Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

FLORIDA, West CentralDe Soto CountyNocateeStorm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTime Path PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormMay 199603 1635EST0 0 5KThunderstorm Wind (G61)1640ESTThunderstorm winds of 70 mph downed three large trees which damaged the roof of a home in Nocatee. A section of the frontporch of a home was also blown off by thunderstorm winds.De Soto County9 SE Arcadia 03 1730EST0 0Thunderstorm WindThunderstorm winds downed a few large trees and several large branches near the intersection of State Road 31 and Pine IslandRoad.Hillsborough CountyRiverview03 1730EST1741EST0 0Hail (0.75)Off-duty National Weather Service employees reported dime sized hail in Riverview.Hillsborough CountyBrandon03 1750EST0 0Hail (0.75)Dime sized hail was reported on John Moore Road in Brandon.Hillsborough CountyRiverview03 1800EST0 0Thunderstorm WindSeveral large six to seven inch diameter sized tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds in Riverview.Manatee County7 S Bradenton 03 1820EST0 0Hail (0.75)Dime sized hail was reported at the Sarasota/Bradenton Airport Fire Station.Hillsborough County13 NE Tampa 03 1835EST0 0Hail (0.75)An off-duty National Weather Service meteorologist reported dime sized hail in the Tampa Palms area near the intersection of I-75and Bruce B. Downs Blvd.Hillsborough County12 NW Tampa 03 1840EST0 0 5KThunderstorm WindThunderstorm winds blew a large portion of a roof and it's overhang from a home near the town of Oldsmar.Manatee County11 NE Bradenton to14 E Bradenton04 1925EST1940EST0 03M Hail (1.50)Ping-pong sized hail caused significant crop damage from Parrish southeast to Lake Manatee and north to the Hillsborough countyline. Most of the cucumber, bell pepper, green been crop and tomato crop was destroyed by the large hail.Hillsborough County19 SE Tampa to 04 1940EST0 015.3 Hail (1.50)25 SSE Tampa1950ESTMPing-pong sized hail produced a ten mile wide swath of significant crop damage from the Manatee county line north to theWimauma/Balm area, mainly east of U.S. Highway 301, in south Hillsborough county.Hail caused 90 to 100 percent of mostly cucumbers, bell peppers and green beens to be severely damaged. Nearly 77 percent ofthe tomato crop was destroyed by the large hail.Hillsborough County17 SE Tampa 04 1945EST0 0 20KThunderstorm WindThunderstorm winds destroyed a barn and a tomato packing house in Wimauma.Lee County8 S Ft Myers 14 1601EST0 0Hail (0.75)Dime sized hail was reported by FAA Tower personnel at Ft. Myer's Page Field.Polk CountyLakeland26 1500EST0 0 2KTstm Wind/HailThunderstorm winds of up to 45 mph and saturated ground soils combined to down a tree which damaged a carport in Lakeland.Polk CountyLakeland29 1130EST0 0 3KThunderstorm WindThunderstorm winds downed a large tree which damaged a home in Lakeland. A small shed was also lifted and destroyed by thethunderstorm winds.Hillsborough County8 SE Tampa 29 1140EST1205EST0 0 120KThunderstorm WindDownburst winds from a thunderstorm caused significant damage to several brick and wood homes, numerous mobile homes andseveral screen enclosures along the north shore of the Alafia River near U.S. Highway 41 in Riverview. Also, several trees andpower lines were downed by the downburst winds.A small boat was picked up by the downburst and airlifted to the opposite side of a canal along Oak Street where it landed in aresident's yard and damaged a parked vehicle.Hillsborough County10 SE Tampa 29 1215EST0 0 10KThunderstorm WindDownburst winds from a thunderstorm downed several trees along the south side of the Alafia River east of U.S. Highway 301