A trough of low pressure was in place across the area and high pressure was ridging across south Florida with an upper level disturbance moving into the area from the north. Numerous thunderstorms developed in this moist and unstable environment producing a tornado.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
A trough of low pressure was in place across the area and high pressure was ridging across south Florida with an upper level disturbance moving into the area from the north. Numerous thunderstorms developed in this moist and unstable environment producing a tornado.
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 30, 1:20 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 220 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-THURSDAY...MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WITH THE SURFACE FRONT STALLED NORTH OF THE REGION AND THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS TO THE SOUTH. THEREFORE...THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE WITH MORE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS REMAINS MINIMAL WITH MAIN THREATS BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND HIGH RAIN CHANCES WILL KEEP DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL...WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST DUE TO THE ONSHORE FLOW. .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT - TUESDAY)...NAM/GFS MODEL GUIDANCE REMAIN FAIRLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER REGARDING A SURFACE RIDGE AXIS ACROSS CENTRAL/NORTHERN FLORIDA FOR THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE AN U/L TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN STATES GRADUALLY SWINGS INTO THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC...WHICH ALLOWS FOR WEAK MID LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. POPS DECREASE TO A MORE NORMAL RANGE...30 TO 40 PERCENT EACH DAY THROUGH MONDAY. POCKETS OF 50 POPS WILL BE KEPT FOR THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES WERE A HIGHER POOL OF MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. IN GENERAL...EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS THROUGH THE LONG TERM. TUESDAYS FORECAST WILL DEPEND ON THE FINAL SOLUTION FOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE RIDGE. GFS BRINGS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ON MONDAY WHICH PUSHES THE SURFACE RIDGE/HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BACK TO OUR SOUTH. ECMWF SHOWS A SIMILAR SOLUTION BUT SOME 12 TO 24 HOURS LATER. FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY SAME POPS AS ON MONDAY AND WAIT FOR UPCOMING MODEL RUNS BEFORE INCORPORATING ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. && .AVIATION...DEEP SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IS BRINGING PLENTY OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. ADDITIONAL CELLS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND MOVE INLAND WITH THE WESTERLY FLOW. TEMPOS FOR PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN THE TAFS THROUGH 01/00Z. PASSING SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE TERMINALS ON WEDNESDAY PROBABLY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY AS THE MOIST WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && .MARINE...THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE RIDGE AXIS DRIFTS NORTH LATE IN THE WEEK. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS...BUT REMAIN SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTH AND WITH KIND OF VARIABLE IN BETWEEN. WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR EXERCISE CAUTION CRITERIA TONIGHT...THEN GENERALLY REMAIN 15 KNOTS OR LESS. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET INTO TONIGHT THEN THEY SHOULD REMAIN 4 FEET OR LESS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 78 86 78 89 / 50 70 40 60 FMY 76 88 76 90 / 50 70 40 60 GIF 76 87 76 90 / 50 70 40 60 SRQ 77 86 77 88 / 50 70 40 60 BKV 74 88 74 90 / 50 70 30 50 SPG 80 86 80 89 / 50 70 40 60 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...69/CLOSE LONG TERM/AVIATION...22/REYNES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 453 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-302100- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 453 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...AND CANT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL AGAIN CREATE A THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS EACH DAY. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. OGLESBY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1055 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060-062-065-010000- LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA- CHARLOTTE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER... INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...NEW PORT RICHEY... ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...TAMPA... BRADENTON...SARASOTA...VENICE...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA... CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS 1055 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES... SURF OF TWO TO FOUR FEET WITH STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN REPORTED AT AREA BEACHES. BEACH GOERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN ENTERING THE WATER AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED BEACHES. A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAN CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ANOTHER METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS. THEN...SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. PRC
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:05 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A brief and weak tornado touched down across Golf Crest Circle as the result of two merging thunderstorms. Three nearly 100-foot tall pine trees were blown over, one falling on a house causing major roof damage.
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