Thunderstorms with excessive lightning!/Not Severe
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 6:52 pm
These storms have been affecting my area since 6:15 PM ET.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
628 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003
...STORMS WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING OVER WEST CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY....
AT 625 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LIGHTNING
DETECTION EQUIPMENT INDICATED A STORM WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEESBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE LIGHTNING STORM INCLUDE
FRUITLAND PARK AND LADY LAKE.
IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED AUTOMOBILE.
TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS FOUND ON A BEACH OR GOLF COURSE OFFER NO
PROTECTION.
$$
BRAGAW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
707 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003
...FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MARION COUNTY VALID UNTIL
830 PM EDT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 42. THIS INCLUDES LAKE WEIR AND
WEIRSDALE. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FROM
NEAR FORT MCCOY TO LYNNE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. RADAR HAS
ESTIMATED AROUND TWO INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF UP TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BEGIN TO RISE TOWARD BANKFULL AND MANY
SMALL ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED
FLOODING. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THIS EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
709 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003
THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT
INVERNESS...BEVERLY HILLS...HERNANDO...CITRUS SPRINGS...AND RURAL
AREAS NORTH OF WILDWOOD...UNTIL 815 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH
AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS
STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
628 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003
...STORMS WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING OVER WEST CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY....
AT 625 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LIGHTNING
DETECTION EQUIPMENT INDICATED A STORM WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEESBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE LIGHTNING STORM INCLUDE
FRUITLAND PARK AND LADY LAKE.
IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED AUTOMOBILE.
TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS FOUND ON A BEACH OR GOLF COURSE OFFER NO
PROTECTION.
$$
BRAGAW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
707 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003
...FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MARION COUNTY VALID UNTIL
830 PM EDT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 42. THIS INCLUDES LAKE WEIR AND
WEIRSDALE. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FROM
NEAR FORT MCCOY TO LYNNE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. RADAR HAS
ESTIMATED AROUND TWO INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF UP TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BEGIN TO RISE TOWARD BANKFULL AND MANY
SMALL ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED
FLOODING. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THIS EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
709 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2003
THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT
INVERNESS...BEVERLY HILLS...HERNANDO...CITRUS SPRINGS...AND RURAL
AREAS NORTH OF WILDWOOD...UNTIL 815 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH
AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS
STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREA.