A stalled out boundary over Central Florida helped to produce strong updrafts resulting in a few hail reports with one reported to be severe.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
A stalled out boundary over Central Florida helped to produce strong updrafts resulting in a few hail reports with one reported to be severe.
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 Oct 15, 12:41 PM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 141 PM EDT Sat Oct 15 2022 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1254 PM EDT Sat Oct 15 2022 Sufficient deep layer moisture and instability persists south of the I-4 corridor for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms the remainder of the afternoon. Atmosphere marginally conducive for an isolated strong storm capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail. Best chance would be from the Tampa area and south along the coastal counties where there could be enhanced low level convergence if a weak sea breeze develops. Decreasing cloudiness tonight as surface high pressure over the southeast U.S. gradually builds over the Florida peninsula through Sunday with increasingly stable air advecting over the region. The area of high pressure will push east of the region on Monday as a cold front approaches the region. Boundary layer winds will shift to the south and southwest which will allow a brief return of some deeper moisture. The cold front will push across the Florida peninsula on Tuesday with an increasing chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Modified Canadian high pressure will build over the forecast area behind the front Tuesday night and Wednesday with much cooler drier air advecting across the region for mid/late in the week. Highs on Wednesday will generally be in the low to mid 70s with overnight lows in the lower to mid 40s extreme northern nature coast...lower to mid 50s central...and upper 50s to around 60 south. Gradually warming temperatures Thursday and Friday, but still very pleasant conditions with low relative humidity. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1254 PM EDT Sat Oct 15 2022 Predominately VFR conditions SCT LCL BKN 030-040 remainder of the afternoon with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms vcnty all terminals with LCL MVFR CIGs/VSBYs. Clearing skies tonight. && .MARINE... Issued at 1254 PM EDT Sat Oct 15 2022 High pressure will hold over the waters through Monday. A cold front will push across the waters on Tuesday with increasing northwest winds in the wake of the front with exercise caution conditions possible Tuesday night. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1254 PM EDT Sat Oct 15 2022 No fire weather hazards are expected through Monday as afternoon relative humidity values will remain above critical levels each day. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 70 88 70 85 / 10 0 10 30 FMY 72 89 71 88 / 30 10 10 20 GIF 67 87 66 87 / 0 0 0 30 SRQ 69 86 69 83 / 20 10 10 30 BKV 62 89 64 86 / 0 0 0 30 SPG 72 86 72 82 / 10 0 10 30 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. Gulf waters...None. && DISCUSSION/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...Oglesby DECISION SUPPORT....Giarratana UPPER AIR/CLIMATE...Giarratana
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:39 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Social media video of hail just W of I-75 and S of SR-70. Several other social media videos showing hail around this time in the same area. Time from video stamp.
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