Easterly flow and deep moisture led to numerous thunderstorms developing along sea breeze and outflow boundaries over the Florida Peninsula and pushing west towards the coast through the afternoon and evening. One of these storms caused severe hail in Pinellas County.
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Easterly flow and deep moisture led to numerous thunderstorms developing along sea breeze and outflow boundaries over the Florida Peninsula and pushing west towards the coast through the afternoon and evening. One of these storms caused severe hail in Pinellas County. Another storm produced damaging wind gusts 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 Jun 28, 1:56 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 256 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019 .DISCUSSION... The upper ridge moves northeast of the Bahamas as an inverted upper trough moves westward across southern Florida today and Saturday. East-southeast winds between these two features will advect increasing moisture over the Florida peninsula over the next several days. PW values have already jumped up to 1.73 inches on this mornings sounding and is expected to continue to increase to around 2 inches by the weekend and into next week. As the upper trough moves through the western Gulf of Mexico by Saturday evening, the ridge slowly nudges back closer to Florida through the weekend. This ridge becomes more elongated by Sunday extending westward from the Bahamas, over southern Florida and into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The upper high further builds over the eastern gulf by late Monday and Tuesday next week extending from the Yucatan peninsula northward over the southeast U.S. and will remain the dominant upper feature through the end of next week. On the surface, a trough of low pressure moves westward across southern Florida later today and Saturday. This will bring increased moisture, more cloud cover and higher rain chances (40-80 percent POPs) into the weekend. Temperatures will be closer to average with daytime highs in the upper 80's to low 90's and overnight lows in the low to mid 70's through the weekend. As the wave moves west, high pressure to the northeast off the Carolina coastline becomes the dominant feature on Saturday and Sunday which will bring in easterly winds across the peninsula. Continued high POPs during each afternoon can be expected with showers/storms forming over the east coast and transiting westward colliding with the west coast sea breeze. Numerous showers and storms can be expected each afternoon with some strong storms possible. High pressure builds over the eastern gulf by late Sunday which will start the transition to more of a west-northwest flow. This will allow for early showers/storms along the west coast of Florida then transiting eastward through the day. && .AVIATION... Overall VFR conditions expected through the period. Latest model guidance has widespread TSRA/SHRA developing along the Florida west coast over the next few hours so will hold VCTS at all terminals with some possible brief periods of MVFR for low CIGs and VSBY in passing storms. Will add TEMPO groups based on radar coverage through the afternoon. Winds remain east-southeast at 10 knots or less with higher gusts in the vicinity of any thunderstorms. No other aviation impacts expected. && .MARINE... A trough of low pressure moves over southern Florida. This will produce east-southeast winds and increasing rain chances today and Saturday. As the wave moves farther west into the gulf, high pressure builds to the northeast of Florida keeping an easterly flow over the area. This will produce sea breeze showers and storms over the east coast early afternoon and will move westward through the day with the highest coverage over the coastal waters late afternoon through the evening hours. Higher winds and seas will be possible near any storms, otherwise no headlines are expected. && .FIRE WEATHER... A trough of low pressure moves over southern Florida the next couple of days. Scattered showers and storms will be possible south of Tampa bay today with increasing chances on Friday and into the weekend. With increasing rain chances and high RH values, no fire weather hazards are expected. && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... TPA 76 88 75 90 / 40 80 50 60 FMY 75 87 75 90 / 50 70 50 60 GIF 75 89 74 91 / 30 70 20 80 SRQ 75 88 74 90 / 50 70 50 60 BKV 73 89 72 91 / 30 80 50 70 SPG 78 87 77 90 / 50 70 60 60 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. Gulf waters...None. && DISCUSSION/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...74/Wynn DECISION SUPPORT...25/Davis
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 242 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019 FLZ052-056-057-281915- Highlands-Polk-Hardee- 242 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS... NORTHERN HARDEE AND SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES... At 241 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 miles northeast of Wauchula, moving northwest at 20 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Winter Haven, Bartow, Lake Wales, Auburndale, Avon Park, Wauchula, Ona, Jan Phyl Village, Fussels Corner, Fort Meade, Crooked Lake Park, Dundee, Frostproof, Bowling Green, Eagle Lake, Zolfo Springs, Hillcrest Heights, Highland Park, Homeland and Alturas. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. LAT...LON 2796 8142 2743 8153 2745 8197 2807 8183 TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 121DEG 26KT 2769 8168 TBW
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
315 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019
FLZ052-056-251-255-281945-
Inland Manatee FL-Polk FL-Hardee FL-Inland Hillsborough FL-
315 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HARDEE...
NORTHEASTERN MANATEE...WESTERN POLK AND EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES
UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Combee Settlement to near Medulla to 13
miles southeast of Fish Hawk to 14 miles west of Wauchula to 7 miles
west of Ona. Movement was west at 30 mph.
Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these
storms.
Locations impacted include...
Lakeland, Plant City, Winter Haven, Haines City, Bartow, Lake Wales,
Auburndale, Wauchula, Fish Hawk, Ona, Fussels Corner, Combee
Settlement, Lakeland Linder Airport, Medulla, Jan Phyl Village, Fort
Meade, Lake Alfred, Mulberry, Dundee and Bowling Green.
LAT...LON 2743 8179 2743 8224 2786 8224 2812 8215
2817 8212 2817 8211 2819 8211 2829 8204
2817 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 102DEG 26KT 2808 8194 2792 8200 2772 8204 2760
8204 2750 8204
TBWSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
353 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019
FLZ155-160-162-165-255-260-262-265-282100-
Coastal Charlotte FL-Inland Manatee FL-Inland Charlotte FL-
Coastal Manatee FL-Inland Lee FL-Inland Sarasota FL-
Coastal Sarasota FL-Coastal Lee FL-
353 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MANATEE...WESTERN CHARLOTTE...
CENTRAL LEE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Myakka City to 7 miles west of North Port
to 8 miles north of Pineland to McGregor. Movement was northwest at
10 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Cape Coral, Fort Myers, North Port, Sarasota, Bradenton, Punta Gorda,
Palmetto, Port Charlotte, Anna Maria, South Gate Ridge, Lake
Sarasota, Saint Armands Key, Palmona Park, Southwest Florida Airport,
North Sarasota, Harlem Heights, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Memphis,
Cypress Lake and West Samoset.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 2644 8203 2676 8233 2757 8275 2757 8209
2703 8209 2653 8166 2639 8198
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 175DEG 6KT 2741 8219 2708 8231 2678 8217 2658
8192
TBWThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:07 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Television stations showed video of a long lived funnel cloud over Fort Myers. There were no reports of a touchdown.
Video of a few downed trees and numerous branches three inches in diameter ripped from trees.
A SKYWARN spotter reported hail the size of quarters near Lealman.
Multiple trees and power lines down near the 5400 block of South Rovan Point.
Levy County Emergency Management reported numerous trees down in Yankeetown, a couple of which fell partially on to houses.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2019
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 822769, 822767, 822553, 822765, 822559.