The west and east coast sea breeze fronts collided over Polk County and created numerous severe thunderstorms.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
The west and east coast sea breeze fronts collided over Polk County and created numerous severe thunderstorms.
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 Jul 19, 12:13 PM EST, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 113 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SAT)...TROF OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES ATTM WILL DEEPEN SOUTHWARD AND ACROSS THE SE STATES BY FRIDAY NIGHT. DESPITE THIS TROF...SFC RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN ACROSS OR JUST SOUTH OF OUR CWA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AS SUCH...EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING TSTMS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH BEST COVERAGE TAMPA BAY SOUTHWARD. ON SATURDAY...LATEST RUNS NOW CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THE TROUGH TOWARD THE PENINSULA...SO WILL INCREASE AFTERNOON AND EVENING POPS TO 50 PCNT ON SATURDAY ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR CWA. HIGHS THROUGH THE PERIOD 90-95 AND LOWS IN THE MID 70S. && .LONG TERM (SAT NIGHT-THU)...MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S. SLOWLY MOVES NORTHEAST AND INTO THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. MEANWHILE WEAK MID LEVEL AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND FLORIDA ON MONDAY AND THROUGH THE REST OF NEXT WEEK. THIS ATMOSPHERIC SETUP WILL AGAIN ALLOW FOR AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS TO DEVELOP AND GENERATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA. CLIMO 40/50 POPS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST EACH AFTERNOON...AND 30 PERCENT IN THE EVENINGS. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN AROUND NORMALS WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S...AND MORNING LOWS IN THE MID 70S. && .AVIATION...PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AT ALL TAF SITES AS SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS WILL HELP IN INITIATING AND MAINTAINING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA. VFR CONDITIONS WILL THEN PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. && .MARINE...WITH RIDGE AXIS OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF THE WATERS... FAVORABLE WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAIN MARINE CONCERN WILL BE ISOLD-SCATTERED EVENING AND EARLY MORNING TSTM ACTIVITY. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 79 93 80 92 / 20 40 20 40 FMY 76 94 78 93 / 30 40 20 40 GIF 77 95 78 94 / 20 40 20 50 SRQ 76 92 78 91 / 20 30 20 40 BKV 74 93 75 92 / 20 30 20 50 SPG 81 91 81 90 / 20 40 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE...NP LONG TERM/AVIATION/FIRE...AR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 528 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-192130- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 528 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A SURFACE RIDGE AXIS OVER THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL COMBINE WITH THE WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE AREA TO CREATE SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP WITH ISOLATED STORMS FORMING NEAR THE WEST COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON GENERALLY FROM AROUND THE TAMPA BAY AREA SOUTHWARD...AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZES MERGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED EXCEPT IN THE SOUTHERN NEAR SHORE WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS STORMS MOVE BACK TOWARDS THE COAST. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS... GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG AND CONTAIN SMALL HAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN HEAR THE THUNDER THEN YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. DAVIS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
317 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007
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..REMARKS..
0250 PM HAIL CARROLLWOOD 28.05N 82.49W
07/19/2007 E0.25 INCH HILLSBOROUGH FL PUBLIC
RADAR VIL WAS 50-55.
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NOAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
431 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007
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0430 PM HAIL 3 S POINCIANA PLACE 28.11N 81.48W
07/19/2007 E0.50 INCH POLK FL TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERS BARE GROUND. WIND GUST 40-45 MPH.
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NOAHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 438 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 FLZ055-192130- MANATEE- 439 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MANATEE COUNTY... STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND ALONG HIGHWAY 62 EAST OF PARRISH AND HIGHWAY 64 EAST OF INTERSTATE 75. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED IF OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED. 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. SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE IN WEATHER RELATED AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS EACH YEAR... MANY DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND WET ROADS. NOAH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 453 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 FLZ051-052-055-056-192145- HARDEE-POLK-MANATEE-HILLSBOROUGH- 453 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT POLK...HARDEE AND MANATEE COUNTIES... A LINE OF DEVELOPING STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE FROM NEAR KISSIMMEE TO SARSOTA. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT WINTER HAVEN...BARTOW...LAKE WALES AND WAUCHULA...UNTIL 545 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. NOAH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
508 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007
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0455 PM HAIL 3 W BOWLING GREEN 27.64N 81.87W
07/19/2007 E0.25 INCH HARDEE FL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. POSITION
ESTIMATED.
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NOAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
522 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007
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0516 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 S AUBURNDALE 28.04N 81.80W
07/19/2007 POLK FL PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 542 AND HIGHWAY 655.
RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
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NOAHThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:31 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A vigorous thunderstorm produced penny to half dollar size hail, torrential rains, and 50 MPH winds along an eight mile long path. Half dollar size hail broke windows of a home 5 miles northeast of Bartow.
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