1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Jul 24, 12:30 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 130 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 .SHORT TERM (TNGT-WED)...DEEP LAYER RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE EAST OVER FLORIDA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE PERIOD. FOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTH REACHING THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME RATHER LIGHT AND VARIABLE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA WITH THE SEA BREEZES DEVELOPING AND PUSHING WELL INLAND LEADING TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NATURE COAST WHERE THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WITH MORE ISOLATED CONVECTION MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING SCATTERED AND PUSHING WELL INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH FLORIDA WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS SETTING UP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ZONES AND RATHER LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WITH A DECENT SEA BREEZE ACROSS THE NATURE COAST. THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE COAST AND SHOULD PUSH INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON TO AROUND THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR. PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE SEA BREEZES AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO MORE SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S...EXCEPT UPPER 80S ALONG THE GULF COAST...AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. .LONG TERM (WED NGT-MON)...RIDGING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE RIDGE AXIS GENERALLY REMAINING ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. THIS WILL KEEP MAINLY EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE AREA WITH AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES DEVELOPING EACH DAY. AMPLE MOISTURE IN PLACE WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...WITH ISOLATED STORMS CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITHIN A COUPLE OF DEGREES OF NORMAL... WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 TO THE LOWER 90S AND LOWS GENERALLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. && .MARINE...FLOW WILL BECOME RATHER LIGHT AND VARIABLE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE AXIS DRIFTS NORTH THEN BECOME EAST TO SOUTHEAST BY LATE IN THE WEEK AS THE RIDGE MOVES JUST NORTH OF THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 KNOTS WITH SEAS LESS THAN 3 FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAIN HAZARD WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS EACH DAY. && .AVIATION...VFR GENERALLY EXPECTED...EXCEPT MVFR WITH LCL IFR IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 78 91 77 91 / 20 30 20 40 FMY 75 93 75 93 / 20 40 20 50 GIF 75 93 75 93 / 20 40 20 40 SRQ 76 91 76 91 / 20 30 20 40 BKV 73 92 73 92 / 20 40 20 40 SPG 80 91 79 91 / 20 30 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE....PRC LONG TERM/AVIATION...JLC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 455 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-241800- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 455 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH THE MOST COVERAGE NORTH OF TAMPA BAY. ISOLATED STORMS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. HOWEVER FROM TAMPA BAY SOUTHWARD...THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE INLAND BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTAIN EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHING...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IN A STURDY STRUCTURE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. NEVER CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS..AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 319 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 FLZ052-241945- POLK- 319 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN POLK COUNTY... AT 319 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD...9 MILES NORTHWEST OF POLK CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY AFFECT... RURAL NORTHERN POLK COUNTY. FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN BECOME BRIEF...SMALL...BUT DANGEROUS TORNADOES. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 2834 8196 2821 8197 2822 8169 2837 8174 55
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 349 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 FLZ051-052-242030- POLK-HILLSBOROUGH- 349 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN POLK AND NORTHEAST HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT WINSTON...PLANT CITY...LAKELAND...UNTIL 430 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. 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. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. RJS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
401 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0354 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 SW LAKELAND 28.02N 81.98W
07/24/2006 POLK FL PUBLIC
TRAINED SPOTTER RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT OF 2 FUNNEL CLOUDS
NEAR POLK PARKWAY AND WARING ROAD. THEY BRIEFLY DROPPED
THEN WENT BACK UP.
&&
RJSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
438 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0422 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 SW LAKELAND 28.00N 82.00W
07/24/2006 POLK FL PUBLIC
TRAINED SPOTTER RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT OF ANOTHER FUNNEL
CLOUD NEAR CORNER OF DRANE FIELD ROAD AND HARDEN BLVD.
&&
RJSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
450 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NNE PLANT CITY 28.04N 82.11W
07/24/2006 HILLSBOROUGH FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DISPATCH. FUNNEL CLOUD
WAS SPOTTED NEAR PARK ROAD AND INTERSTATE FOUR.
&&
RJSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 453 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 FLZ051-242145- HILLSBOROUGH- 453 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTHEAST HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS...STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT HILLSBOROUGH RIVER STATE AND THONOTOSASSA...UNTIL 545 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING 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 REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE USING HIGHWAY 301... MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. RJS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 31-year-old male was pulled away from shore and drowned off of Treasure Island's main beach. He was described as a strong swimmer.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Pinellas | 2006-07-24 | 31 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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: 5521828.