[citation needed] These firms range from financial services firms to information technology providers to professional services organizations such as law firms, accounting firms, engineering firms, consulting and more. In Tampa, the term "Roaring 20s" took on literal meaning when on Oct. 25, 1921, a major hurricane swept through the Tampa Bay area causing major destruction from storm surge. Caladesi Island was once connected to Honeymoon Island but in 1921 a Hurricane separated the islands! Also, the Bayside Bridge allows traffic to go from Clearwater into St. Petersburg without having to use U.S. 19. Outside of the summer rainy season, most of the area's precipitation is delivered by the occasional passage of a weather front. Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, General Population Characteristics Florida Section 1", "2010 CPH-1. Petersburg–Clearwater MSA based on the 2010 U.S. Census:[14]. It is extremely comfortable- tons of seating all the way around, lots of shade provided by a beam to beam bimini top. For the body of water, see, A natural color satellite image of the Tampa Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The shallow waters and many mangrove islands of the bay and gulf make the area popular with kayakers. Hillsborough Community College, St. Petersburg College, Polk State College, and Pasco-Hernando State College are community colleges serving the area. Irma moved north up the length of the Florida peninsula and had weakened to a Category 1 storm by the time it neared central Florida. 8. The annual migration totals grew steadily since 2000 until 200 people a day moved to Tampa Bay in 2004. [27] The 15th IIFA Awards would be held at Tampa Bay Area in April 2014.[28]. Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University and Troy University also maintain satellite education centers at MacDill AFB. The exact boundaries of the metro area can differ in different contexts. [29] The Tampa Bay area also hosts a number of minor-league and college teams. Though it’s threatened almost every year during hurricane season, which runs from June 1 until November 30, the city rarely suffers any major damage. Pinellas County and St. Petersburg, Florida lies on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, and much of the city of Tampa, Florida lies on a smaller peninsula jutting out into Tampa Bay. The Tampa Smokers, St. Petersburg Saints, Lakeland Highlanders, and Bradenton Growers were charter members of the original Florida State League, which began play in 1919. Highs during the coolest part of the winter average around 70 °F (21 °C), usually with sunny skies. Weather, "National Weather Service - Tampa climate data", "Coldest winter in Tampa since 1969 ends Saturday", "Record Breaking 10 Straight Days Below 60 Degrees WTSP.com 10 Connects", "Average Weather for Tampa, FL - Temperature and Precipitation", Climatological Information for Almaty, Kazakhstan. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg is located on the site of the former Coast Guard Air Station St. Petersburg at Albert Whitted Airport. If the prevailing winds are from the west or southwest, these storms can push ashore into the Tampa Bay area in the morning and move inland, reversing the more common pattern. [32] The Pirate Water Taxi, also operating since 2016, has several stops along the waterways in the vicinity of Tampa's downtown area and Channelside District.[33]. Summer thunderstorms typically bring brief periods of heavy rain and gusty winds with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. Ybor and the Channel District in Tampa, downtown St. Petersburg, and the beaches all along the coast all attract a vibrant nightlife. [14], According to The Weather Channel, Tampa's all-time record low temperature is 18 °F (â8 °C) and St. Petersburg's is 20 °F (â7 °C), both occurring during the same cold snap on December 13, 1962.[15]. Amtrak provides passenger rail service from Union Station in Tampa. The United States Census Bureau defines the Tampa–St. Changes in house prices for the area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also a component of S&P's 20-city composite index of the value of the U.S. residential real estate market. As a gateway to the Florida High Tech Corridor, Tampa Bay is home to many information technology firms along with many business services providers. [28][29] Ivan also threatened the area as it moved north up the eastern Gulf of Mexico. [2][3], This wider area may also be known as Central West Florida as part of Central Florida. [21][22][23], The 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season was historically busy for the Tampa Bay area. Subject: E24) How long has it been since a hurricane or a major hurricane hit a given community in the United States? Due to the frequent summer thunderstorms, Tampa has a pronounced wet season, receiving an average total of 28 inches (710 mm) of rain from June and September but only about 18 inches (460 mm) during the remaining eight months of the year combined. There are two law schools in the area, Stetson University College of Law and Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The Tampa Bay Area is home to three major professional sports teams—the Buccaneers (NFL), Rays (MLB), and Lightning (NHL). HART also operates the TECO streetcar between Downtown Tampa and Ybor City. The following five Major League Baseball teams play spring training games in the Tampa Bay area: Minor League baseball has also been a constant in the Tampa Bay area for over a century. The small village of Tampa was devastated by the Great Gale of 1848, and the area suffered major damage during the Tampa Bay Hurricane of 1921. Tampa Bay is also the location of three major military installations, MacDill Air Force Base, Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater and Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg. and min. Both Tampa and St. Petersburg set records for consecutive days in which the high temperature did not reach 60 °F (16 °C), and Tampa experienced ten consecutive days with a low temperature below freezing. The occasional passage of a cold front will bring rain followed by a few days of cooler temperatures. SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — One-hundred years ago, Sarasota County was officially created. Tampa Bay has several powerhouse research centers that are engaged in both pure scientific research and aggressively pursuing technology transfer to enrich people's lives. In fact, the last time a hurricane made landfall there was in 1921. and min. Bus service is provided in Hillsborough County by Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART), in Pinellas County by Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), in Pasco County by Pasco County Public Transportation and in Hernando County by THE Bus. [3], The hot and wet season begins in May and lasts through October. St. Petersburg's all-time record high is exactly 100 °F (38 °C). CSX provides freight rail service for the entire Tampa Bay region. Dotting the landscape throughout the area, are many general aviation airports for the aircraft enthusiast and smaller corporate jets. Current local teams include: The area is also home to several affiliates of the Gulf Coast League, a rookie league in which many young players gain their first experience in professional baseball. [27] But the storm made a sudden and unexpected turn to the northeast and brought only tropical storm force winds to the region, devastating the Ft. Myers/Port Charlotte area instead. Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Charley 9â14 August 2004. The Tampa Bay area is served by these interstate highways. [17] The daily sunshine amount is highest in May, when the sun's angle of incidence has increased the hours of daylight and the rainy season has not yet begun. Each of these cities has a population in excess of 250,000 inhabitants: According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the Tampa–St. The Tide's home games are played at St. Petersburg Catholic High School, and the Gunners are a travel team. The Toronto Raptors made Tampa their temporary home prior to the 2020–21 NBA season during the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitated by restrictions on travel between Canada and the United States that were in effect. This page was last edited on 26 March 2021, at 18:03. The typical summer weather pattern is for heat-produced thermals, powered by either the Gulf or Atlantic sea breeze (and occasionally both simultaneously), to build puffy white cumulus clouds into threatening thunderheads over the interior of the Florida peninsula. Tampa Bay Water likely to overdraw from aquifer this spring. MacDill AFB also hosts multiple tenant organizations, to include two major combatant commands: United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), which directs military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East; and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which has responsibility for all special operations forces in the U.S. Armed Forces. Though the Tampa Bay area is sometimes referred to as the "Lightning Capital of the World",[6] it is more accurately called the âLightning Capital of North Americaâ if measured by average number of days with thunderstorm activity per year. While the accumulation amounted to less than 0.5 inches (13 mm), the city is so unaccustomed to snow that public schools closed for the day and many businesses and roadways closed until it melted away that afternoon. The Tampa Bay area is a major populated area surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida in the United States. [17], June through November is hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin and Caribbean Sea, with the most tropical activity occurring between mid-August to mid-October. The area is listed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as being in hardiness zone 9b as well as hardiness zone 10a just along the immediate coast and in peninsular Pinellas;[1] which is about the northern limit of where coconut palms and royal palms can be grown. However, there are few thunderstorms in the Tampa Bay area from approximately October to May, decreasing the yearly average. Cape Coral is a city located in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico.Founded in 1957 and developed as a planned community, the city grew to a population of 154,305 by the year 2010. It is the largest air station in the United States Coast Guard, operating HC-130H Hercules aircraft and MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters with principal missions focused on search and rescue, counternarcotics interdiction, and homeland security. Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Ivan 2â24 September 2004. Yuengling, the largest American-owned brewer, operates a brewery in Tampa, as does the highly regarded craft brewer Cigar City Brewing. Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, the remnants of the approaches to the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge forms the world's largest fishing pier in Pinellas and Manatee counties. Nearby communities to the interior tend to receive a bit more rain every year; those closer to the coast a bit less. The currency receipt also provides entrance into the museum’s galleries and temporary exhibit “The Storm of the Century,” the 100th anniversary of Pinellas County’s worst hurricane in 1921. The Tampa Bay area has a humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa), with hot, humid summers, with daily thunderstorms, drier, predominantly sunny winters, and warm-to-hot springs with a pronounced dry season maximum. [10] Many residents of southern Pinellas County reported a light snowfall on December 23, 1989. Pinellas County lies on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, and much of the city of Tampa lies on a smaller peninsula jutting out into Tampa Bay. Afternoon storms are usually followed by a pleasantly clear and cooler evening, while morning storms usually bring very high humidity levels and a chance for more rain in the afternoon. The Tampa Bay area is home to a high concentration of quality art museums. Stetson University has campuses in Gulfport and Tampa. Both of these highways, which are built to limited access freeway standards, are toll roads as is the connecting junction between the Selmon Expressway and Interstate 4. Hillsborough River State Park in Thonotosassa is one of Florida's original eight state parks and Honeymoon Island State Park, near Dunedin, is Florida's most visited state park. [9], Tampa's precipitation data falls near the median for the area. This proximity to large bodies of water both moderates temperatures and introduces large amounts of humidity into the atmosphere. While Florida does rank #1 in the US in terms of tornadoes per square mile, the majority of the twisters are small, weak, and short-lived. [18] Rain dropped by tropical systems is an important component of the area's annual precipitation and is vital for replenishing the water supply of communities around Tampa Bay. From 2000 to 2004, total net migration for the Tampa Bay region was 262,961 or an average of 65,740 per year. [8] TECO Energy, Tampa's electric utility, spends over millions of dollars annually to repair transformers and other equipment damaged by lightning strikes.[9]. Plant climate-indicator species, such as coconut palms, royal palms, as well as other elements of Florida's native tropical flora, reach their northern limits of reliable culture and native range in the area. [25][26] Charley was forecast to make a direct hit on Tampa Bay from the south-southwest, which would have been the worst-case scenario for local storm surge flooding. Richard J. Pasch, Daniel P. Brown, and Eric S. Blake (2005). With its wide stance creating immense stability, it is sure to please when hanging out enjoying the water. Official records for Tampa were kept at downtown from April 1890 to December 1940, Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority, Learn how and when to remove this template message, St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport, Florida International Museum at St. Petersburg College, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in downtown Tampa, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship, NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championships, "Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change and Rankings: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019", "Map of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA", "Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council: Our Mission", "Your Vacation Guide to Central West Florida", "1960 Vol. Official records for Tampa were kept at downtown from April 1890 to December 1940. In 2013, HART also began operating a Bus rapid transit system called MetroRapid that runs from Downtown Tampa to the University of South Florida. 2017 Hurricane 187, Summer fun for the whole family. Nearly two-thirds of the annual precipitation falls in the months of June through September. Their "home" games were played at Amalie Arena. Weather: Shrinking core reduced storm surge. The other two are the Howard Frankland Bridge (I-275) and Gandy Bridge (U.S. 92). However, hard freezes (low temperatures below 28 °F/−2 °C) are very rare, occurring only a few times in the last 75 years. The region also has a wealth of well-trained medical professionals—nearly 53,000 nurses and more than 9,200 physicians (including physician assistants)—provide care to Tampa Bay residents and visitors every year. With an area of 120 square miles (310 km 2), Cape Coral is the largest city between Tampa and Miami. Since then, however, Tampa Bay has not seen the landfall of any hurricane. With more than 50 hospitals, dozens of clinics and ambulatory care centers, the Tampa Bay has an abundance of top-rated health care facilities for children and adults. [11], The winter of 2009â2010 was one of the coldest in local history. The Tampa Bay area is a major populated area surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida in the United States. Since then, however, Tampa Bay has not seen the landfall of any hurricane. Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, the University of Tampa, Florida College in Temple Terrace, Trinity College (Florida) in New Port Richey, are all four-year institutions located in the area. Away from the coast, Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland (Polk county) has been designated as a Great Florida Birding Trail site, a program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. In general, the local communities farthest from the coast have larger temperature ranges, both during a single day and throughout the seasons of the year. Experts brief citizens on hurricane preparedness. [1], The following is a list of principal cities and unincorporated communities, including census-designated places (CDPs), located in the Tampa–St. Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. [3], Every year, Florida averages 10 deaths and 30 injuries from lightning strikes, with several of these usually occurring in or around Tampa. Pinellas County is home to the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail, a 37-mile running and cycling trail over a former railroad bed connecting Tarpon Springs to St. Petersburg. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. Academic research is a key component of high-tech growth and a powerful economic engine. Seasonal high temperatures average about 90s °F (around 32 °C) and lows in the mid-70s °F (around 24 °C), accompanied by high humidity and an almost daily chance of thundershowers, especially in the afternoon. 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