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST CITRUS COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT INVERNESS HERNANDO AND BEVERLY HILLS...UNTIL 215 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR 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. 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. RJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 139 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 FLZ050-041830- PINELLAS- 139 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT PINELLAS PARK... LEALMAN...LARGO...CLEARWATER...SAFETY HARBOR... AND KENNETH CITY...UNTIL 230 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 145 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 FLZ051-041830- HILLSBOROUGH- 145 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT RIVERVIEW... BLOOMINGDALE...BRANDON AND VALRICO...UNTIL 230 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR 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. PEA SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM OVER VALRICO. 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. RJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 208 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 FLZ049-052-041900- POLK-PASCO- 208 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN PASCO AND NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT ZEPHYRHILLS...UNTIL 300 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. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. 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. 22
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 219 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 FLZ051-052-041915- POLK-HILLSBOROUGH- 219 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NOW AFFECTING SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND MOVING INTO WESTERN POLK COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT THE MENTIONED AREA INCLUDING WILLOW OAK...BRADLEY JUNCTION AND MULBERRY...UNTIL 315 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. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. 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. 22
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:08 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Nickel size hail was reported in the Meadow Pointe subdivision near the intersection of Meadow Pointe Blvd. and Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
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