Showers and thunderstorms developed along sea breeze boundaries. One storm produced hail the size of pennies.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Showers and thunderstorms developed along sea breeze boundaries. One storm produced hail the size of pennies.
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 May 31, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 325 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 .SYNOPSIS... 19Z WATER VAPOR AND H4 RAP ANALYSIS SHOWS A COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OVER THE CONUS CONSISTING OF AN AMPLIFIED NORTHERN STREAM FLOW OVER TOP A STUBBORN CUT OFF LOW SPINNING OVER THE SOUTHERN MS VALLEY. NORTHERN STREAM FLOW RIDGES WAY TO THE NORTH INTO CENTRAL/EASTERN CANADA BEFORE SHARPLY DIVING SOUTH INTO A DEVELOPING CLOSED LOW OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS ON A SLOW SOUTHWARD PATH THAT WILL TAKE IT TO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. PLENTY OF CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION...HOWEVER THIS MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION WILL REMAIN WELL OFF THE FLORIDA WEST COAST...WITH LITTLE IMPACT ON OUR WEATHER OTHER THAN SOME "BLOW-OFF" CIRRUS INVADING OUR SKIES. THE MORNING 12Z KTBW SOUNDING SHOWS WE HAVE A MOIST PROFILE THROUGH THE EXTENT OF THE TROP WITH A MEASURED PW VALUES AROUND 1.75". STEERING LEVEL FLOW THROUGH 400MB IS VERY LIGHT (VECTOR AVERAGE IS JUST A SLIGHT PUSH FROM EAST TO WEST)...AND GUIDANCE KEEPS THIS FLOW ABOVE THE SURFACE LIGHT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. STORM MOTION VECTORS ARE MAYBE 5-10KNOTS FROM EAST TO WEST...SO WILL BE LOOKING FOR SOME SLOW MOVING CELLS INTO THE EVENING. OVERALL CAPE WITH THE MOIST SOUNDING WILL NOT BE ALL THAT HIGH (AT LEAST NOT TOO FAT A PROFILE THROUGH ANY ONE LEVEL)...HOWEVER THE HIGH PW VALUE WILL FAVOR EFFICIENT WATER LOADING OF THE STRONG CELLS WHICH WILL KEEP THE THREAT FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN THE FORECAST FOR YET ANOTHER DAY. AT THE SURFACE...THE REGION IS EXPERIENCING A WEAK EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW PATTERN BETWEEN A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BEGINNING TO BUILD DOWN THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY/MID-ATLANTIC STATES...AND A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. AS THIS RIDGE TO OUR NORTH BUILDS DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THE LOCAL GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO TIGHTEN AND RESULT IN SOME BREEZIER CONDITIONS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. THIS STRONGER EASTERLY FLOW WILL CHANGE THE STRUCTURE AND PATTERN OF AFTERNOON STORMS THAT WE HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. && .SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... THE LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW WILL FAVOR A QUICK INLAND PENETRATION OF THE EAST COAST SEA-BREEZE. SCATTERED/NUMEROUS SHOWERS/STORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED UP THE SPINE OF THE PENINSULA...AND WILL SLOWLY EVOLVE/TRANSLATE TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THROUGH THE LATER AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE COLUMN SEEMS PRIMED FOR STORM COVERAGE TO AGAIN BE NUMEROUS IN NATURE ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR... AND THINK STORMS WILL HAVE AN EASIER TIME MOVING WEST TO THE COAST TODAY (ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE SLOW). AS MENTIONED ABOVE...WATER LOADING OF THE STRONG CELLS WILL STILL PROVIDE A LOCALIZED WIND THREAT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND INSIDE THE I-75 CORRIDOR (AFTER 4PM) WHERE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE/FOCUS FOR THE BEST UPDRAFTS WILL BE MAXIMIZED ALONG THE SEA-BREEZE...AND RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. LOCALLY RUN WRFARW GUIDANCE RUNS CONTINUE TO BE FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE WITH THE CONVECTIVE COVERAGE...AND FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE CURRENT 60-70% POPS IN THE GRIDS ALONG THE FAVORED ZONE MENTIONED ABOVE. LEFTOVER STORMS WILL DIMINISH AND MOVE OFFSHORE WITH THE LOSS OF DIURNAL HEATING LATER THIS EVENING...ALLOWING THE TYPICAL WARM SEASON CALM PERIOD FOR MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT. SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH MANY SPOTS SEEING UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S BY SUNRISE. SUNDAY... THE FINAL DAY OF THE WEEKEND WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND TIGHTENS THE LOCAL GRADIENT. A WEAK ILL-DEFINED SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LEAD THIS RIDGE ADVANCE INTO THE PENINSULA DURING SUNDAY...HOWEVER THE FRONT IS MUCH MORE DEFINED ALOFT IN TERMS OF DRIER AIR...CAA. AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS...SPEED CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST ADDED TO THE DIURNAL INSTABILITY SHOULD BE EFFICIENT AS DEVELOPING SHALLOW SHOWERS ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR THAT WILL THEN QUICKLY TRANSLATE WESTWARD ACROSS THE PENINSULA. THE STRONGER EAST FLOW WILL RESULT IN A MINIMUM OF CONVERGENCE ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA-BREEZE AS IT MOVES INLAND AND THEREFORE...WHILE EXPECTING NUMEROUS SHOWERS TO ADVANCE INTO HIGHLANDS/POLK/SUMTER COUNTIES...THE UPDRAFTS SHOULD NOT BE OVERLY IMPRESSIVE AND FEEL THE THREAT FOR STRONGER CELLS INLAND IS LOW. EASTERLY FLOW JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE IS FORECAST TO REACH 15-20 BY LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. THIS IS PLENTY OF MOMENTUM TO PIN ANY SEABREEZE AT THE COAST OR EVEN PREVENT A DEFINED SEA-BREEZE FROM EVEN BECOMING ESTABLISHED. WHAT WE ARE MORE LIKELY TO SEE IS A LOCAL SLOWING OF THE WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS AS THE SEA-BREEZE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP. THIS SLOWING WHILE NOT AS EFFICIENT AT FOCUS AS AN ACTUAL BOUNDARY...WILL STILL PROVIDE SOME SPEED CONVERGENCE TO ASSIST IN UPDRAFT FORMATION. WITH THIS IN MIND FEEL THE BEST LATER DAY COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/STORMS... AND THE BEST CHANCE AT A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL BE INSIDE/WEST OF THE I-75 CORRIDOR. KEEP THIS IN MIND IF HEADING TO THE BEACHES DURING THE SECOND HALF OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOOKING FOR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WARMEST TEMPS (UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S) WILL BE ALONG AND INLAND THE I-75 CORRIDOR WHEN THE LEAST MARINE INFLUENCE AND LATEST CONVECTIVE ARRIVAL ARE EXPECTED. WELL INLAND THE EARLIER ARRIVAL OF SHOWERS AND CLOUDS SHOULD HOLD MOST PLACES UNDER THE 90 DEGREE MARK. && .MID TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY) HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND AND THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL SHIFT STEADILY SOUTHWARD TO A LOCATION OFF THE CAROLINA COASTLINE BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PROPEL A SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH FLORIDA ON SUNDAY WITH THE BOUNDARY CONTINUING TO SLIDE SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTH FLORIDA BY MONDAY EVENING. AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLIPS FURTHER SOUTHWARD ON MONDAY...COLUMN MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS. AS A RESULT...WILL SHOW POPS RANGING FROM 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE NATURE COAST TO 50/60 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)... MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE IS OFFERING UP VARYING SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIODS...LEADING TO LOWER THAN NORMAL FORECAST CONFIDENCE. THE 00Z ECMWF AND 00Z CANADIAN BOTH SHOW STRONGER DEEP LAYER RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PORTION OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK...AND AS A RESULT THEY KEEP THE DEEPEST MOISTURE SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA AND OUT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE 00Z GFS ON THE OTHER HAND SHOWS WEAKER DEEP LAYER RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE AREA...ALLOWING THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND DEEPER COLUMN MOISTURE TO HANG UP OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH THE WEEK. GIVEN THE LACK OF STRONG CONSENSUS AMONGST THE OPERATIONAL MODELS...WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HIGHEST POPS ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONES. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY AND EVENING AWAY FROM SCT-NMRS SHOWERS/STORMS WHICH ARE PROGRESS SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS THE PENINSULA. PROBABILITIES ARE HIGH FOR MOST OF THE TERMINALS TO SEE A BRIEF RESTRICTION ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING STORM...BUT THE DURATION SHOULD BE SHORT. STORMS WILL DIMINISH AND MOVE OFFSHORE AFTER MID EVENING WITH GENERAL VFR AND DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING TO ALL THE TERMINALS OVERNIGHT. && .MARINE... EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NEW ENGLAND STATES SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE CAROLINA COAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONGER EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN PERIODS OF CAUTIONARY LEVEL FLOW ARE EXPECTED. && .FIRE WEATHER... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND NO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. INCREASE TRANSPORT WINDS FROM THE EAST ON SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HIGH DISPERSION INDICES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST AS SURFACE WINDS WEAKEN IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG POTENTIAL...NO SIGNIFICANT FOG IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 73 90 73 88 / 30 60 20 30 FMY 72 90 73 89 / 20 60 20 50 GIF 71 88 71 87 / 20 60 10 30 SRQ 72 90 73 89 / 40 60 30 40 BKV 69 91 70 87 / 30 60 10 30 SPG 75 88 75 87 / 40 60 30 30 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WX...MROCZKA MID TERM/LONG TERM...21/JELSEMA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 440 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 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- 873-876-011000- 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 SAT MAY 31 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...QUARTER SIZE HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH DAY...PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...WIND AND SEAS IMPACT... A STRONG EASTERLY SURGE IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH WINDS REACHING EXERCISE CAUTION OR ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. JELSEMA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 241 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 FLZ052-056-057-311930- HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-POLK- 241 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HARDEE... NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES... AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR AVON PARK...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT SEBRING...AVON PARK AND AVON PARK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT...UNTIL 330 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. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 2743 8171 2811 8187 2776 8118 2743 8125 TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 086DEG 6KT 2757 8150
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
346 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
FLZ139-142-239-242-312030-
INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL LEVY-
346 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN CITRUS AND
SOUTHEASTERN LEVY COUNTIES...
AT 346 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF CITRUS SPRINGS...OR
NEAR RAINBOW LAKES ESTA...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT
LEBANON...CRYSTAL MANOR...AND OTTER CREEK...UNTIL 430 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. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA
SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2921 8241 2921 8253 2905 8253 2906 8247
2902 8239 2895 8237 2890 8270 2899 8278
2902 8277 2906 8282 2911 8283 2912 8281
2915 8284 2934 8289 2935 8244
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 086DEG 7KT 2912 8251SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
427 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
FLZ151-249-251-312115-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND PASCO-
427 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND SOUTH
CENTRAL PASCO COUNTIES...
AT 427 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRYSTAL
SPRINGS...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF PLANT CITY...MOVING WEST AT 5
MPH...WILL AFFECT PLANT CITY...ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...CRYSTAL SPRINGS AND HILLSBOROUGH RIVER STATE PARK...UNTIL
515 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 260 AND 275.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 4 BETWEEN EXITS 5 AND 25.
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. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA
SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION.
&&
LAT...LON 2823 8252 2823 8211 2818 8211 2817 8206
2804 8205 2801 8206 2795 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 090DEG 5KT 2811 8208SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
437 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
FLZ165-265-312115-
INLAND LEE-COASTAL LEE-
437 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL LEE
COUNTY FOR A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS
VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 437 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
SUNCOAST ESTATES TO 7 MILES EAST OF BONITA SPRINGS...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS TO 7 MILES EAST OF BONITA SPRINGS...MOVING
SOUTH AT 5 MPH WILL AFFECT SUNCOAST ESTATES...NORTH FORT MYERS...TICE
AND GATEWAY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 116 AND 138.
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. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS
LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 2633 8185 2659 8205 2676 8188 2642 8163
2641 8165 2634 8166 2631 8175 2631 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 006DEG 2KT 2667 8187 2633 8167The Miami radar (KAMX), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:51 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A SKYWARN spotter reported hail fell for about 10 minutes, with the biggest hailstones measuring 3/4 inches.
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