1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 18, 11:51 AM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1251 PM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006 .CURRENT...SEA AND BAY BREEZES CREATED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE GULF COAST. SEA BREEZE NEAR MIAMI WAS ON THE MOVE TOWARD FORT MYERS BUT THE SEA BREEZE NEAR THE SPACE COAST REMAINS ANCHORED DUE TO LIGHT FLOW ALOFT. BEST CHANCE RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO BE IN FORT MYERS AREA. NEXT BEST AREA IS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 4...THEN ALONG GULF SEA BREEZE NORTH OF TAMPA. .SHORT TERM...WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWED DRIER AIR SAGGING INTO NORTHERN FLORIDA AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION #2 ROTATES OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. SOUTHWARD PUSH OF DRY AIR TO REACH LEVY COUNTY WEDNESDAY WITH POPS DROPPING TO 30%. SOUTH OF BOUNDARY WILL SEE DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING. SOUTHEAST WINDS KICK IN THURSDAY WITH BEST CHC RAIN ALONG INTERSTATE 75 NEAR AND SOUTH OF TAMPA ALONG COLLIDING SEA BREEZE FRONTS. ALSO...DEEP MOISTURE MOVES NORTHWARD PUTTING HIGHER POPS IN LEVY COUNTY. .LONG TERM (THU NIGHT-TUE)...MOIST SE FLOW AND SEA BREEZE INTERACTION WILL FAVOR GOOD CHANCE POPS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LINGERING THRU THE EVEING HOURS. A DEEP FEED OF TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL AID IN CONTINUATION OF GOOD CHANCE POPS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. BY SUNDAY...THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT NORTH OF TAMPA BAY...THUS SLIGHTLY BETTER POPS INLAND VS ALONG THE COAST SUN THRU TUE. TEMPS CONTINUING NEAR NORM THRU THE LONG TERM PERIOD. && .MARINE...WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS THROUGH PERIOD AS HIGH PRES DOMINATES COASTAL WATERS. NO CONCERNS. && .AVIATION...SCAT SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH MVFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH VFR CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF THIS ACTIVITY. RISK FOR TSTM ACTIVITY SHOULD SHIFT OFFSHORE LATER TONIGHT AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH. && .FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIR ACROSS INLAND NORTHERN AREAS WILL DROP THE HUMIDITY INTO THE 40S...OTHERWISE MIN HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 50S. NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 76 91 77 90 / 30 50 30 60 FMY 75 91 74 91 / 30 70 40 60 GIF 75 92 75 90 / 30 70 30 50 SRQ 76 91 74 90 / 30 50 30 60 BKV 72 92 72 91 / 20 40 30 50 SPG 79 90 78 89 / 30 50 30 60 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...NOAH LONG TERM/AVIATION...PETRO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 512 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048-181400- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO- 512 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. 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 OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS PONDING ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN SOME EXTRA DRIVING TIME FOR THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. THESE STORMS WILL AGAIN BRING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FLZ049>052-055>057-060>062-065-181400- PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS- SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 512 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS BY AFTERNOON. THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BRING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. MOTION ON THESE STORMS WILL BE SLOW...INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS PONDING ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN SOME EXTRA DRIVING TIME FOR THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS GUST FRONTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS COLLIDE WITH THE SEA BREEZE. TREES...POWER LINES...AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS WILL BE MOST AT RISK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR INFORMATION ON THE STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. THESE STORMS WILL AGAIN BRING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. RJS
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:35 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trained spotters measured 60 MPH winds with their home weather stations.
Trained spotters reported a path of penny sized hail from west of Brooksville to Spring Hill.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2006
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: 5521573, 5521574.