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Tampa Bay Weather History – Our Harrowing Past
The NOAA National Weather Service in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida in collaboration with the University of South Florida has chronicled our sordid weather history. Two frail leather bound U.S. Weather Service Bureau books dating back to 1890 have been scanned and rebound, and teamed with other records including old original weather maps, news articles, photographs of major past events, and major event summaries. All of these have been collected and are readily available through our NOAA Preserve America website.
 
Historical Weather Bureau Books Artifacts
Hurricanes
September 24, 1848
September 26, 1896
October 9, 1910
October 25, 1921
September 11, 1926
August 29, 1935
September 1, 1950
August 30, 1960
September 11, 2001
September 3, 2003
August 9, 2004
August 24, 2004
September 13, 2004
October 15, 2005
Heavy Rainfall and Floods
1979
1993
1995
1997
2003
2006
Freezes
1835
1886
1894
1901
1905
1918
1934
1957
1962
1980
Tornadoes
1882
1918
1966
1972
1978
1983
1992
1993
1998