A surface front pushing into northern Florida, with a weak mid-level trough swinging across the peninsula provided the support for scattered thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon and early evening hours. One of these storms produced one inch hail and damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
A surface front pushing into northern Florida, with a weak mid-level trough swinging across the peninsula provided the support for scattered thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon and early evening hours. One of these storms produced one inch hail and damaging winds.
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 14, 12:55 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 155 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SATURDAY)... A WEAK SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS DEPICTED BY LATEST MSAS/IR SAT ANALYSIS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH...WITH AN ASSOCIATED BAND OF PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION ALIGNED ACROSS THE FL BIG BEND AREA AND REACHING INTO NORTHERN LEVY COUNTY. THIS FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY SAG SOUTH AND REACHING THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...A MID LVL TROUGH WITH AN ASSOCIATED SFC LOW IS DEPICTED BY MODEL GUIDANCE OVER THE WESTERN ATL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH RETURNING SFC HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD TO BRING A GENERALLY NE FLOW OVER THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. WITH THE BOUNDARY SLOWLY PUSHING SOUTHWARD...POPS WILL BE ADJUSTED FOR HIGH-END SCATTERED/50 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NATURE COAST TONIGHT...AND BRING UP THE REST OF THE AREA POPS TO THE 20-40 PERCENT RANGE SOUTH-TO-NORTH. SCATTERED/40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE BOUNDARY SLOWS DOWN ACROSS CENTRAL FL AND BEGINS DISSIPATING. BY FRIDAY...WIND REGIME SHOULD BE WELL ESTABLISHED WITH A PREVAILING NE DIRECTION AND GRADUALLY INCREASING OVER LAND IN THE WAKE OF THE FROPA. A STRONGER NE WIND REGIME ON SATURDAY AND AND THE ARRIVAL OF A DRIER AIRMASS ON SATURDAY WILL BRING DOWN POPS TO AROUND 20-30 PERCENT NORTH-TO-SOUTH. TEMPERATURES MAY COOL DOWN JUST A DEGREE OR TWO...BTU STILL REMAINING WARM AND CLOSE TO NORMALS. EXPECT AFTERNOON HIGHS STILL IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST...AND UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S INLAND. .LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT - WEDNESDAY)... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE SIMILAR IN DEPICTING A BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE ATLANTIC EXTENDING SOUTHWEST ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MONDAY THEN GRADUALLY LIFTING OUT TO THE NORTHEAST WITH UPPER RIDGING BUILDING IN OVER THE REGION DURING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AT THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC SOUTH TO THE NORTHERN GULF...WHILE WEAK LOW PRESSURE MEANDERS OVER THE ATLANTIC AROUND 70W. DRIER AIR ADVECTING INTO THE REGION ON A BREEZY NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL MAINTAIN LOW RAIN CHANCES (POPS 20 PERCENT OR LESS) ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS EXPECTED EACH DAY. OFFSHORE WIND FLOW WILL ALLOW DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TO RUN A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EACH DAY WITH HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER 90S WITH NEAR NORMAL LOWS IN THE 70S. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING ACROSS THE TERMINALS WITH A SCT-BKN CU FIELDS. VISIBLE SATELLITE AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE A DEFINED SEA-BREEZE IS NOW PUSHING INLAND...AND EXPECT TO SEE AN INCREASE IN STORM COVERAGE IN THE NEXT HOUR OR 2. ADDED A VCTS TO THE COASTAL TERMINALS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON THEN END THUNDER FOR ALL BUT KLAL DURING AFTER 21Z. OVERNIGHT WINDS VEER TO THE NORTHEAST AND REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. OTHER THAN BRIEF VIS/CIG RESTRICTIONS WITH STORMS...NO SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED. && .MARINE... NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN WILL BEGIN TURNING TO A MORE NORTHEAST AND EASTERLY FLOW THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. WIND SPEEDS MAY APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS...MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS. EASTERLY WINDS WILL THEN ESTABLISH BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH AN EVENING SURGE OF HIGHER WINDS FOR A FEW HOURS LIKELY EACH DAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... AS SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...NO FIRE WEATHER ISSUES ARE EXPECTED AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN A DRIER AIRMASS BEGINS FILTERING FROM THE NORTH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 89 72 90 / 40 40 20 20 FMY 77 91 72 90 / 20 40 30 30 GIF 76 89 70 89 / 40 40 20 20 SRQ 77 89 71 90 / 30 40 20 20 BKV 72 88 65 90 / 40 40 20 20 SPG 80 88 74 88 / 30 40 20 20 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...22/REYNES LONG TERM/AVIATION...14-MROCZKA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 503 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870- 873-876-142345- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 503 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THE COMBINATION OF AMPLE MOISTURE A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE REGION AND THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY. STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS SETTING UP OVER INLAND LOCATIONS EAST OF THE I 75 CORRIDOR DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS AS AMPLE MOISTURE AND A FRONTAL TROUGH REMAIN OVER THE REGION. DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON AN INCREASING NORTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. THIS DRIER AIR WILL LIMIT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH MINIMAL STORM COVERAGE EXPECTED EACH DAY. THE INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS OVER THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. MCMICHAEL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
347 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
FLZ042-043-142030-
SUMTER-CITRUS-
347 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CITRUS AND
NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTIES FOR A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
STRONG WIND GUSTS VALID UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 347 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10
MILES NORTH OF CITRUS SPRINGS TO CENTER HILL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH
WILL AFFECT RIVER LAKES MANOR...ARBOR LAKES...RUTLAND AND INVERNESS.
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM
TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO
AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR TO YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
&&
LAT...LON 2901 8261 2903 8260 2904 8255 2905 8254
2904 8250 2906 8247 2902 8242 2901 8236
2896 8230 2896 8196 2863 8195 2862 8195
2862 8205 2874 8251 2902 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 270DEG 12KT 2915 8245 2869 8201SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 355 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 FLZ051-142045- HILLSBOROUGH- 355 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FOR A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 355 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT TO ALAFIA RIVER STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH WILL AFFECT BUSCH GARDENS...TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT...FLORIDA STATE FAIRGROUNDS AND ORIENT PARK. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE MAY OCCUR. FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR TO YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. && LAT...LON 2817 8233 2817 8205 2769 8206 2798 8245 TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 209DEG 7KT 2800 8233 2781 8206
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
453 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
FLZ043-049-052-142145-
POLK-SUMTER-PASCO-
453 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN
PASCO...NORTHERN POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTIES FOR A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS VALID UNTIL 545
PM EDT...
AT 453 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DADE
CITY TO GIBSONIA TO HIGHLAND PARK...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH WILL
AFFECT DADE CITY...ZEPHYRHILLS...ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND
GIBSONIA.
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE MAY OCCUR. FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. 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.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR TO YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
&&
LAT...LON 2790 8131 2784 8152 2801 8204 2817 8205
2818 8216 2843 8235 2843 8226 2848 8225
2848 8206 2852 8205 2853 8195 2836 8195
2837 8180 2835 8170 2820 8170 2804 8136
2802 8139 2805 8145 2791 8130
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 251DEG 10KT 2836 8219 2812 8196
2791 8151SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 507 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 FLZ039-142145- LEVY- 507 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL LEVY COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR OTTER CREEK...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF CHIEFLAND...NEARLY STATIONARY. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE MAY OCCUR. FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 2916 8268 2918 8297 2946 8299 2946 8269 TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 355DEG 4KT 2932 8284
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:13 UTC.
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Broadcast media relayed a report of quarter sized hail at US 92 and Wiggins Road in Plant City.
Broadcast media relayed a report of several trees and power lines down at US 92 and Wiggins Road in Plant City.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2012
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: 390299, 390300.