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 8, 12:08 PM EST, 5 hours 12 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 108 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-THURSDAY)...UPR LOW OVER THE BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST THROUGH THURSDAY...PASSING OVER THE STATE EARLY WEDNESDAY. DRY AIR ON THE N AND W SIDE OF THIS INVERTED TROUGH WILL RESULT IN BELOW-CLIMO POPS REST OF TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THEN ON WED THIS POCKET OF DRIER AIR WILL SHIFT NORTH OF TAMPA BAY AND ALLOW A BAND OF DEEPER MOISTURE ALONG AND EAST OF THE TROF AXIS TO MOVE OVER THE AREA. BEST CHANCE FOR RW/TSTMS ON WED WILL BE SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY NEAR THE DEEPER MOISTURE. ON THURSDAY...AN H5 WEAKNESS WILL CONNECT THE UPR LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF TO A SHORTWAVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE AFOREMENTIONED MOISTURE BAND WILL REMAIN UNDER THIS WEAKNESS. THE COMBINATION OF MOISTURE...WEAKNESS ALOFT...AND SEA BREEZE AND MESO BOUNDARIES WILL RESULT IN GOOD CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING TSTMS ON THURSDAY. WITH THE SFC RIDGE AXIS SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY ON THURSDAY... WESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL MEAN MORE TSTM COVERAGE INLAND VERSUS THE USUAL COASTAL COVERAGE WITH EASTERLY FLOW. TEMPS THRU THE SHORT TERM NEAR NORMAL...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 90S AND LOWS IN THE MID- UPR 70S. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT-TUE)...MODEL DATA SHOWS STRONG SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE ON FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST U.S. SENDS A FRONTAL SURFACE BOUNDARY INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF FLORIDA WHICH WILL PUSH THE SURFACE RIDGE EASTWARD AND INTO THE ATLANTIC. THIS WILL BRING A SWITCH IN WINDS FORM SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY AND THEN WESTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. UNDER THIS REGIME...LATE MORNING SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER COASTAL LOCATIONS AND THEN MOVING INLAND WHERE SEA BREEZE COLLISIONS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION OVER THE INTERIOR. AFTERNOON POPS HAVE BEEN INCREASED TO 50 PERCENT FOR THE INTERIOR COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY WITH CLIMO POPS OF 40S AND 30S ELSEWHERE. ON MONDAY AND BEYOND THE SURFACE BOUNDARY DISSIPATES AND BOTH GFS AND DGEX AGREE IN BRINGING A DRIER AIRMASS ALOFT OVER THE AREA FOR WHICH A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN POPS HAVE BEEN APPLIED. TEMPS WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL VALUES THROUGH MONDAY...THEN AFTERNOON MAXS WILL WARM UP ONE OR TWO DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AS DRIER AIR OVER THE AREA WILL REDUCE CLOUD COVERAGE AND SHOWER ACTIVITY. && .MARINE...WITH RIDGE AXIS OVER THE WATERS AND WINDS AOB 15K...WINDS AND SEAS WILL STAY BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA RIGHT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SOME HAZY PERIODS WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 5SM ARE POSSIBLE OVER TPA. MVFR PERIODS WITH LOCALLY ISOLATED IFR UNDER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO FIRE WX PROBLEMS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 91 77 91 / 5 30 20 30 FMY 74 92 75 91 / 5 40 20 40 GIF 75 94 75 93 / 5 30 20 40 SRQ 76 91 76 89 / 5 30 20 30 BKV 71 94 71 92 / 5 20 20 30 SPG 80 92 80 89 / 5 30 20 30 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && NP/AR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 520 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-081530- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- 520 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM TAMPA BAY AND LAKELAND THROUGH THE NATURE COAST. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM OVER INLAND LOCATIONS AND PROGRESS TO THE COAST AND INTO THE OFFSHORE WATERS AFTER 4 PM. STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AT HIGHER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MAY ALLOW SMALL HAIL TO FORM...AND THERE WILL BE THE TYPICAL THREAT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS WHERE STORM OUTFLOWS COLLIDE WITH THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE OR SHIFTING WINDS AROUND TAMPA BAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE RAPIDLY TOWARD SUNSET. WHEN SKIES DARKEN...MOVE INDOORS. IF THERE IS TIME...UNPLUG APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. WAIT UNTIL THE STORM ENDS BEFORE USING THE TELEPHONE OR RUNNING WATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A POCKET OF DRY AND SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE AIR MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THURSDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. A GENERAL SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ALLOW ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY INCREASE THE CHANCES AND COVERAGE OF RAIN NEXT SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FLZ055>057-060>062-065-081530- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 520 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DRIER AIR SLIDING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY WILL ONLY ALLOW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...AFTER 3 PM. THOUGH THE STORMS WILL BE ISOLATED...A POCKET OF COLD AIR ALOFT MAY ENHANCE THE CHANCES FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HAIL. BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO EXPECTED...BUT THE RELATIVELY FAST MOVEMENT OF THE CELLS SHOULD KEEP STORM TOTALS DOWN. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE RAPIDLY TOWARD SUNSET. WHEN SKIES DARKEN...MOVE INDOORS. IF THERE IS TIME...UNPLUG APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. WAIT UNTIL THE STORM ENDS BEFORE USING THE TELEPHONE OR RUNNING WATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANT MOISTURE FROM AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE NOW MOVING THROUGH THE BAHAMAS REACHES SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH RAIN CHANCES A BIT BELOW NORMAL FOR MID AUGUST AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE KEYS. RAIN CHANCES AND COVERAGE MAY INCREASE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A SOUTHWARD MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE... EDGES INTO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. BSG
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:19 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning started a fire at a home on Lakeview Drive but quick acting neighbors kept the home from burning to the ground. A natural gas line in the home was ruptured and was ignited by the strike but neighbors quickly turned off the gas line.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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