Thunderstorms near the Carrollwood area produced hundreds of lightning strikes. One of which sparked a fire at an apartment building.
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Thunderstorms near the Carrollwood area produced hundreds of lightning strikes. One of which sparked a fire at an apartment building.
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 9, 9:17 AM EST, 5 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1017 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2014 .UPDATE... WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS IS OVER THE PENINSULA THIS MORNING WITH RATHER LIGHT WINDS IN PLACE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. FOCUS FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE THE WEST AND EAST COAST SEA BREEZE COLLISION OVER INLAND AREAS...SIMILAR TO THE PAST FEW DAYS. STEERING FLOW IS OUT OF THE NORTH-NORTHEAST SO RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST AREAS THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY...THOUGH ACTIVITY WILL START OUT ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND THAT AREA WILL HAVE THE GREATEST RAIN CHANCES. OVERALL FORECAST IS ON TRACK WITH NO MAJOR UPDATES PLANNED THIS MORNING. && .AVIATION... MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING BRIEF REDUCTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL HANDLE WITH VCTS FOR NOW. && .MARINE... THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA PRODUCING LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AND SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET ACROSS THE COASTAL REGION. WITH THE WEAK GRADIENT FLOW AND DAYTIME HEATING...WINDS ALONG THE COASTLINE WILL SHIFT TO AN ONSHORE FLOW AS THE SEA BREEZE SETS UP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN LIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY WHEN THE WINDS PICK UP TO THE 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGE AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AND AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY...BUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 90 76 90 77 / 30 20 30 30 FMY 91 74 90 74 / 40 30 40 30 GIF 93 74 92 74 / 50 30 50 20 SRQ 87 75 89 75 / 20 20 30 30 BKV 92 71 91 71 / 40 20 30 20 SPG 89 77 89 78 / 20 20 20 30 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && UPDATE/AVIATION...05/CARLISLE MARINE...74/WYNN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 440 AM EDT MON JUN 9 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- 873-876-100845- 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- 440 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES AWAY FROM THE COAST. WITH INCREASE INSTABILITY TODAY...A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... DAILY SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS WILL HELP FUEL THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. FLEMING
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
306 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2014
FLZ265-091945-
INLAND LEE-
306 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2014
...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING WILL AFFECT EASTERN LEE COUNTY...
AT 305 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF LEHIGH ACRES...OR 10 MILES
WEST OF IMMOKALEE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG STORM
WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AIRPORT...LEHIGH ACRES AND
GATEWAY...UNTIL 345 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 136 AND 139.
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE 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 2665 8186 2672 8169 2672 8157 2642 8156
2642 8157 2641 8165 2632 8165 2631 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 157DEG 19KT 2645 8160The Tampa radar (KTBW), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:23 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A lightning strike sparked a fire at the Grande Oasis Apartments in Carrollwood. One of the buildings at 8699 Key Royal Ln was evacuated. A total of 18 of the 24 units in the building were damaged. Over 50 residents were displaced from their homes however no injuries were reported.
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