July 31, 20179 yr Tropical Storm Emily Local Statement Special Advisory Number 2 National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL AL062017 858 AM EDT Mon Jul 31 2017 This product covers West Central and Southwest Florida **TROPICAL STORM EMILY NEARING TAMPA BAY** NEW INFORMATION --------------- * CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - The Tropical Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm Warning for Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, and Pinellas - A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee * CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Lee, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, and Pinellas * STORM INFORMATION: - About 30 miles west-northwest of Mouth of Tampa Bay FL or about 50 miles west-northwest of Sarasota FL - 27.7N 83.2W - Storm Intensity 45 mph - Movement East or 95 degrees at 8 mph SITUATION OVERVIEW ------------------ Tropical Storm Emily developed early this morning just offshore of Tampa Bay. It is moving toward the coast and will make landfall later today. The potential for flooding rain remains the greatest threat across the area from Emily. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * FLOODING RAIN: Protect against locally hazardous rainfall flooding having possible limited impacts across West Central and Southwest Florida. Potential impacts include: - Localized rainfall flooding may prompt a few evacuations. - Rivers and tributaries may quickly rise with swifter currents. Small streams, creeks, canals, and ditches may become swollen and overflow in spots. - Flood waters can enter a few structures, especially in usually vulnerable spots. A few places where rapid ponding of water occurs at underpasses, low-lying spots, and poor drainage areas. Several storm drains and retention ponds become near-full and begin to overflow. Some brief road and bridge closures. * WIND: Protect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across the greater Tampa Bay Area extending south towards southwest Florida. Potential impacts in this area include: - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored mobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about. - Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown over. - A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban or heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving conditions on bridges and other elevated roadways. - Scattered power and communications outages. Elsewhere across West Central Florida, little to no impact is anticipated. * TORNADOES: Protect against a tornado event having possible limited impacts across the greater Tampa Bay Area extending south towards southwest Florida. Potential impacts include: - The occurrence of isolated tornadoes can hinder the execution of emergency plans during tropical events. - A few places may experience tornado damage, along with power and communications disruptions. - Locations could realize roofs peeled off buildings, chimneys toppled, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, large tree tops and branches snapped off, shallow-rooted trees knocked over, moving vehicles blown off roads, and small boats pulled from moorings. Elsewhere across West Central Florida, little to no impact is anticipated.
July 31, 20179 yr We had a lot of rain yesterday and so far this morning. This is the 1st named storm of any kind to directly hit Tampa Bay in like 70 years or more. Doesn't look like it's going to amount to much, but I wish I had the conversion of my generated completed.
July 31, 20179 yr I just talked to my nephew. He said he's heading toward Tampa right now, about an hour away.
July 31, 20179 yr I just talked to my nephew. He said he's heading toward Tampa right now, about an hour away. From where? If he is coming from Sarasota/Manatee tell him to stay on I-75 and come in via I-4. Do not go up I-275, because the bridge is closed. He'd have to pull off to load it, but I use the fl511 app to keep me current on traffic.
July 31, 20179 yr I just went outside. It's not rained in a while. The pavement is dry. There is a nice breeze, nothing blustery. Oldsmar, where I work, is at the top of the Bay. I'm about 3 or 4 miles from the shore. All of the wind is on the south side of the storm. The eye is about 35 to 40 miles inland, now.
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