Hail, Levy
- When
- July 28, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Levy County, 6 mi W of Chiefland
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.500, -82.983
Nickel size hail was reported west of Chiefland near the Suwannee River.
Hail in Florida, July 28, 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 28, 12:46 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 12:46 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 146 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .UPDATE (THIS AFTERNOON)...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WELL ON THEIR WAY AS OF THIS WRITING WITH CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTY WELL COVERED THUS FAR AND THE TAMPA BAY/SARASOTA/BRADENTON AREA LOOKING AT A ROUGH MID AFTERNOON DRIVE. WILL TRY TO UPDATE ZONES EARLY WITH A REMAINDER OF AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING PERIOD. GRIDS UPDATED FOR NUMEROUS WORDING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (LONG- FUSED) OUT FOR THE METRO AREAS UNTIL 330 PM. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SUNDAY)...THINGS SHOULD QUIET DOWN QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH SKIES GRADUALLY CLEARING...SETTING UP ANOTHER POTENTIALLY ACTIVE DAY ON SATURDAY. EVEN BETTER POTENTIAL FOR MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE COLLISIONS AS FLOW LIGHTENS AND VEERS SOUTHEASTERLY WITH THE SINKING SURFACE HIGH. WHILE BOTH GFS AND NAM ARE A BIT LOW ON DEEP MOISTURE...THE OBJECTIVE GUIDANCE FROM THE GFS SEEMS TO GET IT WITH 60 PERCENT. FOR NOW...GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY WITH HOW MUCH MOISTURE WE BEGIN WITH...WILL LEAVE THE 50 (WHICH IS 10-20 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE NAM) AND LET LATER SHIFTS DECIDE ON BUMPING UP. BY SUNDAY...FLOW APPEARS TO GO LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST...BUT DEEPER DRY AIR APPEARS TO SLIDE ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF OF THE AREA. WATER VAPOR SHOWS THIS AREA INITIALLY JUST NORTHWEST OF THE DISORGANIZED TROPICAL WAVE NOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS...AND SHOULD THIS SLIDE ACROSS IT WILL DROP PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AS LOW AS 1.5 INCHES WHICH ARGUES FOR LOWER PRECIPITATION CHANCES. FOR NOW...PREFER TO KEEP IT A HAIR BELOW CLIMATOLOGICAL VALUES AT 40 PERCENT AND HOLD ONTO 50 PERCENT UP NORTH WHERE DEEPER MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN AIDED BY CONTINUING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE SEASONABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT - FRIDAY)...GFS & DGEX CONTINUE TO SPIN A WAVE EAST OF THE BAHAMAS INTO A LOW THAT MOVES NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS ABOUT MIDWEEK. HOWEVER THE ECMWF AND TO A LESS EXTENT THE UKMET HAVE BEEN MORE CONSISTENCE IN MAINTAINING A RIDGE AXIS ACROSS NORTH AND NORTH-CENTRAL FL THAT SLIPS SOUTH...TO SOUTH-CENTRAL OR SOUTH FL IN THE END OF THE WEEK. WILL CONTINUE THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH NEAR NORMAL PCPN...SCT IN THE AFTERNOONS AND ISOLATED IN THE EVENINGS. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN AROUND CLIMO OR A DEGREE OR 2 ABOVE. && .MARINE...THERE IS SOME QUESTION ABOUT HOW STRONG THE EASTERLY FLOW COULD GET OFF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT...BUT FOR NOW PREFER THE CONTINUING BACKGROUND IDEA OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH PERHAPS SOME HIGHER GUSTS WITH SOME SEA BUILDUP WELL OFFSHORE. OTHERWISE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW GRADUALLY VEERS TO A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND LIGHTENS TO 10 KT OR LESS AS SURFACE RIDGE AXIS REPOSITIONS ITSELF ACROSS THE CENTRAL PENINSULA. NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .AVIATION...AT 16Z TAF SITES WERE VFR. ALTHOUGH CONVECTION WAS APPROACHING KFMY/KRSW AND WILL AMD BEFORE 18Z TO TEMPO SOME MVFR VIS/CIG. TAF TIMING OF ACTIVITY FOR KSRQ/KPIE/KTPA LOOKS GOOD AND DONT PLAN ON MUCH CHANGE THERE IN THE 18Z ISSUANCE. EXPECT TSTMS TO WIND DOWN BETWEEN 23-00Z WITH VFR AND A LIGHT LAND BREEZE DURING THE NIGHT. && .FIRE WEATHER...SUMMERTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 50 PERCENT OR HIGHER ALONG WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS MEANS NO PROBLEMS. NOT TO MENTION DECENT RAINS TODAY AND PROBABLY AGAIN ON SATURDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 76 90 76 91 / 20 50 20 40 FMY 75 91 75 92 / 20 50 20 40 GIF 74 92 74 92 / 20 50 20 40 SRQ 74 90 74 91 / 20 50 20 40 BKV 72 91 72 92 / 20 50 20 50 SPG 77 91 77 92 / 20 50 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...88/BSG LONG TERM/AVIATION...09/RKR
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 4:00 AM EST, 14 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 500 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-281500- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 500 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING...THE SEA BREEZES... AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL CAUSE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. HEAVY DOWNPOURS... FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IN A STURDY STRUCTURE IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. NEVER CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY AND 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. PRC
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 4:32 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 532 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ057-061-282215- DE SOTO-HIGHLANDS- 532 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HIGHLANDS AND DESOTO COUNTIES... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT RURAL SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY AND RURAL EASTERN DE SOTO COUNTIES...UNTIL 615 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SOME DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. 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. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. RJS
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 4:41 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 541 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ039-282230- LEVY- 541 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN LEVY COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH...WILL AFFECT LEBANON AND RURAL SOUTHWEST LEVY COUNTY...UNTIL 630 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SOME 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. RJS
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 4:51 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 551 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ062-282200- CHARLOTTE- 551 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY... AT 548 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 41 AND LJOBEAN IN PORT CHARLOTTE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE STORM MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY AFFECT... CHARLOTTE HARBOR. FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN BECOME BRIEF...SMALL...BUT DANGEROUS TORNADOES. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THOUGH A TORNADO HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MORE FUNNEL CLOUDS...AND A TORNADO. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 2684 8201 2701 8194 2703 8216 2691 8225 57
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 4:51 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 551 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ062-282200- CHARLOTTE- 551 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY... AT 548 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 41 AND EL JOBEAN IN PORT CHARLOTTE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE STORM MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY AFFECT... CHARLOTTE HARBOR. FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN BECOME BRIEF...SMALL...BUT DANGEROUS TORNADOES. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THOUGH A TORNADO HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MORE FUNNEL CLOUDS...AND A TORNADO. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 2684 8201 2701 8194 2703 8216 2691 8225 57
Local storm report, Jul 28, 5:03 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
603 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0548 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 SE NORTH PORT 27.01N 82.15W
07/28/2006 CHARLOTTE FL PUBLIC
STATE WARNING POINT RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD
AT INTERSECTION OF U.S. 41 AND EL JOBEAN ROAD.
&&
RJSSpecial weather statement, Jul 28, 5:35 PM EST, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 635 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ039-282315- LEVY- 635 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN LEVY COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT RURAL WESTERN LEVY COUNTY AS WELL AS CEDAR KEY...UNTIL 715 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SOME 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. RJS
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Heat in Illinois, July 28 to 31, 2006
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, July 28, 2006
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 28 to 29, 2006
- Flooding and Hail in Massachusetts, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2006
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 28 to 29, 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: 5521717.