Scattered thunderstorms developed across the region during the early afternoon. A lightning strike from one of these storms struck a house, causing a fire.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across the region during the early afternoon. A lightning strike from one of these storms struck a house, causing a fire.
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 6, 8:35 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 935 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 .UPDATE (REST OF TODAY)... OUR CWA IS BEING SPLIT BY 2 DIFFERENT WEATHER PATTERNS THIS MORNING. THE COASTAL WATERS OFF THE NATURE COAST HAS SEEN STEADY SHOWERS AND STORMS SINCE THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE UNSTABLE WEATHER OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...THEN PROPAGATING OVER THE INLAND AREAS THROUGH THE DAY WITH WINDS REMAINING SOUTHWESTERLY. CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MUCH DRIER FROM TAMPA BAY SOUTHWARD AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WILL REMAIN OUT OF AN EAST SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. THIS WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVING FROM SOUTHEAST FLORIDA IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION OVER THE INLAND AREAS. DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...A MAJORITY OF THE INLAND AREAS WILL FILL IN WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE FROM I75 CORRIDOR EASTWARD. EVEN WITH THE 2 DIFFERENT WEATHER PATTERNS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...THE ENVIRONMENT IS STILL PRETTY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AS INDICATION ON THE 12Z SOUNDING SHOWING 1.95 PRECIPITABLE WATER AMOUNTS. THE ONLY GRID ADJUSTMENT THAT WILL BE MADE THIS MORNING WILL BE TO THE POPS AND WEATHER AREA JUST OFF THE NATURE COAST TO ADJUST WITH CURRENT RADAR. OTHERWISE NO OTHER CHANGES NEEDED. && .AVIATION... CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS UNTIL SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE TIMING FOR ANY STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 15Z-18Z FOR TPA/PIE...WHILE STORMS WILL BE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON BETWEEN 18Z-00Z FOR PGD/FMY/RSW...WITH GREATER COVERAGE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS. WILL HANDLE THESE STORMS WITH VCTS FOR NOW AND ADJUST AS NEEDED FOR POSSIBLE IFR CONDITIONS AS STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA. && .MARINE... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TODAY WITH A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT EXCEPT IN OR NEAR THE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 89 76 90 76 / 50 20 60 30 FMY 91 75 90 75 / 60 20 60 30 GIF 92 75 92 75 / 60 20 70 30 SRQ 89 76 89 75 / 40 20 50 30 BKV 89 72 90 72 / 60 20 60 30 SPG 90 78 90 78 / 40 20 60 30 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && UPDATE/AVIATION...74/WYNN MARINE...05/CARLISLE DECISION SUPPORT...24/HUBBARD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 548 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 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- 873-876-071000- 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- 548 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGIA AND THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF WATERS THE REMAINDER OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH THE STORMS THEN MOVING ONSHORE OVER THE NATURE COAST AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH MID MORNING. DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION FROM MID MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT COMBINED WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL FAVOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. IN ADDITION FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS AS THEY MOVE TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. IF THUNDER IS HEARD OR LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED MOVE INDOOR IMMEDIATELY. ...FLOOD IMPACT... ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL FAVOR SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAIN TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... DEEP MOISTURE COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...FLOOD IMPACT... ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION EACH DAY. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TODAY AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. MCMICHAEL
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:00 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A broadcast media outlet reported that a emergency responders were called to a fire at a house at 1:06PM local time. Neighbors reported hearing and seeing a lightning strike to the home before the fire broke out.
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