Hail, Charlotte
- When
- July 25, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Charlotte County, 2 mi NNE of Port Charlotte
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 27.000, -82.083
An amateur radio operator reported nickel size hail in Port Charlotte.
Hail in Florida, July 25, 2006
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What forecasters said that day
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 25, 12:35 PM EST, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 12:35 PM EST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 135 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 .SHORT TERM (TNGT-THU)...DEEP LAYER RIDGING WILL CONTINUE OVER FLORIDA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH FLORIDA WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ZONES AND RATHER LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE NATURE COAST. THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND PUSH INLAND TO NEAR THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED ACROSS THE NATURE COAST WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. BY THURSDAY...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THIS MOISTURE COMBINED WITH THE SEA BREEZES AND DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD LEAD TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH READINGS GENERALLY CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER AND MID 90S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. .LONG TERM (THU NGT-TUE)...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE RIDGE AXIS FOCUSED ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL THEN APPROACH THE EASTERN FLORIDA COAST SUNDAY AND BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE GULF STREAM. A FEW MODELS (DGEX AND GFS) HAVE A WEAK LOW FORMING AS IT LIFTS NORTHWARD...SO WILL MONITOR THIS SOLUTION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. EITHER WAY THE RIDGE WILL BREAK OVER THE STATE WITH A HIGH FORMING OVER THE GULF FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD BACK OVER THE STATE FOR TUESDAY WITH THE AXIS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. ALL THIS WILL ALLOW FOR EASTERLY FLOW THROUGH SATURDAY WITH AFTERNOON SEABREEZES DEVELOPING. THEN SUN-TUE WILL HAVE WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WITH THE HIGH OVER THE GULF. POPS WILL CONTINUE AT 40 PERCENT FOR LATE MORNING/AFTERNOON BECOMING 20 PERCENT IN THE EVENING AS MOISTURE WILL REMAIN AMPLE IN THE LOWER LEVELS. TIMING SHOULD BE THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IN THE WEATHER...WITH MAINLY AFTERNOON CONVECTION IN THE EASTERLY FLOW AND MORE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON CONVECTION IN THE WESTERLY FLOW WITH MORE CONVECTION OVER THE WATER LATE AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE NEAR NORMAL...WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 TO THE LOWER 90S AND LOWS GENERALLY IN THE MID 70S. && .MARINE...EASTERLY FLOW WILL SLOWLY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS NORTH OF THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 KNOTS WITH SEAS LESS THAN 3 FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAIN HAZARDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS EACH DAY. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS GENERALLY EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... EXCEPT FOR SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MVFR/IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. COULD ALSO SEE SOME LOCAL MVFR VISIBILITIES IN FOG LATE TONIGHT. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 92 77 92 / 20 40 20 50 FMY 75 94 75 94 / 20 40 20 50 GIF 75 94 75 94 / 10 40 20 40 SRQ 75 92 75 92 / 20 40 20 50 BKV 72 93 72 93 / 20 30 20 40 SPG 78 92 78 92 / 20 40 20 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE....PRC LONG TERM/AVIATION...JLC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 1:11 AM EST, 17 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 211 AM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-251800- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 211 AM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. NEVER CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 4:33 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 533 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 FLZ043-252200- SUMTER- 533 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT AREAS NORTHEAST OF BUSHNELL AS WELL AS CENTER HILL...UNTIL 600 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. RJS
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 4:34 PM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 534 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 FLZ065-252215- LEE- 534 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER THE LEE COUNTY ISLANDS WITH GUSTY WINDS TORRENTIAL RAINS AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS... A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT AROUND 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT PINE ISLAND...CAPTIVA...AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY UNTIL 615 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. BSG
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 5:20 PM EST, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 620 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 FLZ043-252245- SUMTER- 620 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN SUMTER COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT THE GREEN SWAMP...UNTIL 645 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. 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. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED. RJS
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 5:43 PM EST, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 643 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 FLZ065-252330- LEE- 643 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EDGING INTO SOUTHWEST LEE COUNTY WITH GUSTY WINDS... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT BONITA SPRINGS AND PERHAPS BONITA BEACH...UNTIL 730 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. && THIS STORM HAS BEEN INTENSE IN NORTHWEST COLLIER COUNTY SINCE ABOUT 620 PM. SHOULD THE INTENSITY CONTINUE OR INCREASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. BSG
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:02 PM EST, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 702 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 FLZ062-252330- CHARLOTTE- 702 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POUNDING PUNTA GORDA WITH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE... A NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM...WILL AFFECT PUNTA GORDA AND PERHAPS SPREAD NORTH INTO CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PORT CHARLOTTE...UNTIL 730 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. 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. && SHOULD CONDITIONS INTENSIFY FURTHER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. BSG
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 25, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 25, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 25, 2006
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Vermont, July 25, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 25, 2006
- Flash Flood in Arizona, July 25, 2006
- Drought in North Dakota, July 25 to 31, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 25, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 25, 2006
More
Every storm in Florida in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2006
Sources
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: 5521583.