Jeff Berardelli is WFLA’s Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist
A squall line of severe storms blasted through the Bay Area late this afternoon — triggering a tornado warning, with confirmed damage in eastern Hernando County, and a rare flash flood warning in Plant City, which was particularly hard hit.
PHOTOS: Storms hit Tampa Bay, causing fires & downing trees
Doppler radar estimates that as much as 12 inches of rain hit the city in just a few hours, more specifically between 8-10 inches fell in just three hours.
That much rain, in that short period of time, meets the criteria for a one-in-1000-year rainfall…