Tropical Storm in Florida, June 13, 2006

Name: Tropical Storm in Florida, June 13, 2006
Start: 2006-06-13T00:30
End: 2006-06-13T14:00
Location: Florida

June 13, 2006 · NWS TBW · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $140,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 happened

The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.

Tropical Storm Alberto became a storm north of the Yucatan Peninsula on June 11 and made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida on June 13. The center of Tropical Storm Alberto moved from about 350 miles west of Fort Myers on the morning of August 12 to about 80 miles west of Cedar Key on the morning of August 13. Alberto brought widespread rains of 2 to 5 inches with isolated 7 inches to west central and southwest Florida. In addition, Alberto created at least four tornadoes and a storm surge of 2 to 4 feet. There were two indirect fatalities related to the storm. Two men died near Egmont Key on June 10 during a storm in one of Alberto's rain bands. A woman fell overboard when the band of showers and surging currents made navigation difficult. Her husband and a friend jumped in to save her but they did not have life jackets and drowned. The woman made it back to the boat and was saved. In Levy County...a peak wind gust from the south of 48 knots (55 MPH) was recorded at 5 AM EDT on the 13th at the C-MAN station on Cedar Key. The storm tide at Cedar Key was 6.74 feet which included a surge of 4.09 feet and occurred at 8:30 AM on the 13th. Two feet of water covered the roads in downtown Yankeetown and near shore areas of Highways 40 and 24. About 20 homes received minor damage in the Yankeetown area, however, these homes are in a low area and are susceptible to unusually high tides as well. Cedar Key did not experience flooded roads as the tide was going down as the surge was coming in. In Citrus County...a peak wind gust from the southwest at an estimated 42 knots (48 MPH) at 12:30 PM EDT on the 13th at the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant. The storm tide at the plant was 7.60 feet which included a surge of 3.70 feet and occurred around 1 PM EDT. Storm surge flooding near Homossassa put 3 feet of water into one restaurant and damaged 20 homes. Two people who did not evacuate had to be rescued. Fort Island Trail was covered with 4 feet of water at times. In Hernando County...a peak wind gust from the southwest of 42 knots (48 MPH) was recorded around 7 AM EDT at the COMPS station at Homosassa. The storm surge was estimated at 4 feet and approached homes in the Hernando Beach area, but the homes remained dry. The ASOS station at the Brooksville Airport (KBKV) recorded the highest rainfall total of 2.60 inches. In Sumter County...a peak wind gust from the southwest of 36 knots (41 MPH) was recorded at 12:05 PM EDT at the AWOS station at The Villages (KVVG). Rainfall in Lake Panosoffkee was 1.85 inches.In Pasco County...a peak wind gust from the southwest of 47 knots (54 MPH) around 5 AM EDT was recorded at the COMPS station at the Fred Howard Park. The storm surge was estimated at 4 feet up and down the coast line but it was not enough to cause property damage. Rainfall in Saint Leo was 2.62 inches. In Pinellas County...a peak wind gust from the southwest of 53 knots (61 MPH) around 8 AM EDT was recorded at the C-MAN station on Clearwater Beach (CWBF1). The storm surge was 2.42 feet at Clearwater Beach and 2.52 feet in Saint Petersburg. Water covered the roads in Shore Acres in northeast Saint Petersburg due to surge and fresh water flooding. In Hillsborough County...a peak wind gust from the southwest of 49 knots (56 MPH) at 2:37 AM EDT was recorded at the MacDill Air Force Base (KMCF). The storm surge was 3.28 feet at McKay Bay and 2.75 feet at the Old Port Tampa COMPS station. The overspray from the surge combined with fresh water flooding closed parts of Bay Shore Blvd. In Manatee County...a peak wind gust of 38 knots (44 MPH) at 2:39 AM EDT was recorded at the Bradenton/Sarasota International Airport (KSRQ). The storm surge was 2.06 feet at Port Manatee. In Sarasota County...a peak wind gust of 46 knots (53 MPH) at 2:37 AM was recorded at the C-MAN station in Venice (VENF1). Rainfall in Myakka State Park totalled 3.34 inches.

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 Jun 12, 8:35 PM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 8:35 PM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes before

WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
935 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

.DISCUSSION...MAIN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS MOVED AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL
CIRCULATION WITH A FEEDER BAND MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS AND ALONG THE COAST FROM ABOUT VENICE NORTH...
BUT MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTIVE CELLS.  EVENING TBW SOUNDING
INDICATING SOME DIRECTIONAL AND SPEED SHEAR WITH SURFACE WINDS FROM
THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO OVER 50 KNOTS AT
4000 FEET AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST. THIS GIVES A STORM
RELATIVE HELICITY OF 550 SO WILL NEED TO CONTINUE MONITORING RADAR
FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS/TORNADOES THROUGH THE NIGHT.  CONVECTIVE
CELLS COULD ALSO TAP SOME OF THE 50+ KNOT WIND CAUSING WIND GUSTS
OVER 50 MPH AS THE BANDS MOVE THROUGH.  OVERALL THE ZONE FORECAST
LOOKS ON TRACK...BUT WILL MAKE SOME MINOR WORDING ADJUSTMENTS IN
A LITTLE WHILE ONCE TORNADO WATCH EXPIRES OR IS EXTENDED.

&&

.MARINE...HIGH WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT
THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TUESDAY AS ALBERTO MOVES NORTHEAST AWAY FROM
THE AREA.  IN GENERAL MARINE FORECAST LOOKS OK AND WILL ONLY MAKE
SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR LATE EVENING FORECAST.

&&

.AVIATION...GENERALLY MVFR CONDITIONS WITH OCCASIONAL IFR IN HEAVIER
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

&&

.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-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SUMTER.

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SARASOTA.

GULF WATERS...HURRICANE WARNING FOR ENGLEWOOD TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT
     TO 60 NM INCLUDING TAMPA BAY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR BONITA BEACH TO
     ENGLEWOOD OUT TO 60 NM.

&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE....PRC
LONG TERM/AVIATION...AR

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 5:45 AM EST, 18 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS 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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:49 PM EST, 4 hours 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
849 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

FLZ050-130130-
PINELLAS-
849 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...RAIN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY...

HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS...MOVING NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL
AFFECT TREASURE ISLAND...SAINT PETERSBURG BEACH...GULFPORT AND SAINT
PETERSBURG...UNTIL 930 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...
AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

JCM

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:53 PM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL...CORRECTED
853 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

FLZ050-130130-
PINELLAS-
853 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...RAIN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY...

HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS...MOVING NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL
AFFECT TREASURE ISLAND...SAINT PETERSBURG BEACH...GULFPORT AND SAINT
PETERSBURG...UNTIL 930 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

JCM

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 8:08 PM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
908 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

FLZ049>051-130200-
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO-
908 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS
COUNTIES AND SOUTHERN PASCO COUNTY...

A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT TARPON SPRINGS...SAFETY
HARBOR...PORT RICHEY...TAMPA...TEMPLE TERRACE...LUTZ...LAND O
LAKES...JASMINE ESTATES...NEW PORT RICHEY...AND PALM HARBOR...UNTIL
1000 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. TORRENTIAL RAINS
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
SQUALLS.

JCM

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Event by event

9 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Levy

When: June 13, 12:30 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Levy forecast zone
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Citrus

When: June 13, 12:30 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Citrus forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Hernando

When: June 13, 12:30 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Hernando forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Hillsborough

When: June 13, 12:30 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Manatee

When: June 13, 12:30 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Manatee forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Pasco

When: June 13, 12:30 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Pasco forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Pinellas

When: June 13, 12:30 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Pinellas forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Sarasota

When: June 13, 12:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Sarasota forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Sumter

When: June 13, 12:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 28.705, -82.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Tropical Storm: A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, June 2006 The 2006 hurricane season

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: 5521718, 5521719, 5521720, 5521721, 5521722, 5521723, 5521724, 5521725, 5521726.