1 heavy rain, 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 2, 12:45 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 145 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-TUE)...DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAS INCREASED INSTABILITY SUFFICIENTLY FOR WIDESPREAD AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. DRY AIR ALOFT STILL HOLDING ON OVER THE EXTREME NORTHERN FORECAST AREA... SO SLIGHTLY LOWER POPS AND WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THAT REGION. SURFACE RIDGE AXIS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH EASTERLY FLOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE PENINSULA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON EACH DAY OVER THE INTERIOR PENINSULA AS THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE PUSHES WEST...WITH AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE COLLIDES WITH THE WEST COAST SEABREEZE. .LONG TERM (TUE NGT-SUN)...UPPER PATTERN TRANSITIONS AS UPPER TROF OVER THE GREAT LAKES EARLY DEEPENS INTO THE DEEP SOUTH AS IT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD THU-SUN. SFC RIDE AXIS N OF THE AREA EARLY SINKS SOUTH IN RESPONSE TO FRONT SAGGING INTO THE DEEP SOUTH LATE IN THE PERIOD. DEEP MEAN LAYER MOISTURE CONTINUES AS LL FLOW BEGINS TO VEER FROM SE WED TO S THU/FRI THEN SW OVER THE WEEKEND. CONTINUE TO EXPECT AT LEAST SCT DIURNAL POPS ALONG SEA BREEZE/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. TEMPS HOLD CLOSE TO CLIMO. && .AVIATION...SCT-NMRS SHRA AND TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD MVFR AND ISOLD IFR CONDITIONS IN/NEAR STORMS. CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE TO VFR AFT 02Z. && .MARINE...SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY AS EASTERLY FLOW PUSHES THUNDERSTORMS OFF THE MAINLAND AND OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS EACH DAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDS EXPECTED. && .FIRE WEATHER...SUFFICIENT L/L MOISTURE TO KEEP THE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. NO HAZARDS EXPECTED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 91 76 91 / 20 50 20 50 FMY 75 92 75 92 / 30 60 20 50 GIF 75 91 74 92 / 10 60 20 50 SRQ 74 90 74 90 / 20 50 20 50 BKV 70 91 70 92 / 20 50 20 50 SPG 80 90 80 90 / 20 50 20 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...EO LONG TERM/AVIATION...RD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 500 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-021500- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 500 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE CROSSING THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST PREVALENT OVER CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES...WHERE HIGHEST MOISTURE CONTENT WILL EXIST...AND OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES FROM POLK COUNTY SOUTHWARD WHERE STRONG SURFACE HEATING COINCIDES WITH GOOD LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. THE MAIN THREATS TODAY WILL BE FREQUENT AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NORMAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED EACH DAY. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL NORTH OF THE STATE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WHICH MAY ENHANCE THE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 243 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 FLZ051-021915- HILLSBOROUGH- 243 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...DRIFTING WEST...WILL AFFECT FORT LONESOME...WIMAUMA AND SUN CITY CENTER...UNTIL 315 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED IF OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RJS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The Gulf Harbor Yacht Club recorded 5.58 inches of rain that lead to minor urban flooding. Other reports included 4.50 inches near Tanglewood and Whiskey Creek, and 3.42 inches at a marina in Cape Coral. A narrow band of heavy rain was recorded in this area by the Doppler radar in Ruskin, FL.
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