Hail in Florida, February 3, 2006

Name: Hail in Florida, February 3, 2006
Start: 2006-02-03T16:40
End: 2006-02-03T16:40
Location: Florida

February 3, 2006 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 Feb 3, 1:45 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 1:45 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before

WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
145 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

...TORNADO WATCH FROM PASCO COUNTY AND SOUTHWARD INTO LEE COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM EST...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN EFFECT
UNTIL 215 PM EST AND FOR SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM EST...

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER CENTRAL WESTERN FLORIDA
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

&&

.SHORT TERM (REST OF THIS AFTERNOON-SUNDAY)...A LONG LIVED SQUALL
LINE THAT DEVELOPED OFFSHORE THIS MORNING EVOLVED INTO A TRAINING
SYSTEM WITH A LONG EXTENDED LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL OFFSHORE WATERS TO EASTERN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. AT THIS TIME THIS HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT
FLOOD EVENT WHICH IS STILL WELL ON ITS WAY. ALTHOUGH THE INDIVIDUAL
STORMS HAVE BEEN SHOWING AN AVERAGE RADAR TRANSLATIONAL SIGNATURE OF
20 TO 25 KNOTS AND MOVING NORTHEAST...THE TRAINING NATURE OF THE
ENTIRE SYSTEM HAS ALLOWED FOR BASICALLY UNINTERRUPTED RAIN TO KEEP
FALLING OVER THE SAME AREA ESPECIALLY AT PINELLAS COUNTY. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DATA HAS SHOWN THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL RIGHT OVER THE AREA OF PINELLAS PARK WITH AN ESTIMATE OF AS
MUCH AS 8 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 3 HOURS...AND A BROADER
AREA AROUND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH OF 5 TO 6 INCHES.
EARLIER THIS MORNING PASCO ALSO REPORTED SOME SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
AS AN AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS MOVED FROM THE COAST AND INTO THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. THE IMPACT OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN
PARTICULARLY STRONG BECAUSE IT IS AFFECTING A LARGE URBAN AREA WITH
A HIGH POPULATION CONCENTRATION.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL RACING OVER THE CENTRAL COUNTIES...WITH THE
STRONGEST CELLS STILL TRAINING FROM THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND OVER
THE COAST ALONG PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. BUT SO FAR THE
GREATEST IMPACT HAS BEEN DUE TO THE TORRENTIAL RAINS.

WITH STILL SOME FAVORABLE WIND PROFILES AND CONDITIONS FOR LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY SOUTH OF THE MAIN SURFACE BOUNDARY AND A MODERATE
DYNAMIC SUPPORT ALOFT OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA SPC IS
KEEPING A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST...MAINLY FOR THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF FLORIDA.

THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE MAIN THREAT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. MOTORISTS COMMUTING ALONG
MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES MUST EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND
AVOID AREAS THAT TRADITIONALLY ARE PRONE TO FLOODING. OVERNIGHT THE
RAIN ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD AFFECTING MOST OF THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE CWA.

THE PARENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED TO THE SURFACE BOUNDARY
OVER FLORIDA HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHEAST US SWINGING AROUND AN
AMPLIFYING MID LEVEL TROUGH. THE MAIN FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY
SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH SATURDAY. DAY 2 SPC CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK SWITCHES
THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SOUTH OF SARASOTA BUT KEEPS IT AS JUST
SLIGHT CHANCE ATTM.

AS THE TROUGH DIGS FURTHER SOUTH AND SWINGS RIGHT OVER THE AREA
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND NORTHWESTERLY BY SATURDAY
EVENING...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. ON
THE OTHER HAND AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHERLY A DRIER AIR MASS
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE STATE IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH ON
SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL VALUES
WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WHEN A DRAMATIC DECREASE
IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH MORNING LOWS DROPPING AROUND 20 DEGREES
FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT - FRIDAY)...A MOSTLY DRY FORECAST THRU THE
LONG TERM PERIOD WITH OUR AREA INFLUENCED MAINLY BY DRY WESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT. A WEAK FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY...AND
ANOTHER ON FRIDAY...BUT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...WILL
CAPS POPS AT 10 PCNT. TEMPS THRU THE PERIOD NEAR TO JUST BELOW NORM.

&&

.MARINE...SCEC IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR ALL MARINE ZONES
EXCEPT THE SOUTHERN MOST NEAR SHORE WATERS AND WILL PROBABLY BE
EXTENDED OVERNIGHT AS WINDS REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 20 KT RANGE WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS AND WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. ON
SATURDAY WINDS MAY REACH SCA IN THE WAKE OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY
PASSAGE. OFFSHORE WATERS ARE MOST LIKELY TO HIT SCA CRITERIA AS
WINDS WILL REACH THE 20 TO 25 KNOTS. AN SCA WILL PROBABLY BE ISSUED
LATER TONIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...AREAS OF IFR CONDITIONS IN LOW CLOUDS...RAIN...AND FOG
LIKELY UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS ON SATURDAY AS ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL KEEP RH VALUES WELL ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. ON SUNDAY
SOME LOCATIONS ALONG THE NATURE COAST AND OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES
MAY EXPERIENCE 1 T 2 HOURS OF RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  65  67  45  62  /  70  60   5   5
FMY  67  72  48  67  /  60  70  10   5
GIF  66  70  43  63  /  70  70   5   5
SRQ  67  68  46  63  /  70  70   5   5
BKV  62  66  35  63  /  70  60   5   5

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...TORNADO WATCH FOR PASCO...HILLSBOROUGH...PINELLAS...POLK...
     MANATEE...HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...DESOTO...SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE
     AND LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EST.

     FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR CENTRAL
     HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

     FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
     PINELLAS COUNTY.

GULF WATERS...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING
     BONITA BEACH TO TARPON SPRINGS FROM 20 TO 60 NM
     OFFSHORE AND FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT
     TO 20 NM INCLUDING TAMPA BAY.

     SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON
     ALL OTHER WATERS EXCEPT FOR BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM.

&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE...AR
LONG TERM/AVIATION...NP

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 5:05 AM EST, 11 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
505 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

FLZ039-042-043-048-049-031615-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-
505 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LEVY...CITRUS...
SUMTER...HERNANDO...AND PASCO COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH WARM AND
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW TO PRODUCE LIKELY CHANCES FOR RAIN WITH A
GOOD CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND AN
ISOLATED TORNADO ALL POSSIBLE. ALSO...HEAVY RAINS OVERNIGHT WILL
MEAN THAT ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS COULD BRING SOME INLAND FLOODING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR AREAS OF PONDING ON ROADWAYS AS
YOU CANNOT TELL IF THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH HAS COLLAPSED.

FOR MARINERS...EXPECT WINDS TO PICK UP TO SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE
CAUTION CRITERIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN ADVISORY CRITERIA
OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO OUR REGION. MARINERS
MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS ARE LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE REST OF THE PERIOD.
READINGS MAY HIT THE FREEZING MARK MONDAY MORNING...BUT SHOULD
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY.

FLZ050>052-055>057-060-061-031615-
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-
DE SOTO-
505 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...
POLK...MANATEE...HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...SARASOTA...AND DESOTO COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH WARM AND
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW TO PRODUCE LIKELY CHANCES FOR RAIN WITH A
GOOD CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE
STRONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE.

FOR MARINERS...EXPECT WINDS AT SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
CRITERIA TODAY AND THEN ADVISORY CRITERIA OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO OUR REGION. MARINERS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE
TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

THE STRONGER WINDS OVER THE WATERS MEANS THAT THERE IS A MODERATE
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. THOSE SWIMMERS WHO
WANT TO VENTURE INTO THE WATERS TODAY ARE URGED TO SWIM AT
LIFEGUARDED BEACHES AND TO HEED THE ADVICE OF THE LOCAL BEACH PATROL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS ARE LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE REST OF THE PERIOD.
HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME...READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY.

FLZ062-065-031615-
CHARLOTTE-LEE-
505 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH WARM AND
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW TO PRODUCE A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN OVER THE
REGION TODAY.

FOR MARINERS...EXPECT WINDS AT SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
CRITERIA TODAY AND THEN ADVISORY CRITERIA OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO OUR REGION. MARINERS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE
TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

THE STRONGER WINDS OVER THE WATERS MEANS THAT THERE IS A MODERATE
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. THOSE SWIMMERS WHO
WANT TO VENTURE INTO THE WATERS TODAY ARE URGED TO SWIM AT
LIFEGUARDED BEACHES AND TO HEED THE ADVICE OF THE LOCAL BEACH PATROL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS ARE LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY
MORNING. A SQUALL LINE MAY DEVELOP OVER THE REGION WITH DAMAGING
WINDS...HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG AND IN ANY INDIVIDUAL
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE.

AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE REST OF THE PERIOD.
HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME...READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 3, 1:07 PM EST, 3 hours 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
107 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

FLZ049>051-031845-
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO-
107 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PINELLAS COUNTY...

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...WILL AFFECT SEMINOLE...
PINELLAS PARK...MADEIRA BEACH AND LARGO...UNTIL 145 PM EST. 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR
FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

EJ

Special weather statement, Feb 3, 1:47 PM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
147 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

FLZ050-051-031945-
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-
147 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL AFFECT PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTIES...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL AFFECT
MUCH OF PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EST. GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SOME
DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL.
RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR.

NP

Local storm report, Feb 3, 1:53 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
153 PM EST FRI FEB 03 2006

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

1100 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SAINT PETERSBURG        27.76N 82.67W
02/03/2006  0.00 INCH        PINELLAS           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** 3 ROOF FAILURES REPORTED BY STATE WARNING
            POINT ON 49TH STREET NEAR 5800 BLOCK

1217 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 S PINELLAS PARK       27.78N 82.72W
02/03/2006                   PINELLAS           FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROADS IMPASSABLE BETWEEN 61ST AND 64TH ST ON 5TH AVE

1218 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE PINELLAS PARK      27.82N 82.67W
02/03/2006                   PINELLAS           FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROADS FLOODED NEAR 115TH AVE N AT 4TH ST N

1230 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE PINELLAS PARK      27.82N 82.67W
02/03/2006                   PINELLAS           FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VEHICLES FLOODED ON 6TH AVE N EAST OF 66TH ST

0112 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 ESE OLDSMAR           28.01N 82.61W
02/03/2006  3.64 INCH        HILLSBOROUGH       FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JILLSON

Special weather statement, Feb 3, 2:13 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
213 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

FLZ052-031945-
POLK-
213 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT RURAL EASTERN POLK COUNTY...

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...WILL AFFECT RURAL
EASTERN POLK COUNTY...UNTIL 245 PM EST. 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.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED.

EJ

Local storm report, Feb 3, 2:29 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
229 PM EST FRI FEB 03 2006

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

0200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      KENNETH CITY            27.82N 82.72W
02/03/2006                   PINELLAS           FL   PUBLIC

            10.15 INCHES IN 8 HOURS. UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER ON LOCAL
            ROAD. FLOODING ALSO AT 54TH AVENUE AND 62ND STREET AS
            WELL AS SERIOUS FLOODING ON 62ND STREET SOUTH OF DIXIE
            HIGH SCHOOL AT 46TH AVENUE.

&&

JILLSON

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sumter

When: February 3, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Sumter County, Oxford
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 28.933, -82.033

A train SKYWARN Spotter reported nickel size hail in Oxford.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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, February 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: 5492930.