Early afternoon thunderstorms produced lightning over southern sections of Pinellas County. A man on a motorcycle was struck by lightning just northeast of Gulfport.
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Early afternoon thunderstorms produced lightning over southern sections of Pinellas County. A man on a motorcycle was struck by lightning just northeast of Gulfport. Emergency responders were sent to the scene and the man refused to be taken to the hospital.
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 Aug 3, 8:06 AM EST, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 906 AM EDT SUN AUG 3 2014 .UPDATE... MORNING WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER AROUND SOUTHERN FLORIDA...CAUSING AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FLORIDA STRAIGHTS AND AROUND THE BAHAMAS. FARTHER NORTH...AN INVERTED TROUGH REMAINS POSITIONED FROM THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COAST UP TO THE MID ATLANTIC...PRODUCING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. DESPITE ALL THAT...MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES PERSIST ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY HEAT UP THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AFTERNOON CONVECTION. EXCEPTIONALLY WEAK STEERING FLOW OF AROUND 1 KNOT WILL MEAN THAT STORMS WILL BE PROPAGATED MORE BY SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. THE HEAVIEST CONCENTRATION OF STORMS SHOULD BE INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST AS THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND. ADDITIONALLY...WEAK LOW LEVEL FLOW AND A MOIST PROFILE WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST. A FEW MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST GRIDS FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING...BUT NO MAJOR CHANGES WERE REQUIRED AS THE FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY OF ALL TAF SITES...WITH REDUCED FLIGHT CATEGORIES POSSIBLE FOR PERIODS AS THUNDERSTORMS PASS OVER TAF SITES. VFR CONDITIONS WILL TAKE HOLD AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. && .MARINE... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA BEFORE MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS LOW...HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN TAKE UP POSITION OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALTHOUGH WIND DIRECTION MAY BE A BIT ERRATIC THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE WEAK LOW MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR TSTMS. NO CHANGES NEEDED FOR THE UPDATE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 91 77 91 78 / 50 40 40 40 FMY 92 77 91 76 / 70 40 50 40 GIF 93 77 92 76 / 60 40 60 30 SRQ 91 78 90 77 / 40 40 40 40 BKV 93 73 92 73 / 50 40 40 30 SPG 91 80 91 80 / 40 40 40 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && UPDATE/AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...18/FLEMING MARINE...11/MCKAUGHAN DECISION SUPPORT...74/WYNN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 500 AM EDT SUN AUG 3 2014 FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165- 239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870- 873-876-040900- SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL LEVY- COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS- INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE- INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE-TAMPA BAY WATERS- CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND- 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- 500 AM EDT SUN AUG 3 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON THE GULF THIS MORNING WILL FORM ACROSS COASTAL AND INLAND LOCATIONS BY NOON...BECOMING NUMEROUS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE STEERING FLOW IS WEAK SO STORMS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT. STORMS BEGIN TO DECREASE BACK TO SCATTERED COVERAGE AFTER SUNSET. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS MEANS ANY HEFTY RAINFALL MAY CREATE SOME FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS THAT GOT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL SATURDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS... AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. RUDE
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:20 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The state watch office reported a man on a motorcycle was struck by lightning near Gulfport. The man was treated on-scene for his injuries and refused to be taken to the hospital.
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