In a repeat of Memorial Day, showers and thunderstorms developed in the Bay area this evening.
According to Bay News 9 meteorologist Brian McClure, massive storms formed along coastal regions due to an east wind slamming into our sea breeze. Here are a few points about tonight's weather to take note:
- Tonight felt more like July.
- Heaviest rain in Pasco, Hillsborough, northern Pinellas, western Citrus, and western Hernando County.
- Rainfall amounts between 1 and 5 inches.
- Localized flooding in many areas, especially western Pasco, northern Hillsborough and western Hernando County.
- There were some funnel clouds and a couple waterspouts over Tampa Bay, but we didn’t get any visuals because they were all obscured by heavy rain.
- The lightning was intense with thousands of strikes that went on for hours well into the night.
- All the storms had a slow northwest movement toward the Gulf.
The rain chances will fall off in the coming days, though. The Bay News 9 weather team puts the rain probability at only 10 percent Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
RAINFALL:
- Clearwater 1.79
- Carrollwood 5.10
- Davis Islands 3.46
- Apollo Beach 2.39
- Lutz 3.18
- Land O Lakes 2.90
- Port Richey 2.82
- Spring Hill 1.75
- St Pete/Clearwater Int’l 0.84
- Tampa Int’l 2.34
- Brooksville 1.89
Klystron 9 Radar | 7-day forecast | Temperatures | Dew point/humidity | Lightning Strikes | Rainfall Totals
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