An isolated severe thunderstorm near Tampa Bay occurred as a result of a tropical wave moving west through the state.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm near Tampa Bay occurred as a result of a tropical wave moving west through the state.
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 Aug 24, 12:45 PM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 145 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SUNDAY)...TUTT LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AWAY FROM THE REGION. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL ALSO PUSH WEST OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN THE WAKE OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE AREA FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WILL REMAIN WEAK SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... WHICH WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. .LONG TERM (SUN NIGHT-FRI)...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY KEEPING E/SE WINDS IN PLACE. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE SE US AND PUSH THE RIDGE SOUTH ON THURSDAY SHIFTING WINDS TO THE S/SW. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SETTLE INTO NORTHERN FL ON FRIDAY AND KEEP THE AREA IN SW FLOW. PREVALENT WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD AND ALLOW FOR AFTERNOON SEABREEZES TO DEVELOP EACH DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH DAY ALONG THE BOUNDARY WITH 40-50 PERCENT RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED. THE STORMS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH 20-30 PERCENT CHANCES EXPECTED. TEMPS WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 TO THE LOWER 90S AND LOWS IN LOWER-MID 70S NORTH AND MID-UPPER 70S CENTRAL AND SOUTH. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH PERIODS OF MVFR/LCL IFR IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. VFR WILL THEN PREVAIL OVERNIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING. && .MARINE...ONLY HAZARD WILL BE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS AND CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING. OTHERWISE...SEAS LESS THAN 15 KNOTS WITH SEAS 4 FEET OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO FIRE WEATHER HAZARDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 91 77 91 / 30 60 30 50 FMY 75 92 76 92 / 30 60 30 50 GIF 75 92 75 92 / 30 60 30 50 SRQ 75 91 76 90 / 30 60 30 50 BKV 72 92 73 91 / 20 60 30 50 SPG 80 90 79 90 / 30 60 30 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...EO LONG TERM./AVIATION...JC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 501 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-242115- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 501 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL ENHANCE THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THERE. THE STORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE OTHER DANGER WILL BE LIGHTNING. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED OR THUNDER IS HEARD...SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A VEHICLE OR MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. WAIT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST THUNDER IS HEARD BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE MORE TYPICAL OF SUMMERTIME WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE AREA WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF A LARGE AREA OF ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS MEANS SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCAL AREAS OF LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IF OBSERVED. NOAH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 314 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007 FLZ049>051-055-242130- PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS... CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...TAMPA...BRADENTON 314 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAKE FOR A TOUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON COMMUTE... AFTER NEARLY A WEEK OF RAIN FREE WEATHER...THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN IN FORCE TO THE TAMPA BAY AND SARASOTA BRADENTON METRO AREAS FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA AT 3 PM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHWEST...EVENTUALLY MEETING WITH THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE IN MUCH OF THE HIGHER POPULATION AREAS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. THIS WILL GENERATE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS AREAS FROM THE COAST TO 15 MILES OR SO INLAND. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IN SOME SPOTS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AS SOME AREAS MAY SEE SLOWER MOVING OR REDEVELOPING CELLS...WHICH COULD DROP 4 OR MORE INCHES. SHOULD THIS OCCUR...URBAN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IS LIKELY. THOSE WITH LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTES MAY WISH TO AVOID NUISANCE FLOOD PRONE AREAS...PARTICULARLY IN TAMPA AND PINELLAS COUNTIES. OTHER MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING VISIBILITY WHICH WILL FURTHER SLOW THE TYPICALLY BUSY FRIDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE URBAN FLOOD ADVISORIES...LATER THIS AFTERNOON. BSG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 339 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007 FLZ049-051-242030- HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO- 339 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN PASCO AND NORTHWEST HILLSBOROUGH... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT ODESSA...MOON LAKE ESTATES...LUTZ...AND NEW PORT RICHEY...UNTIL 430 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. RJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 413 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007 FLZ055-060-242100- MANATEE-SARASOTA- 413 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL AND SMALL HAIL AFFECTING BRADENTON AND THE EASTERN SUBURBS OF SARASOTA... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SEA BREEZE ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF I 75...WILL AFFECT FRUITVILLE AND BRADENTON AS WELL AS POSSIBLY SARASOTA ...UNTIL 500 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DURING THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE EVENING COMMUTE. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A RESIDENT NEAR BRADENTON REPORTED POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS AT AROUND 405 PM. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. BSG
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The hail report was two miles south of Odessa just south of the Pasco and Hillsborough county lines. A wind gust to 48 MPH was also measured at this location.
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