Showers with a few embedded thunderstorms moved from the Gulf into the Tampa Bay area during the afternoon and late evening hours. One storm produced a lightning strike which hit a home in Clearwater.
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Showers with a few embedded thunderstorms moved from the Gulf into the Tampa Bay area during the afternoon and late evening hours. One storm produced a lightning strike which hit a home in Clearwater.
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 Sep 28, 2:54 PM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 354 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT - TROUGHING OVER THE UPPER MID-WEST REACHED DOWN TO THE WESTERN GULF COAST WHILE RIDGING STRETCHED FROM SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TO FL AND THE EASTERN GULF. SURFACE - HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO NEW ENGLAND COASTAL WATERS DOMINATED MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CONUS...WITH AN EMBEDDED TROUGH OVER THE OHIO VALLY AND A FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. && .SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY-MONDAY)... THE UPPER LEVEL MIDWESTERN TROUGH DEEPENS SOME AS IT SLIDES EAST...REACHING THE EASTERN SEA BOARD BY MON AFTERNOON. THIS SHIFTS THE STEERING FLOW TO SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY WITH A LARGE PLUME OF DEEP MOISTURE MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST AND ACROSS FL. MODEL PWAT VALUES RANGE FROM 2.O TO 2.4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES IN NORTH FL OR SOUTH GA. AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES BY THE FRONTAL TROUGH TRACKS ALONG THE COAST AND INTO SOUTH GA AND NORTH FL. A LOW FORMS ON THE TROUGH...IN NORTH FL ACCORDING TO THE GFS BUT IN SOUTH GA IN THE NAM SOLUTION. THE ECMWF KEEPS JUST A TROUGH. FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON EXPECT CLOUDS AND SHOWERS/STORMS NOW OVER THE INTERIOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES TO CONTINUE AND SPREAD WEST AND NORTH OVER THE REMAINING COUNTIES. DEEP MOISTURE AND LIGHT STEERING FLOW WILL ALLOW SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SOME FLOODING CONCERNS. HOWEVER EXPECT ANY PROBLEMS CAN BE HANDLED WITH STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES. HOWEVER...MANY OF THE RIVERS ARE NEAR OR IN FLOOD STAGE SO RESIDENTS NEARBY SHOULD STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. OVERNIGHT INTO MON...STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING THEN WIND DOWN OVER MOST LAND AREAS AROUND MIDNIGHT WHILE CONTINUING ON THE GULF. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE FAR NORTH WHERE THE NEARBY TROUGH AND MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SHOWERS OR STORMS ONGOING. ON MON DEEPER MOISTURE ARRIVES ON SOUTH BECOMING SOUTHERLY FLOW...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE ACROSS NORTHERN LOCATIONS. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS BUT THE DS2 FORECASTER ARRIVED AT A CONSENSUS THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT A FLOOD WATCH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE WARM SIDE OF NORMAL FOR THE LOWS BUT JUST BELOW TO NEAR NORMAL FOR THE HIGHS...THANKS TO A COMBINATION OF CLOUDS AND RAINFALL. .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT-NEXT SUNDAY)... THE LONG TERM PERIOD BEGINS WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS FLORIDA. DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ATTEMPT TO PUSH SOUTH TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 4 CORRIDOR BY WEDNESDAY...WITH MOISTURE INCREASING NEAR THE END OF THE WEEK AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK SHOULD REMAIN SEASONABLE. THE NEXT BIG PATTERN CHANGE COULD BE THE HINT OF AUTUMN BEHIND A FRONTAL SYSTEM NEXT WEEKEND. BOTH THE 00Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF ARE CONSISTENT WITH DRIER AIR ENTERING THE PENINSULA OF FLORIDA BEHIND A FRONT ON SUNDAY. THE GFS KEEPS THE FRONT AROUND CENTRAL FLORIDA WHILE THE ECMWF CLEARS THE BOUNDARY INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. EITHER WAY...SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA COULD SEE A TASTE OF FALL. CONFIDENCE IN THE EXTENDED IS NORMALLY LOW...BUT THE TREND TOWARDS CONSENSUS OF THE MAJOR GLOBAL GUIDANCE MAKES THE TASTE OF FALL WORTH MENTIONING. && .AVIATION... 28/18Z-29/18Z. BKN MAINLY VFR CIGS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SCT-NMRS SHRA AND TSRA EXPECTED TO IMPACT TERMINALS THROUGH LATE EVENING...WITH TEMPO MVFR IN TSRA BETWEEN 20Z-01Z. SOME LATE NIGHT STATUS AOB 1K FEET POSSIBLE BUT WITH LIMITED CONFIDENCE WILL KEEP TAFS AT SCT. LIGHT EAST TO SE WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY FOR THE AFTERNOON AT COASTAL TERMINALS. && .MARINE... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND THE NORTHERN GULF COAST STATES EASES EASTWARD THROUGH MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE FORMS ON THE TROUGH EARLY IN THE WEEK THEN THE BOUNDARY SLOWLY SAGS SOUTH ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. OVERALL...THE PRESSURE PATTERN WILL REMAIN FAIRLY WEAK...WITH BENIGN WINDS AND SEAS. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS. && .FIRE WEATHER... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE PERIOD. PATCHY GROUND FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT IN AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 74 88 76 87 / 50 50 50 60 FMY 74 90 75 90 / 40 50 30 50 GIF 73 89 73 90 / 40 60 40 60 SRQ 73 87 76 87 / 50 50 40 50 BKV 71 87 71 88 / 50 60 50 60 SPG 75 86 77 88 / 50 50 50 60 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...09/RUDE LONG TERM...02/GARCIA MARINE...11/MCKAUGHAN DECISION SUPPORT...69/CLOSE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 520 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 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- 873-876-290930- 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- 520 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 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 TODAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...FLOOD IMPACT... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. ...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT... SEVERAL LOCAL RIVERS ARE EITHER IN FLOOD OR EXPECTED TO ENTER FLOOD STAGE. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS OR FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF WATER LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING BE OBSERVED. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. GARCIA
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:57 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The state watch office relayed a report from Pinellas County of a lightning strike to a house near Clearwater. Some very minor damage to the home was reported. Thankfully however there were no injuries or fatalities.
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