Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 7, 2018 · Tampa Bay, Gulf of Mexico

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 kt)

Death

Injury

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A boat carrying 6 passengers capsized in the Hillsborough Bay section of Tampa Bay, south of Davis Island. One person swam to a nearby island, and five others were rescued by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, but one of those individuals died from his injuries. Another was treated at a hospital.

The wider storm

A squall line developed ahead of a cold front and moved south through the eastern Gulf of Mexico during the afternoon of the 7th. Some of the stronger thunderstorms produced marine wind gusts along the coast. The winds also caused a boat to capsize in the Tampa Bay, killing one person.

Began near Hillsborough Bay (27.8866, -82.4549).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 740316. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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