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Coastal Flood — Pinellas, FL

Apr 11, 2024

A broken line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front moving across the eastern Gulf of Mexico produce wind damage in Levy, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, street flooding and a funnel cloud in Pasco County, structural fires due to lightning in Pinellas County, and a severe wind gust in Hillsborough County. Minor coastal flooding was briefly observed in Pinellas County in the wake of the line of thunderstorms.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1165777). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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