Thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon on sea breeze and outflow boundaries and continued through the early evening. A lightning strike from one of these storms damaged a boat in Central Florida.
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Thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon on sea breeze and outflow boundaries and continued through the early evening. A lightning strike from one of these storms damaged a boat in Central Florida.
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 26, 2:40 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 340 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... .SYNOPSIS... THE AXIS FROM AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEAK SURFACE FLOW ALLOWS THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE TO PENETRATE DEEPER INTO THE PENINSULA OF FLORIDA TODAY COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-FRIDAY)... THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALREADY UNDERWAY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE MAKING ITS WAY INLAND OVER MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AMPLIFIES OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TO END THE WEEK. THIS WILL ACT TO KEEP THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ELEVATED AND POSSIBLY INTRODUCE SOME COLDER AIR ALOFT WHICH COULD CREATE A LARGER HAIL THREAT IN THE COMING DAYS. MAIN THREATS FROM SUMMER THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINS...WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE AND A WEAK STEERING FLOW...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. CANNOT RULE OUT FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS OVER THE PERIOD...THANKS TO PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOUNDARY COLLISIONS WITH CONVECTION. THE RIDGE AXIS OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL EXIT SOUTHWARD BY THE WEEKEND...WITH A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES MOVING CLOSER BY THE LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD. OTHERWISE...THE MAJORITY OF THE WEATHER IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL BE DRIVEN BY DIURNAL PROCESSES AS THEY HAVE BEEN THE LAST FEW DAYS. WENT A SMUDGE WARMER THAN GUIDANCE BLEND DURING THE DAYS...THOUGH OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES APPEARED ON TRACK WITH THE BLEND. RAISED POPS SLIGHTLY ABOVE GUIDANCE BLEND...MAINLY DUE TO THE APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL INFLUENCES AS THE TROUGH AMPLIFIES. .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY)... MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A MID-UPR LVL TROUGH DEEPENS RIGHT DOWN THE MS RIVER VALLEY AND ALL THE WAY TO THE GULF COAST. SFC RIDGE AXIS IS SUPPRESSED ACROSS DEEP S FL EARLY IN THE PERIOD AS A WEAK COLD FRONT DIPS INTO NRN FL AND STALLS. THERE ARE SOME PRETTY GUSTY SW WIND FORECAST FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AND MAY EVEN SEE CAUTION CONDITIONS FOR THE NRN GULF WATERS. THE TROUGH WILL HELP DRAW SOME DEEPER TOPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY AND ESP INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE SFC RIDGE AXIS BEGINS TO MIGRATE BACK TO THE NORTH. THIS WILL ALL LEAD TO AN INCREASINGLY WET PATTERN THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH STORMS FAVORING INLAND AREAS INITIALLY IN THE SW FLOW AND THEN FOCUSING FURTHER WEST WITH TIME. FOR NOW KEPT POPS IN SCT RANGE GIVEN BEST RAIN CHC DAYS ARE STILL IN DAY 6 AND BEYOND...BUT IF MODEL HOLD TRUE...EXPECT THESE WILL BE IN LIKELY RANGE BEFORE IT IS ALL SAID AND DONE FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE TROUGH TO THE WEST MAY ALSO PRODUCE QUITE A BIT OF HIGH CLOUDINESS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WELL IN ADDITION TO CLOUDS ASSOC W/ PRECIP. THIS WILL LEAD TO HIGHS CLOSER TO 90 EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION... SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA SHOULD WIND DOWN AT THE TERMINALS BETWEEN 01Z AND 03Z THURSDAY...WITH VFR CONDITIONS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. COULD SEE SHRA/TSRA DEVELOP AFTER 16/17Z THURSDAY...BUT WILL LEAVE OUT OF THE TAFS AT THIS TIME. && .MARINE... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY THIS WEEKEND. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AND INCREASE SOME FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HEADLINE THRESHOLDS. && .FIRE WEATHER... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NO WIDESPREAD FOG IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 76 91 76 91 / 20 40 20 40 FMY 73 93 75 91 / 30 40 30 40 GIF 73 94 73 93 / 30 50 30 40 SRQ 75 90 76 91 / 20 40 20 40 BKV 71 92 72 92 / 20 40 20 40 SPG 78 91 79 90 / 20 40 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...02/GARCIA AVIATION...21/JELSEMA LONG TERM...88/GITTINGER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 618 AM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870- 873-876-271030- 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- 618 AM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... INCREASING MOISTURE AND WEAKER SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL LEAD TO INCREASED COVERAGE IN THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE STORMS ACROSS INLAND AREAS THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ISOLATED 2 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE IN STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS. WINDS WILL TURN MORE SOUTHERLY ON THURSDAY AND THEN SOUTHWESTERLY BY FRIDAY. THIS WILL SHIFT THE FOCUS OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MORE INTO INTERIOR AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE MAY INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS TROPICAL MOISTURE IS DRAWN NORTH ACROSS THE PENINSULA AHEAD OF A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. MJG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 320 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 FLZ056-061-261945- DE SOTO-HARDEE- 320 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN DESOTO AND SOUTHEASTERN HARDEE COUNTIES... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SWEETWATER...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARCADIA...NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT SWEETWATER...UNTIL 345 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 2742 8183 2745 8163 2734 8156 2727 8166 TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 154DEG 1KT 2734 8165
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 338 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 FLZ039-262015- LEVY- 338 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LEVY COUNTY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR LEBANON...OR 16 MILES WEST OF RAINBOW LAKES ESTA... MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT LEBANON...UNTIL 415 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. HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE IS EXPECTED. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 2913 8262 2912 8276 2927 8279 2928 8264 TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 358DEG 8KT 2919 8270
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 448 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 FLZ051-052-262115- POLK-HILLSBOROUGH- 448 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH AND WEST CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR PLANT CITY...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT PLANT CITY...PLANT CITY AIRPORT...WINSTON AND LAKELAND LINDER AIRPORT... UNTIL 515 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 2812 8204 2797 8196 2790 8212 2805 8221 TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 248DEG 6KT 2800 8211
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 516 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 FLZ051-052-262200- POLK-HILLSBOROUGH- 516 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH AND WEST CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR WINSTON...OR NEAR PLANT CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT PLANT CITY...PLANT CITY AIRPORT...LAKELAND LINDER AIRPORT AND WILLOW OAK...UNTIL 600 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. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 2816 8210 2804 8189 2788 8202 2803 8221 TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 209DEG 5KT 2804 8204
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 531 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 FLZ051-262200- HILLSBOROUGH- 531 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTH-CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR TEMPLE TERRACE...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA...TEMPLE TERRACE...BUSCH GARDENS AND TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT...UNTIL 600 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. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 2795 8231 2796 8247 2807 8247 2806 8231 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 002DEG 6KT 2801 8239
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
607 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG TEMPLE TERRACE 28.04N 82.38W
06/26/2013 HILLSBOROUGH FL PUBLIC
A FEW SMALL TREE LIMBS SNAPPED. WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 40
MPH.
0545 PM HAIL TEMPLE TERRACE 28.04N 82.38W
06/26/2013 E0.25 INCH HILLSBOROUGH FL BROADCAST MEDIA
PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN TEMPLE TERRACE.
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COLSONThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The fire department responded to a report of a lightning strike to a boat sitting on a trailer on Rome Avenue.
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