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 Jul 19, 12:33 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 133 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - FRIDAY)...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BLOSSOMED AS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN DIFFERENTIAL DIABATIC HEATING BOUNDARY NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA ONCE THE MID CLOUDS ERODED...AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTFLOW FROM THE CELL IN THE GULF EARLIER TODAY...THIS TIME ALONG THE SARASOTA COAST. THE NATURE COAST REMAINS DRY...AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE AT LEAST FROM CITRUS COUNTY NORTHWARD. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...LOOKS LIKE MORE OF THE SAME AS REGION REMAINS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE AND THE CONTINENTAL RIDGE WITH WEAK VORTICITY CENTERS MEANDERING ABOUT THE PENINSULA. THE NAM REMAINS THE DRIER OF THE TWO U.S. SHORT RANGE MODELS ESPECIALLY NORTH OF TAMPA BAY...BUT GIVEN A SUBTLE BUT GRADUAL TURN IN WEAK STEERING WINDS FROM EAST/NORTHEAST TO EAST/SOUTHEAST (OR SOUTHEAST IF THE GFS IS CORRECT) EXPECT PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO INCREASE NICELY ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF LEVY COUNTY WHICH MAY HOLD ONTO THE DEEP DRY AIR LONGEST. IN SHORT...HAVE RAMPED UP PRECIPITATION COVERAGE INTO THE NUMEROUS RANGE FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH ZONES ON THURSDAY AND HELD CLIMATOLOGICAL VALUES (40/50/60 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH) ON FRIDAY...THOUGH THESE MAY HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED AS WE GET A BETTER IDEA ON THE EXACT FLOW AND ANY MESOSCALE FEATURES THAT ARISE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL...WITH A QUICK RISE BY NOON AND LOCAL DROPOFFS THEREAFTER WITH INITIAL CONVECTION WHICH WILL BEGIN AROUND NOON OR SO. .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT - WEDNESDAY)...PERIOD WILL START OFF WITH A HIGH AMP TROF ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY...WITH A SFC FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NE STATES SW TO THE DEEP SOUTH. THIS WILL IN TURN PUSH THE SFC RIDGE AXIS THAT USUALLY EXTENDS ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA THIS TIME OF YEAR SOUTHWARD. WITH A STRONG RIDGE OFF THE EAST COAST...THE AFOREMENTIONED TROF WILL MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS SOUTH OR EAST...AND INSTEAD WILL BEGIN TO LIFT OUT TO THE NE LATE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL THEN ALLOW THE SFC RIDGE AXIS TO LIFT NORTHWARD AGAIN ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA. IN TERMS OF THE SENSIBLE WX ASSOC WITH THIS PATTERN...DAILY FEATURES WILL REMAIN PRETTY MUCH NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...WITH TYPICAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND TSTMS AND HIGHS A FEW DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF 90. WITH A GOOD CONNECTION OF HIGH PW AIR FROM THE TROPICS...SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY WILL BE CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IN THE EARLY PART OF THE EXTENDED...OVER THE WEEKEND...THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOULD BE EAST OF I-75 WITH LOW LEVEL FLOW FROM THE SW. EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS NORTHWARD...THE BEST CHANCE AND COVERAGE OF TSTM ACTIVITY WILL BE CLOSER TO THE COAST. && .MARINE...OUTSIDE OF STORMS...LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY GRADUALLY VEERING FROM EAST TO SOUTH. SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW EVOLVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASTERN U.S. TROUGH. FOR NOW HAVE BUMPED WINDS UP TOWARD 15 KNOTS ACROSS THE NORTH LEG BY SUNDAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AS SITUATION UNFOLDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TAF SITES AND SURROUNDING VCNTY REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND PERHAPS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE CELLS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS. ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. VFR WILL RETURN ACROSS ALL TAF SITES OVERNIGHT. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. HUMIDITY NEAR 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS LEVY AND PERHAPS CITRUS COUNTY SHOULD RISE INTO THE 40S THURSDAY...AND ABOVE 50 PERCENT FRIDAY. ELSEWHERE...MINIMUM HUMIDITY SHOULD BE AT OR ABOVE 50 PERCENT WITH LIGHT WINDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 76 91 76 91 / 30 60 30 50 FMY 75 91 75 91 / 30 70 30 60 GIF 75 91 75 91 / 30 60 30 50 SRQ 76 90 76 90 / 30 60 30 60 BKV 72 91 72 91 / 20 50 20 50 SPG 79 90 79 90 / 30 60 30 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...88/BSG LONG TERM/AVIATION....17/NP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 425 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048-049-191430- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO- 425 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM PASCO COUNTY NORTH. .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 AS WAS THE CASE ON MONDAY...INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS PONDING ON ROADWAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 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. FLZ050>052-055>057-060>062-065-191430- PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA- DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 425 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM A PINELLAS TO POLK COUNTY LINE SOUTH. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY BEGINNING AROUND NOON. THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BRING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...SOME SMALL HAIL...AND POSSIBLY A SMALL TORNADO OR FUNNEL CLOUD. IN ADDITION...THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL MOVE LITTLE AS WAS THE CASE ON MONDAY...MAKING THE MAIN THREAT FROM TODAYS STORMS THE CHANCE FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS PONDING ON ROADWAYS. 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1237 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 FLZ050-191730- PINELLAS- 1237 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 THUNDERSTORMS NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT SAFETY HARBOR...PALM HARBOR...OLDSMAR AND CLEARWATER...UNTIL 130 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A male construction worker in his 30s was transported to the hospital after he was struck by lightning near Interstate 75 and Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
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