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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 Jun 12, 2:45 AM EST, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
345 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006
.SHORT TERM (TODAY-WED)...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO CONTINUES TO BE
RATHER DISORGANIZED...BUT LATEST SATELLITE AND LIGHTNING DATA DO
INDICATE A CLUSTER OF STORMS DEVELOPING ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF
THE CENTER. ALBERTO IS STILL FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY AND
TONIGHT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TUESDAY. IT
CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE THE MAIN EFFECTS FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME STORM SURGE. LATEST FORECAST FROM HURRICANE
CENTER DOES INDICATE SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST
ALONG WITH BROADER WIND FIELD WHICH WOULD BRING TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS...PRIMARILY IN GUSTS TO THE COAST FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA NORTH
DURING MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
BEST CHANCES OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH DIMINISHING POPS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS
DAYTIME HEATING COMBINES WITH THE RESIDUAL MOISTURE. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL TODAY AND TUESDAY...MAINLY IN
THE 80S...AND THEN CLIMB BACK TO ABOUT NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY. LOWS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S.
.LONG TERM (WED NGT-SUN)...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE
EASTERN U.S. THROUGH FRIDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE GULF AND
SOUTH CENTRAL STATES. THESE FEATURES SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...WITH THE HIGH CENTER BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
AT THE SURFACE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE
PERIOD. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL STAY AROUND TO ALLOW FOR ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY NEAR TO
JUST ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S
ALONG THE COAST TO THE MID 90S INLAND AND LOWS AROUND 70 NORTH TO
THE MID 70S COASTAL.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY ALBERTO
MOVES NORTHEAST. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE TUESDAY AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA WITH WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDING BELOW FLAG CRITERIA.
&&
.AVIATION...RAIN WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY AS ALBERTO
DRAWS NEARER TO THE AREA. SKIES SHOULD BE OVERCAST ALL DAY AT
AROUND 2500 FEET WITH WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY.
STRONGER STORMS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS WITH VISIBILITIES
BELOW 1 MILE IN THE TORRENTIAL RAINS. CONDITIONS WILL THEN CONTINUE
TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS ALBERTO NEARS THE FLORIDA COAST.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA 83 76 87 76 / 90 80 60 50
FMY 83 74 88 74 / 90 80 70 50
GIF 83 73 88 73 / 90 80 60 50
SRQ 82 75 86 75 / 90 80 60 50
BKV 83 72 88 72 / 90 80 50 40
SPG 83 76 86 76 / 90 80 60 50
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DESOTO-
HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-
PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
CITRUS-HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SUMTER.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-
HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-SARASOTA.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HERNANDO-
HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-SARASOTA.
GULF WATERS...TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER
OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING TAMPA BAY.
&&
SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WX...PRC
LONG TERM/AVIATION...JLCHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 645 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-121500- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 645 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE GROUND TO ABSORB A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. HOWEVER...BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY PROVE TOO MUCH FOR AREA DRAINAGE SYSTEMS TO HANDLE RESULTING IN FLOODING IN URBAN...RURAL AREAS AND NEARBY SMALL STREAMS. BRIEF THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY AS THE RAIN BANDS FROM ALBERTO MOVE THROUGH. COASTAL AREAS COULD SEE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR INLAND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 BY TUESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO. TIDES WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE MAINLAND UNITED STATES JUST NORTH OF JACKSONVILLE TUESDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ACROSS THE NATURE COAST ALONG WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH THE SURGE FROM ALBERTO COULD CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH THROUGH CEDAR KEY. THE STORM SURGE TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL COULD REACH 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE ALONG THE LEVY...CITRUS AND HERNANDO COAST... AND POSSIBLY 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF TAMPA BAY. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MORE TYPICAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. PRC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 718 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ051-052-055-056-060-121200- MANATEE-HARDEE-POLK-SARASOTA-HILLSBOROUGH- 718 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 AN AREA OF STRONG SHOWERS AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH...WILL AFFECT MANATEE...SARASOTA...SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH...SOUTHER POLK...AND HARDEE COUNTIES...UNTIL 800 AM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 832 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ055-121245- MANATEE- 832 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN MANATEE COUNTY... AT 832 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS...22 MILES EAST OF PALMETTO...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY AFFECT... MYAKKA CITY. DUETTE. 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 2741 8229 2729 8211 2764 8212 2763 8230 25
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
835 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0650 AM TORNADO 3 NE WAUCHULA 27.58N 81.78W
06/12/2006 HARDEE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
COUNTY ROAD CREW OBSERVED THE TORNADO NEAR HIGHWAY 62.
0809 AM TORNADO 1 E BARTOW 27.90N 81.83W
06/12/2006 POLK FL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO OBSERVED 1 MILE EAST OF THE BARTOW AIRPORT.
&&
COLSONThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:50 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A county road crew observed a tornado near Highway 62. No damage was reported.
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