High pressure was ridging across the region with the ridge axis across northern Florida. This kept east to southeasterly flow in place across the area allowing a weak sea breeze to develop right along the Gulf coast.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
High pressure was ridging across the region with the ridge axis across northern Florida. This kept east to southeasterly flow in place across the area allowing a weak sea breeze to develop right along the Gulf coast.
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 6, 12:40 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 140 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SUNDAY)...A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKED OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE US. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS CENTERED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WITH THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS TRAILING WEST/SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA. THIS IS ALLOWING FOR BROAD AND DEEP SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE SUNSHINE STATE. MORNING SOUNDINGS INDICATED A LOWER ATMOSPHERE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO PROMOTE AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROVIDING ENOUGH LIFT IS PRESENT. SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT TO THE UNSTABLE LOW LEVELS TO PRODUCE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE GULF COAST. THE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW NEAR AND JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL PIN THE SEA BREEZE RIGHT ALONG THE COAST...SO STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY BE FOUND NEAR THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ATMOSPHERIC PLAYERS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY UNCHANGED THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL LINGER AT LOW LEVELS TO SUPPORT ISOLATED COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING STORMS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO REBOUND UPWARD A BIT SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHERN AREAS...WITH AN INCREASE IN STORM COVERAGE NEAR SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE WITH MID TO LOWER 90S FOR HIGHS AND MID TO LOWER 70S FOR THE LOWS. WINDS WILL NOT POSE A BIG PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY)...UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SE U.S. ROTATES OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC WITH A WEAKNESS MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OR GULF COAST EARLY IN THE WEEK. MODELS HANDLE THIS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY BUT WITH NO MAJOR EFFECT ON THE FORECAST. UPPER RIDGING BUILDS IN OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS/WESTERN GULF AND MOVES TO THE SE U.S. AND FL BY THE END OF THE WEEK. ATLANTIC SURFACE HIGH ALONG LATITUDE 30 NORTH IS REINFORCED FROM THE NORTH BY FRI AS IT RIDGES WESTWARD...MEANDERING ACROSS FL AND THE GULF. THIS RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR LOW END CHANCE POPS IN THE AFTERNOONS AND DECREASING TO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE EVENINGS MAINLY OFFSHORE. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN AT OR A DEGREE OR 2 ABOVE AVERAGE. && .AVIATION...06/18Z - 07/18Z. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OCNL BKN MVFR CIGS AROUND BUT VFR TO PREVAIL. AFTERNOON CONVECTION HAS BEEN SLOW TO FORM AND SHOULD BE BRIEF WITH JUST VCTS IN THE TAFS. && .MARINE...WITH HIGH PRESSURE PARKED NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL BE THE RULE ON THE WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NEAR COASTAL AREAS...ALONG WITH BAYS...MAY EXPERIENCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON...WITH COVERAGE ON THE INCREASE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && .FIRE WEATHER...ONE TO THREE HOURS OF RH BELOW 35 PERCENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL AS SATURDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST...OTHER THAN AREAS THAT SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. CURRENTLY...NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 75 93 75 93 / 20 20 20 20 FMY 72 93 72 93 / 10 20 20 30 GIF 72 93 72 93 / 10 10 10 20 SRQ 72 92 72 92 / 20 20 20 20 BKV 69 94 69 94 / 20 20 20 20 SPG 78 91 78 91 / 20 20 20 20 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL COUNTIES 1 PM EDT TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY JUNE 7TH. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...CANTIN LONG TERM/AVIATION...RUDE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 515 AM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-061600- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 515 AM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE WELL NORTH OF THE AREA WITH AN INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE REGION. THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY MOVE A SHORT DISTANCE INLAND AND REMAIN WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR. THIS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND SOME MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BEST CHANCES BEING ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE AREA WITH AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW CONTINUING ACROSS THE REGION. SOME DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SATURDAY AND THIS WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES. EARLY NEXT WEEK SOME MOISTURE WILL RETURN LEADING TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. PRC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 355 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 FLZ060-062-062045- CHARLOTTE-SARASOTA- 355 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT WARM MINERAL SPRINGS...ENGLEWOOD...VENICE GARDENS...VENICE AND SOUTH VENICE...UNTIL 445 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT 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 438 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 FLZ060-062-062130- CHARLOTTE-SARASOTA- 438 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN SARASOTA AND NORTHWEST CHARLOTTE COUNTIES... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT WARM MINERAL SPRINGS...ENGLEWOOD...VENICE GARDENS...SOUTH VENICE...MANASOTA KEY...AND VENICE...UNTIL 530 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT 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. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. JCM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
455 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0434 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 WSW VENICE 27.09N 82.49W
06/06/2008 M39.00 MPH GMZ853 FL PUBLIC
HOME WEATHER STATION MEASURED 34 KNOT OR 39 MPH WIND
GUST.
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JCMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 508 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 FLZ065-062200- LEE- 508 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST LEE COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH...WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY...UNTIL 600 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THOSE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SAFETY IMMEDIATELY 17
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 522 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 FLZ043-048-062200- SUMTER-HERNANDO- 522 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY AND EASTERN HERNANDO COUNTY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT BUSHNELL...WEBSTER...NOBLETON...CROOM...AND RIDGE MANOR...UNTIL 600 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT 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
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported several trees downed in Webster, including one large oak tree that fell on a truck.
Pea to Penny size hail reported across Port Richey.
A trained spotter in Treasure Island measured a 63mph wind gust from their home weather station.
A trained spotter reported nickel size hail in Treasure Island.
Law enforcement reported a large tree was down on a house near Pinellas Park.
Nickel size hail was reported near the intersection of Park Street and 54th Avenue North.
Law enforcement reported numerous trees down across Treasure Island as well as a roof blown off a multi-story condo building and air conditioning units blown off the roof.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2008
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: 101045, 101028, 101030, 101031, 101033, 101034, 101035.