Spring

Spring in the Tampa area is usually mild and dry, with highs in the 70s (around 25 C) and lows in the 50s (around 13 C). However, the calm is occasionally disturbed by the arrival of late-season cold fronts. The clash of a strong cold front against warm and humid local air can cause squall lines to develop and cause wind damage across the area. The most dramatic example of this was the Storm of the Century in 1993, but other smaller-scale events (such as the brief but intense squall which caused a freighter to strike and partially collapse the original Sunshine Skyway bridge in May 1980) occur every few years.[4]