Scattered afternoon seabreeze thunderstorms contained severe wind gusts.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Scattered afternoon seabreeze thunderstorms contained severe wind gusts.
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 22, 12:39 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 139 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SUNDAY)... THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL SHOW A DRYING AND WARMING TREND ACROSS THE AREA. 500 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE AREA BY SATURDAY AND THIS WILL BRING SUBSIDENCE ALOFT TO FAVOR DRYING AND WARMING THROUGH THE MID LEVELS. MOS TEMPERATURES RESPOND INTO THE MIDDLE 90S ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND THIS LOOKS REASONABLE. NIGHTTIME LOWS WILL STAY VERY WARM THROUGH THE PERIOD AS WELL WITH THE DECREASED RAIN CHANCES HELPING THINGS TO STAY WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOW 80S NEAR THE COAST AND MID 70S INLAND. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN ONLY IN THE SCT/ISOLD CATEGORIES THIS WEEKEND WITH THE INCREASED SUBSIDENCE. DAILY SEABREEZES ARE EXPECTED BUT PWATS FALLING TO 1.5 INCHES OR LOWER ACROSS THE WEEKEND SHOULD LIMIT THE COVERAGE. SUNDAY WILL BE DRIER THAN SATURDAY AND AS CONSEQUENCE PROBABLY A LITTLE HOTTER. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 105 ACROSS THE INTERIOR FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE HOTTEST TIME OF DAY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS...DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MIXES OUT DURING THE AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY)... THE WEEK WILL START OUT WITH MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD FLORIDA WITH A TROUGH JUST OFF THE U.S. EAST COAST. DURING MIDWEEK THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT EAST OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITH A PIECE OF IT BEING PINCHED OFF AND DRIFTING WEST ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AS THE RIDGE BUILDS BACK INTO THE EASTERN STATES. AT THE SURFACE...THE RIDGE AXIS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTH FLORIDA FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK AS THE REMNANTS OF A COOL FRONT DRIFT INTO NORTH FLORIDA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH BEST CHANCES ACROSS THE NORTH CLOSEST TO THE APPROACHING REMNANT BOUNDARY AND OVER THE INTERIOR AND EAST SIDE OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THANKS TO THE OVERALL WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW LEVEL RIDGE. THEN DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT BACK NORTH WITH A MORE TYPICAL EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW RETURNING LEADING TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S COAST TO MID 90S INLAND AND OVERNIGHT LOWS MOSTLY IN THE 70S...EXCEPT LOWER 80S NEAR THE COAST EARLY IN THE WEEK THANKS TO THE WESTERLY FLOW OFF THE WARM GULF. && .AVIATION... COASTAL TSRAS INCREASING IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY MOVING INLAND WITH ADDITIONAL +TSRAS NR TAF SITES THRU AROUND 20Z MOVING NORTHWARD THRU 00Z. IN AND NR +TSRA EXPECT AREAS OF MVFR AND BRIEF IFR CIGS AND VSBY AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 30KTS IN STRONGEST STORMS....OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. VFR CONDITIONS RETURN AREA WIDE TONIGHT. && .MARINE... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUE THE LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS. WINDS TURN ONSHORE NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPING. && .FIRE WEATHER... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WITH THE HUMIDITY REMAINING HIGH THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 79 94 80 94 / 30 30 20 30 FMY 76 93 77 94 / 30 40 20 30 GIF 75 95 76 96 / 30 40 20 30 SRQ 77 91 76 92 / 30 30 20 30 BKV 72 95 73 94 / 30 30 20 30 SPG 81 88 83 88 / 30 30 20 30 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...JOHNSON AVIATION...DAVIS LONG TERM...CLOSE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 421 AM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-222030- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 421 AM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. POTENTIAL HAZARDS INCLUDE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. REYNES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 206 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011 FLZ051-055-221845- MANATEE-HILLSBOROUGH- 206 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND CENTRAL MANATEE COUNTIES... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR LAKE MANATEE STATE PARK...OR 18 MILES EAST OF BRADENTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT PARRISH...SUN CITY CENTER...AND RUSKIN ...UNTIL 245 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. 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 2763 8252 2775 8231 2746 8215 2739 8231 TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 148DEG 8KT 2749 8229
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
FLZ065-221930-
LEE-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LEE COUNTY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...OR 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF BONITA SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THESE
STORMS WILL AFFECT LEHIGH ACRES...ESTERO...AND FORT MYERS...UNTIL
330 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 123 AND 141.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW
SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA
SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2666 8200 2670 8185 2673 8166 2646 8156
2643 8156 2642 8165 2634 8165 2631 8171
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 152DEG 6KT 2643 8167PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
250 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM TSTM WND GST FORT MYERS AIRPORT 26.59N 81.86W
07/22/2011 M53 MPH LEE FL ASOS
A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 53 MPH AT FORT
MYERS PAGE FIELD.
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JCMThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:51 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The ASOS at the Southwest International Airport measured a wind gust of 52 knots.
The ASOS at Page Field measured a wind gust of 50 knots.
The ASOS at the Charlotte County Airport measured a wind gust of 51 knots.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2011
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: 330812, 330813, 330817.