Afternoon thunderstorms stayed sub-severe however one strong thunderstorm produced gusty winds causing damage to a fence.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Afternoon thunderstorms stayed sub-severe however one strong thunderstorm produced gusty winds causing damage to a fence.
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 17, 2:05 PM EST, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 305 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 .NEAR TERM (TONIGHT - WEDNESDAY)... BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO SIT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN CONUS THROUGH THE NEAR TERM PERIOD. IN THE MID LEVELS...AN INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA STRAIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO MIGRATE WEST THROUGH THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AT THE SURFACE...THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS CURRENTLY WELL NORTH OF FLORIDA...EXTENDING INTO THE CAROLINAS...AND WILL SAG SOUTH INTO GEORGIA BY WEDNESDAY...THOUGH GENERALLY EASTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL BE MAINTAINED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. UNDER THIS PATTERN...CONVECTION WILL LOOK SIMILAR TO TODAY AND YESTERDAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE INTERIOR EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BUILD IN TOWARDS THE WEST COAST AS THE SEA BREEZES COLLIDE. HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES WILL BE FROM INTERSTATE 4 SOUTHWARD WHERE THE BEST MOISTURE PROFILE WILL BE LOCATED. STORMS WILL PUSH WEST INTO THE GULF THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS...WITH LOWS TONIGHT AROUND 70 AND HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY IN THE LOW 90S. .MID TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY)... FOR WED AN UPPER RIDGE RESIDES ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND SE U.S. WHILE AN INVERTED UPPER TROUGH SLOWLY MOVES WEST ACROSS FL. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE ALONG AND NORTH OF LATITUDE 30 REACHES WEST ALONG THE GULF COAST. BY THU THE UPPER TROUGH HAS SLID OUT OVER THE EAST GULF...WITH SOME SLIGHT WARMING ALOFT ALTHOUGH PWAT VALUES REMAIN SIMILAR TO WED. THE SURFACE RIDGE SAGS TO ALONG AND SOUTH OF LATITUDE 30 WITH A MORE SE LOW LEVEL FLOW BUT AGAIN ALLOWING A SEA BREEZE TO SET UP. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL AGAIN FORM WITH THE HIGHER ODDS IN THE SOUTH. .LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)... THE UPPER TROUGH LINGERS JUST WEST OF THE AREA FRI THEN WEAKENS AND SHIFTS WEST AS RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE EAST SAT-MON. THE SURFACE RIDGES CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH...REACHING THE STRAITS BETWEEN THE KEYS AND CUBA BY LATE MON. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE WEAK WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SYNOPTIC SUPPRESSION ALTHOUGH IT MAY PROVIDE SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL MAX TEMPERATURES. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE MOIST WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE PREVAILING FLOW WILL BE LIGHT AS IT BECOMES SOUTHWEST AND WESTERLY (AS THE SURFACE RIDGE MOVES SOUTH) WITH THE BEST STORM COVERAGE IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOONS AND INLAND. && .AVIATION... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH AROUND SUNSET. STORMS WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. VFR WILL TAKE HOLD AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 02Z THIS EVENING. && .MARINE... A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND ADJOINING ATLANTIC WATERS AND RIDGE ACROSS FLORIDA BRINGING A LIGHT EAST WIND ACROSS THE WATERS...BUT DAILY SEA BREEZES WILL RESULT IN AN ONSHORE FLOW EACH AFTERNOON NEAR THE COAST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FIRST START ALONG THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES BUT THE OVERALL MOVEMENT WILL BE BACK TO THE WEST AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY THREATEN COASTAL AREAS AND MOVE OFFSHORE LATER IN THE DAY. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGH THE WEEK BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY...MAINLY CLOSER TO THE COAST. THE ONLY HAZARDS WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN THE VICINITY OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...AND HAVE ADDED WORDING OF THAT IN THE FIRST PERIOD. OTHERWISE NO HEADLINES ARE EXPECTED. && .FIRE WEATHER... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 74 90 75 86 / 30 40 20 40 FMY 72 90 73 87 / 20 50 20 40 GIF 72 90 72 86 / 10 50 30 40 SRQ 72 90 74 87 / 40 40 20 40 BKV 68 91 70 86 / 20 40 20 40 SPG 76 89 77 85 / 40 40 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...FLEMING MID TERM/LONG TERM...RUDE MARINE...DOUGHERTY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 518 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 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- 873-876-180930- 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- 518 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON... INCREASE IN COVERAGE ALONG THE COAST MID TO LATE AFTERNOON... THEN SHIFT OUT OVER THE GULF WATERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...HOWEVER NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL FAVOR THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS... AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...HOWEVER NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PASS ALONG REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. RUDE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
402 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0607 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE BROOKSVILLE 28.61N 82.36W
06/16/2014 HERNANDO FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** DELAYED REPORT OF TREE BRANCH FALLING ON
VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH
RESULTING IN 1 FATALITY. HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL WERE ALSO
REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.
&&
WYNNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
448 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0732 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW HOLIDAY 28.17N 82.75W
06/16/2014 PASCO FL BROADCAST MEDIA
DELAYED REPORT - A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORM WINDS ON CONOLEY LANE IN HOLIDAY, FLORIDA.
&&
JRJPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM WATER SPOUT 8 WSW SARASOTA 27.29N 82.67W
06/17/2014 GMZ853 FL TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WATERSPOUT OFF SIESTA KEY.
&&
RGARCIASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
642 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014
FLZ151-251-172330-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-
642 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
AT 642 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA
STATE FAIRGROUNDS TO GIBSONTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
TEMPLE TERRACE TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRANDON...MOVING WEST AT 20
MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT TEMPLE TERRACE...TAMPA EXECUTIVE
AIRPORT...SEFFNER AND MANGO...UNTIL 730 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. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2803 8227 2777 8222 2776 8244 2781 8245
2783 8240 2784 8244 2788 8241 2790 8246
2793 8247 2787 8248 2784 8246 2781 8247
2782 8253 2785 8256 2793 8254 2797 8259
2807 8260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 085DEG 16KT 2800 8238 2785 8235SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
651 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014
FLZ050-151-251-172345-
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-
651 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL
PINELLAS AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WITH HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS VALID UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
AT 651 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR YBOR CITY...OR NEAR TAMPA...MOVING
WEST AT 20 MPH WILL AFFECT LETTUCE LAKE PARK...UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
FLORIDA...TEMPLE TERRACE AND BUSCH GARDENS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 250 AND 266.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 275 BETWEEN EXITS 26 AND 53.
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 2808 8284 2806 8280 2813 8279 2807 8231
2784 8231 2784 8243 2788 8241 2793 8247
2784 8246 2782 8253 2795 8255 2796 8266
2801 8264 2800 8267 2794 8271 2788 8257
2782 8258 2780 8282 2782 8284 2786 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 087DEG 18KT 2797 8243The Tampa radar (KTBW), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A report was received via social media of a large oak tree limb falling on a fence in Tampa causing damage to the fence.
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