High pressure ridging across the region allowed for scattered thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon along seabreeze boundaries. Lightning from the storms caused damage to a few homes and struck an individual.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
High pressure ridging across the region allowed for scattered thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon along seabreeze boundaries. Lightning from the storms caused damage to a few homes and struck an individual.
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 29, 11:07 AM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1207 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 ...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES NEXT 7 DAYS... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S AND LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HEAT INDICIES OF 105 TO 110. AREAS WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS OF 80 OR WARMER WILL NEED HEAT ADVISORIES. .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SUNDAY)... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT WILL DRIFT INTO THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. WESTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL BE WEAK SO RIP CURRENTS NOT A THREAT. THE WEAK WINDS WILL ALLOW THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE TO MOVE INLAND EACH DAY. THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES WITH SOME OF THE STORMS DRIFTING BACK TO THE COAST LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT - THURSDAY)... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS TO REMAIN JUST NORTH OF FORECAST AREA THROUGH PERIOD BRINGING A MORE TYPICAL SUMMER PATTERN TO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. LOOK FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AS THE ATLANTIC COAST SEA BREEZE MOVES WEST ACROSS THE AREA. A PERSISTANT PATTERN MEANS LITTLE VARIANCE IN MOS AND GRIDDED FORECAST. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO GOING FORECAST. && .MARINE... SURFACE RIDGE MOVES NORTH THROUGH WATERS DURING PERIOD. NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY ACROSS ENTIRE AREA TUESDAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN 3 FT OR LESS. && .AVIATION... ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM INLAND STORMS WILL KEEP VICINITY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 02Z. BRIEF MVFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE IN STORMS SO WILL UPDATE TAF IF STORM IS HEADED TOWARD ANY OF THE TERMINALS. OTHWERWISE VFR CONDITION WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... HIGH HUMIDITY KEEPS CONDITIONS BELOW CRITERIA FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 79 93 79 92 / 20 30 20 30 FMY 77 93 76 93 / 20 30 20 30 GIF 77 95 76 94 / 20 40 20 40 SRQ 77 91 76 91 / 20 30 20 30 BKV 74 94 75 93 / 20 30 20 30 SPG 81 92 82 90 / 20 30 20 30 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PINELLAS. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...72/NOAH LONG TERM/AVIATION...22/REYNES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 521 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-291500- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- TAMPA BAY WATERS- 521 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... AMPLE MOISTURE COUPLED WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS WILL HELP TO GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY. STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION MOVE INDOOR IMMEDIATELY. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT... TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AGAIN CREATE HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS TODAY DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...BEFORE YOU GET THIRSTY. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. RESERVE STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. STAY NEAR AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN LOCKED VEHICLES! TEMPERATURES CAN RISE ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN MINUTES...QUICKLY INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR HEAT STROKE AND POSSIBLE DEATH. MAKE SURE TO CHECK UP ON RELATIVES...NEIGHBORS AND THE ELDERLY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REGION EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. A SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL PUSH THE SHOWERS AND STORMS TOWARD INLAND LOCATIONS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. DURING MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SOUTHEAST STEERING FLOW WILL FAVOR THE GREATEST AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS TO BE OVER COASTAL LOCATIONS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH DAYTIME HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE MIDDLE 90S EACH DAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE EACH DAY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. MCMICHAEL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
122 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010
FLZ050-291800-
PINELLAS-
122 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN PINELLAS
COUNTY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A THUNDERSTORM
LOCATED NEAR KENNETH CITY...OR NEAR PINELLAS PARK...NEARLY
STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT THE MENTIONED AREA INCLUDING SEMINOLE...
PINELLAS PARK...MADEIRA BEACH AND LEALMAN...UNTIL 200 PM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS
OCCURRING. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. WHEN
DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 2799 8280 2799 8269 2794 8272 2789 8261
2789 8256 2786 8259 2777 8263 2772 8263
2767 8268 2772 8269 2774 8272 2768 8271
2768 8274 2777 8278 2788 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 358DEG 7KT 2779 8272The Tampa radar (KTBW), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:31 UTC.
3 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a house near the intersection of 19th Avenue North and 60th Street North and made a hole in the roof.
A 45-year-old construction worker was struck by lightning while packing up his tools on a jobsite in North Port. The strike entered his right knee and exited his left foot. He suffered burns around the entrance and exit areas and was hospitalized.
Lightning struck a large house and caused a fire.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2010
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: 252739, 254327, 252740.