2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. 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 Jun 12, 11:09 AM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1209 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006
...HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR WEST COAST...
HAVE UPDATED PRODUCTS FOR HURRICANE WARNINGS AND UPDATED TS
ALBERTO TRACK AND FORECASTS. FULL FORECAST DISCUSSION LATER.
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE
SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-LEVY-
MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR CITRUS-HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-MANATEE-
PASCO-PINELLAS.
INLAND HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR CITRUS-
HERNANDO-LEVY.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-
HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-
SARASOTA.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SUMTER.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
MANATEE.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR CHARLOTTE-DE SOTO-LEE.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SARASOTA.
GULF WATERS...HURRICANE WARNING FOR ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-TAMPA BAY
WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-TARPON
SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM.
&&
RDHAZARDOUS 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 1056 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ052-056-057-121545- HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-POLK- 1056 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HIGHLANDS...NORTHERN HARDEE AND SOUTHERN POLK COUNTIES... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH...WILL AFFECT AVON PARK... FROSTPROOF...LAKE WALES AND WAHNETA...UNTIL 1145 AM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. JCM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1141 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ052-121630- POLK- 1141 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND EASTERN POLK COUNTY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH...WILL AFFECT LAKE WALES...WAHNETA...WINTER HAVEN AND CYPRESS GARDENS...UNTIL 1230 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. JCM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1152 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ055-060-121630- MANATEE-SARASOTA- 1152 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN SARASOTA AND CENTRAL MANATEE COUNTIES... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH...WILL AFFECT MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK AND PARRISH...UNTIL 1230 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. JCM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1241 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ055-060>062-065-121730- MANATEE-CHARLOTTE-LEE-DE SOTO-SARASOTA- 1241 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...SQUALLY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LEE... CHARLOTTE...MANATEE...SARASOTA...AND DESOTO COUNTIES... SQUALLY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...WILL AFFECT WHISKEY CREEK...VENICE GARDENS... VENICE...VAMO...FORT MYERS...BONITA SPRINGS...AND SARASOTA...UNTIL 130 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. JCM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 121 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ050-121800- PINELLAS- 121 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...BANDS OF SQUALLY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PINELLAS COUNTTY... BANDS OF SQUALLY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH...WILL AFFECT SEMINOLE...PINELLAS PARK...LARGO AND INDIAN ROCKS BEACH...UNTIL 200 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE FAST MOVING SQUALLS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. JCM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 221 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLZ052-057-121900- HIGHLANDS-POLK- 221 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH...WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR LAKE PLACID AND LORIDA INITIALLY...THEN MOVE TO NEAR SEBRING...AVON PARK... AND FROSTPROOF...UNTIL 300 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:28 UTC.
2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported a tornado. No significant damage was reported.
Amateur radio reported a tornado north of Arcadia and the visible funnel extended three-quarters of the way to the ground. This tornado is from a different storm than the tornado south of Arcadia. No significant damage was reported. Path of tornado was estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Florida, 2006Warnings in Florida, June 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: 5505367, 5505368.