Showers and thunderstorms ahead of a cold front developed in the warm and moist pre-frontal enviroment.
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Showers and thunderstorms ahead of a cold front developed in the warm and moist pre-frontal enviroment.
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 Feb 22, 1:22 PM EST, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 122 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010 .SHORT TERM(TONIGHT-WEDNESDAY)...PROGRESSIVE FAST SOUTHERN STREAM EL NINO PATTERN CONTINUES WITH SERIES OF SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. THIS AFTERNOONS E GULF AND WEST CENTRAL FL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY TO THE E AND DIMINISH AFTER 00Z WITH ONLY CHANCE POPS OVER MAINLY INTERIOR AND NORTHERN AREAS AND SLIGHT CHANCE ELSEWHERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. COLD FRONT TO MOVE OVER THE AREA BETWEEN 06-12Z WITH DRIER HIGH PRESSURE AIRMASS FILTERING INTO THE REGION. BRIEF DRYING TUESDAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. ON WEDNESDAY...NEXT SYSTEM QUICKLY APPROACHES FROM THE GULF ON STRONG JET STREAM ENERGY WITH LOW RIDING SURFACE CENTER FOR 60 POPS IN SW FL AND 50 POPS ELSEWHERE UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. IF SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER N INTO OUR AREA RAIN CHANCES WOULD INCREASE. .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT-MONDAY)...THE COLD FRONT WILL BE CLEARING THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THURSDAY. RIDGING WILL THEN REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL THEN BE A CHANCE OF RAIN FOR SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE STATE AND PULLS ANOTHER COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT AND BRING COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH LOWS RANGING FROM THE LOWER 30S TO MID 50S THROUGH THE PERIOD AND HIGHS REMAINING GENERALLY IN THE 60S. && .AVIATION...WILL HAVE SOME SHOWERS ACROSS THE TERMINALS THROUGH THE EVENING CAUSING SOME TEMPO MVFR CONDITIONS...OTHERWISE VFR WILL PREVAIL WITH BKN-OVC040-060. THE CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOULD CLEAR OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE CLOUDINESS SHOULD REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA WITH GENERALLY VFR CEILINGS...BUT MAY HAVE SOME POCKETS OF MVFR CEILINGS OVERNIGHT. CLOUDINESS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. && .MARINE...COLD FRONT TO MOVE OVER THE E GULF WATERS TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTS NW BEHIND FRONT THEN N TOMORROW. WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WITH SLIGHTLY ELEVATED SEAS BUT BELOW HEADLINES. NEXT SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE GULF WEDNESDAY WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY WITH GUSTY NW-N WINDS AND ELEVATED ROUGH SEAS. HIGH PRESSURE TO SETTLE OVER THE AREA FOR SHORT LIVED SUBSIDING WINDS AND SEAS FRIDAY. NEXT SYSTEM TO APPROACH THE REGION SATURDAY WITH WINDS AND SEAS AGAIN INCREASING. && .FIRE WEATHER...SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR TO MOVE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY BUT MIN RHS TO STAY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. INCREASED MOISTURE WEDNESDAY WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN. THEN VERY DRY AND COOL AIRMASS TO FILTER OVER THE AREA TO END THE WEEK FOR CRITICALLY LOW RHS THURSDAY-FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 60 72 54 69 / 20 5 10 50 FMY 62 79 59 76 / 20 5 10 60 GIF 60 76 53 69 / 30 5 10 50 SRQ 60 74 55 71 / 20 5 10 50 BKV 55 72 45 64 / 30 5 10 50 SPG 61 72 57 67 / 20 5 10 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...25/DAVIS LONG TERM/AVIATION...24/COLSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 449 AM EST MON FEB 22 2010 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-222200- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 449 AM EST MON FEB 22 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL APPROACH WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ...MARINE IMPACT... ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. OGLESBY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
157 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010
FLZ039-222000-
LEVY-
157 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LEVY COUNTY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH...WILL AFFECT CHIEFLAND
...UNTIL 300 PM EST.
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 2935 8308 2941 8303 2958 8295 2957 8266
2955 8264 2955 8256 2948 8254 2949 8244
2922 8241 2921 8252 2915 8253 2904 8272
2911 8283 2913 8281 2916 8282 2916 8291
2932 8314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 266DEG 18KT 2956 8314SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
302 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010
FLZ039-042-222045-
CITRUS-LEVY-
302 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LEVY AND NORTHWESTERN CITRUS
COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES
THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH...WILL AFFECT OTTER
CREEK...LEBANON...WILLISTON...ROMEO...AND RAINBOW LAKE ESTATES.
...UNTIL 345 PM EST.
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE
HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2937 8298 2949 8240 2926 8239 2921 8241
2921 8252 2906 8253 2905 8248 2902 8273
2907 8277 2908 8280 2906 8280 2908 8283
2916 8282 2918 8294 2916 8299 2919 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 283DEG 34KT 2925 8290
JOHNSONThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:34 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Ten large trees were blown down in Morriston.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 216532.