1 tornado, 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 Jul 17, 12:30 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 130 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-WED)...A DISSIPATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS JUST NORTH OF FLORIDA WITH ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE FIELD MOVING SOUTHWARD AND INTO THE AREA WHICH WILL HELP IN KEEPING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LATEST TBW 12Z SOUNDING INDICATES INCREASING PW VALUES ALONG WITH COOLING ALOFT. ON TUESDAY THE LOW LEVEL SYNOPTIC FLOW WILL BE LIGHT...BECOMING CALM AT TIMES WHICH TRANSLATES INTO SLOW MOVING STORMS. THE MAIN MECHANISMS FOR STORM FORMATION WILL BE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS FOR WHICH LATEST NAM/GFS MODEL DATA SHOWS CLEAR AND STRONG CONVERGENCE OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS AND SLOWLY SPREADING WESTWARD LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS SCENARIO IS FAVORABLE FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING SITUATIONS AS HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD REMAIN OVER THE SAME AREA FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THIS SCENARIO BASICALLY REPEATS ITSELF ON WEDNESDAY WITH PERHAPS A BETTER CHANCE OF HAVING THE STRONGEST CELL DEVELOPMENT CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS AS THE EASTERLY FLOW BECOMES STRONGER. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL VALUES WITH AFTERNOON MAXS COOLING DOWN A LITTLE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY INCREASES. && .LONG TERM (WED NIGHT-MON)...MOISTURE RICH SE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CWA WED NIGHT THRU FRI...WITH GOOD CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON THRU EVENING SHOWERS AND TSTMS CWA WIDE. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT SOUTH AS AN UPR TROF DEEPENS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION AND A SFC FRONT SETTLES INTO THE CAROLINAS. THE FRONT WILL MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS FARTHER SOUTH THAN CENTRAL GA ON SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW NORTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL MEAN THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOULD SHIFT FROM THE WESTERN SIDE OF OUR CWA TO THE EASTERN SIDE...AND EARLIER IN THE DAY...FOR THE SAT THRU MON TIME PERIOD. TEMPS THRU THE LONG TERM PERIOD NEAR NORMAL. && .MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE MARINE ZONES WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE BENIGN WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH WILL KEEP SEAS AND WINDS BELOW HIGHLIGHT CRITERIA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF ROUGH SEAS AND GUSTY WINDS. && .AVIATION...SCAT SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ASSOC MVFR OR IFC CONDITIONS VCNTY OF THESE CELLS. OUTSIDE OF TSTMS ACTIVITY...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 76 90 76 90 / 30 50 30 60 FMY 75 90 74 92 / 20 60 30 60 GIF 74 91 74 91 / 30 60 30 60 SRQ 74 89 75 90 / 20 50 30 50 BKV 71 90 72 90 / 30 50 30 50 SPG 78 90 78 89 / 30 50 30 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...AR LONG TERM/AVIATION...NP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 441 AM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-171430- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 441 AM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TODAY THE AREA WILL TRANSITION FROM THE DRIER PATTERN WE SAW OVER THE WEEKEND TO A MORE TYPICAL SUMMER PATTERN. MOISTURE WILL RETURN AND BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BRING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. MOTION ON THESE STORMS WILL BE SLOW...INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR MINOR FLOODING AND PONDING ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN SOME EXTRA DRIVING TIME FOR THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND OF COURSE REMEMBER THE SLOGAN TURN AROUND DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING A FLOODED ROADWAY. FOR AREAS THAT DO NOT SEE THE COOLING RELIEF OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING AND RESERVE STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. FOR TUESDAY...THE STEERING FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE WEAK...SO FOR AREAS THAT DO SEE THUNDERSTORMS...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING AND PONDING ON ROADWAYS. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...EXPECT THE STEERING FLOW TO PICK UP AND REDUCE THE RISK FOR HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS. IN ADDITION TO THE STORMS...HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH 100 DEGREES EACH DAY. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN EXPOSED TO THIS HEAT AND TRY TO STAY WITHIN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDINGS. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...REMEMBER TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 104 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 FLZ043-048-049-171800- HERNANDO-SUMTER-PASCO- 104 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MOST OF HERNANDO...SOUTHERN SUMTER AND CENTRAL SOUTHERN HERNANDO COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT... THUNDERSTORMS...NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT THE MENTIONED AREA INCLUDING BROOKSVILLE...MASARYKTOWN AND SAN ANTONIO...AND ZEPHYRHILLS UNTIL 200 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING UNDER HEAVY DOWNPOURS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 75 AND MAJOR HIGHWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND KEEP ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. REYNES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 104 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 FLZ043-048-049-171800- HERNANDO-SUMTER-PASCO- 104 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MOST OF HERNANDO...SOUTHERN SUMTER AND CENTRAL SOUTHERN PASCO COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT... THUNDERSTORMS...NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT THE MENTIONED AREA INCLUDING BROOKSVILLE...MASARYKTOWN AND SAN ANTONIO...AND ZEPHYRHILLS UNTIL 200 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING UNDER HEAVY DOWNPOURS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 75 AND MAJOR HIGHWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND KEEP ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. REYNES
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:37 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A small tornado briefly touched down in a field in a rural area near State Road 70 and the Manatee-DeSoto County line.
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