A stalled frontal boundary across northern Florida set up deep moisture with numerous showers and a few thunderstorms. A couple of these storms caused wind damage in Levy County.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
A stalled frontal boundary across northern Florida set up deep moisture with numerous showers and a few thunderstorms. A couple of these storms caused wind damage in Levy County.
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 Jul 30, 7:01 AM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
801 AM EDT Sun Jul 30 2017
.AVIATION...
VFR conditions are generally expected to prevail outside of
any showers and thunderstorms which could cause some
MVFR/local IFR conditions. Overall wind flow will remain out
of the southwest to west through the period and will become
gusty after 14-15z today through about 22-23z. Convection
could also produce some brief strong gusty winds up to
around 30 knots. For now, will continue VCSH/TS wording as
opposed to any TEMPOs.
&&
.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
TPA 87 77 86 76 / 70 60 70 60
FMY 89 77 86 77 / 60 70 80 50
GIF 87 75 86 74 / 80 50 60 40
SRQ 88 77 86 77 / 60 70 80 70
BKV 86 73 87 73 / 80 50 60 60
SPG 87 77 86 77 / 70 70 80 60
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...High Rip Current Risk through this evening for Coastal
Charlotte-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Lee-Coastal
Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-Pinellas.
Gulf waters...None.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...11/McKaughanHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 514 AM EDT Sun Jul 30 2017 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- 873-876-302115- 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- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 514 AM EDT Sun Jul 30 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for West Central And Southwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected. Thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing strong gusty winds...locally heavy rains...and frequent deadly lightning strikes. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... High surf will produce rip currents along area beaches. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected each day. Thunderstorms will be capable of producing strong gusty winds...locally heavy rains...and frequent deadly lightning strikes. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... Continued high surf may produce rip currents along area beaches on Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. Hubbard
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:06 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Levy County Fire Rescue reported powerlines down around Fanning Springs. Time estimated by radar.
Levy County Fire Rescue reported a tree knocked down, blocking CR 347 near Cedar Key. Time estimated by radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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