Scattered thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze front around noon and became more numerous by late afternoon due to boundary collisions and diurnal heating.
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Scattered thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze front around noon and became more numerous by late afternoon due to boundary collisions and diurnal heating.
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 26, 11:58 AM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1258 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-TUE)...WIDESPREAD AFTERNOON CONVECTION TO WIND DOWN AND BECOME SCATTERED THIS EVENING ENDING AND PUSHING OFFSHORE AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH TEMPS NEAR NORMAL. UPPER DRY SLOT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA FROM THE SE IN WEAK FLOW ALOFT. MON-TUE...SLIGHTLY DRIER ATMOSPHERE TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION AS SFC-UPPER RIDGING REBUILDS WITH AXIS N OF THE AREA. RAIN CHANCES/COVERAGE LOWER THAN THIS WEEKEND AND TO HOLD IN THE MID SCATTERED RANGE WHILE TEMPS ABOUT A DEGREE+ ABOVE CLIMO. .LONG TERM (TUE NIGHT-SUN)...A WEAK BOUNDARY WILL SETTLE INTO NORTHERN FL WEDNESDAY WITH WEAK RIDGING REMAINING ACROSS SOUTHERN FL. RIDGING WILL GRADUALLY BUILD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH GENERALLY EASTERLY FLOW IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH DAY ALONG SEABREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WITH 30-40 PERCENT RAIN CHANCES EACH AFTERNOON BECOMING 20 PERCENT IN THE EVENINGS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR CLIMO EACH DAY WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 TO THE LOWER 90S AND LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS CAUSING TEMPO MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WITH CIGS AND VSBYS. VFR WILL THEN BE IN PLACE OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. && .MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS N OF THE AREA TO SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN AND KEEP E/SE LL OVER THE E GULF WATERS TON-TUE THEN RELAX AGAIN MID TO LATE WEEK. WINDS AND SEAS BELOW HIGHLIGHTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 76 91 77 91 / 30 40 20 40 FMY 75 92 76 92 / 30 40 20 40 GIF 75 93 75 93 / 30 40 20 40 SRQ 74 91 75 92 / 30 40 20 40 BKV 73 92 72 92 / 30 40 20 40 SPG 79 90 79 92 / 30 40 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE...RD LONG TERM/AVIATION...JC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 525 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-262100- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 525 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MOVE ONSHORE FROM TAMPA THROUGH CEDAR KEY THIS MORNING. WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP ALONG SEA BREEZE FRONT AROUND NOON THEN BECOME MORE NUMEROUS BY LATE AFTERNOON DUE TO BOUNDARY COLLISIONS AND DAYTIME HEATING. THE STORMS WILL DIMINISH AROUND DARK WITH ISOLATED STORMS CONTINUING OFFSHORE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE EXCESSIVE 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. ISOLATED REPORTS OF PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND DOWN BURST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ...FLOOD IMPACT... URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA ALLOWING SOUTHEAST WINDS TO PUSH THE ATLANTIC COAST SEA BREEZE FRONT TO THE WEST. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. NOAH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 252 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 FLZ042-261930- CITRUS- 252 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL DROP UP TO 3 INCHES IN BEVERLY HILLS AND CITRUS SPRINGS IN NORTHERN CITRUS COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT BEVERLY HILLS...AND CITRUS SPRINGS...CONTINUING TOWARD DUNNELLON...UNTIL AROUND 330 PM EDT. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED POCKETS OF MORE THAN 2 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR IN CITRUS SPRINGS...AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE STORMS TAPER OFF. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING. EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. && WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN USING WIPERS...TURN ON HEADLIGHTS. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES THAT COULD HIDE POTHOLES OR CAUSE HYDROPLANING. MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLAMPS...TIRES...AND WIPERS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FLARES...AND SIMPLE HAND TOOLS. SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE IN WEATHER RELATED AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS EACH YEAR... MANY DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND WET ROADS. REMEMBER: VISIBILITY AND TRACTION LEAVE TIME FOR REACTION BSG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 340 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 FLZ052-262145- POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN 340 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF TORRENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING SET TO COVER POLK COUNTY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON... A DEVELOPING BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY BEFORE 345 PM. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH AND COVER MUCH OF THE AREA FROM HIGHWAY 27 TO POINTS EAST BY 430 PM. OTHER STORMS WILL REACH INTO SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY...INCLUDING FORT MEADE AND BARTOW...BY 430 PM. THEREAFTER...BOUNDARIES FROM EARLIER STORMS IN MANATEE...HILLSBOROUGH...AND PASCO COUNTY WILL ACT ON BOUNDARIES SENT OUT FROM THE EASTERN POLK STORMS TO CREATE ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN POLK COUNTY...INCLUDING MUCH OF THE I 4 CORRIDOR AND POINTS SOUTH FROM AUBURNDALE TO LAKELAND...BETWEEN 430 AND 530 PM. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES AS WELL AS FREQUENT TO POSSIBLY EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. RESIDENTS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON MAY WISH TO REMAIN INDOORS...AND MOTORISTS PLANNING TO DRIVE SHOULD PREPARE TO AVOID TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WELL AS FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS WEATHER ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. BSG
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:22 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A microburst produced a 74 MPH wind gust at the ASOS at the Regional Southwest International Airport (KRSW). No damage was reported at the airport and no other strong winds were reported in and around Fort Myers.
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