Thunderstorms to Make Repeat Appearance Today

Tampa police this morning are inspecting the intersections snarled by Tuesday’s storms to be sure the problems are corrected. If you're headed in or out of South Tampa, keep an eye out for these intersections.

The police department said drivers should keep an eye out around the areas where lights were blinking and limps sprawled over roads Tuesday afternoon.

"Hopefully they'll all be working already," said Janelle McGregor, Tampa Police Department spokeswoman.

The Tampa Police Department said Tuesday these intersections had either no power, flashing lights or debris:

• 275 and Fowler Avenue
• Busch Blvd and Florida Avenue
• Nebraska Ave and Hillsborough Avenue
• Hillsborough Ave and Central Avenue
• Sligh Ave and Central Avenue
• Fowler Ave and 30th Street
• Sligh Ave and 15th Street (tree in roadway)
• Nebraska Ave and Hanna Avenue
• 40th St and Hillsborough Avenue
• 28th Street and Busch Boulevard (tree in roadway)
• Busch Blvd and Boulevard

There's a chance those intersections could be hit again as another round of thunderstorms is highly likely this afternoon.

However, forecasters don't think the storms will have the same punch as Tuesday and some are already firing up around Ft. Myers, said National Weather Service meteorologist Ernie Jilison. Those will work their way into the Tampa Bay area this afternoon, possibly quicker than on Tuesday.

“I do think we’ll see plenty of showers this afternoon and some of them could be strong,” Jillson said. “(There’s) a pretty good batch of moisture coming up from South Florida. (We’ll get) an earlier start today.”

Some of today's storms have the potential for a repeat of Tuesday when thunderstorms felled trees in Seminole Heights and drenched the rush-hour commute for some motorists.

There were no reports of serious damage from Tuesday’s storms, but about 1,200 Tampa Electric Co. customers were without power this morning with a cluster around Temple Terrace and also along Interstate 275, according to TECO’s outage map.

There is a large concentration of outages in the Seminole Heights area right now with more than 500 customers without power.

“The potential for damage is the same as yesterday,” said Tyler Fleming, National Weather Service meteorologist. The storms will probably cover the entire Tampa Bay area, he said.

The same weather conditions exist today and did Tuesday when what meteorologists call a disturbance in the atmosphere juiced up the storms from the normal afternoon variety to the kind that snapped trees and spawned waterspouts.

The weather service puts rain chances for today at 60 percent through tonight with the best likelihood for thunderstorms after 2 p.m.

Stay with Patch for updates about the weather as they become available.

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