CLOSED 7-1-17 Florida/Alabama Weather

wow hail 3/4 inch bet that can do some damage also huh

well too many warnings out there to post them all,if a bad storm is over you, stay alert and safe ok..good night folks from my end here..a new blog should be forthcoming soon huh.

Nice pics JR. Someone was feeling creative.

Thanks for the updates Largo. I got what I call the "skipper". Good line of thunderstorms was just to my west but the seabreeze was just to my east. A transfer of energy of sorts weakened the storms heading my way then the seabreeze blew up along I-95. It did rain for 3 hours non-stop at an extremely light rate. Just finishing up now with totals less than 1/4"

This depicts it fairly well. Good storms along the St Johns that poofed then redeveloped along the 95 corridor. I was in between the two.

BOOM...you WILL Wake Up..man oh man...let me sleep LOL....

Booming thunder, pouring down heavy rain and almost 4am here by me..very dangerous if outside with all this lightning and NWS is mentioning the chance of coastal waterspouts towards sunrise.man its raining Hard outside right now here whew.

geez 3 1/2 hours of storms,almost continuous Lightning and thunder and very heavy rain and..another storm coming in now..wow.

Good Early stormy Sunday Morning folks...terrible morning here by me, I guess its almost the whole gulf coast area's getting the storms..terrible Lightning BOOMING thunder,heavy rains etc....well time for the BLOGS COFFEE..its set for when you get here...enjoy..have a good day folks and a safe one..

st pete getting some big storms right now....................................

I need to mention..the big bend area's and northern Florida have been getting BIG storms since early this morning and now some seem to be heading towards AUG's area in awhile...good luck Aug, tons of Lightning etc in them.

well I need a break..where's that coffee lol...BBL

Morning Largo,

It looks like you won the rain lottery this morning!

Yesterday was a bust for me.  Every time something tried to get near me, it poofed.  I had thunder most of the first part of the day and rain danced all around; some folks got some decent rain.  I have another shot this morning, but looks to be better chances south and north of me.   Go figure!

sangria wrote:Morning Largo,

It looks like you won the rain lottery this morning!

Yesterday was a bust for me.  Every time something tried to get near me, it poofed.  I had thunder most of the first part of the day and rain danced all around; some folks got some decent rain.  I have another shot this morning, but looks to be better chances south and north of me.   Go figure!

good morning San, yes mother Nature has my address this morning LOL...and another Bad line of storms in getting close to coming ashore here in a few..whew...big booms out in the gulf right now..i really love the rain, its this awful Lightning booming right over my house that I don't like..shakes the whole house and the dogs whimpering lol..oh well..we'll see how it goes thru this morning.

yet another Bad line of storms getting ready to come ashore here.......

NWS Tampa......Sun Jul 23 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for West Central And Southwest
Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
Scattered thunderstorms will continue to move into the coast
through the rest of the morning, and will slowly migrate inland
through the early afternoon. The storm coverage will become more
numerous during afternoon, before tapering off through the evening
hours. The stronger storms will be capable of producing gusty
winds and frequent lightning, however widespread severe weather is
not anticipated.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
The threat for daily thunderstorms will continue through the
forecast period, with storms forming over the eastern Gulf
overnight and shifting into the coast through the afternoon. The
stronger storms will be capable of producing gusty winds and
frequent lightning, however widespread severe weather is not
anticipated.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

$$

Fleming

WD's area has been getting pounded all morning also up there..gee..............

Mother Nature is yelling.."Lets Get Ready to RUMBLE"!!!!! LOL......

Morning. Good luck WCFL folks. Looks encouraging!

Largo beat me to it, lol

Official total from my gauge for yesterday was .22". Prospects are good today. HRRR brings 1-2" later. I can buy into that with all the morning convection moving onshore.

StAugustineFL wrote:Official total from my gauge for yesterday was .22".  Prospects are good today.  HRRR brings 1-2" later.  I can buy into that with all the morning convection moving onshore.

LOL Good Morning Aug, yeah the gulf coast is getting pounded today alright, started 2am and is still going lol.

SAN you should be getting it now also huh.......................................

I have to say its been a LONG time since ive had so much thundering Lighting here wow so dangerous...well WU site says I got .063 rainfall so far

seems like the storms are striking the coastal sections here,man its almost non stop lol,well I can sure use this rain,all my plants and lawn are smiling lol

LargoFL wrote:I have to say its been a LONG time since ive had so much thundering Lighting here wow so dangerous.

The Tampa area is #1 for air to ground lightning strikes...followed by my area. I am surprised we don't have to pay lightning deductables and higher rates like we do hurricanes....meanwhile every year,year after year blizzards(with high winds and snow that makes roofs collapse) have no higher premiums and deductables...we are screwed and they get low rates off our backs!!!yet have the biggest dollar amounts every year that add up to way more than hurricanes...

Not complaining, but I was sure hoping for a good storm this morning.  It broke apart just as it arrived.  2 rounds of 0.1 this morning and it looks to be another (3rd in a row) mostly cloudy and a little wet kinda day.  If this holds, I'll be eyeing the beach later.  These wide-spread rains are really good for us.

Good luck later, Aug.  I saw that line jump across you yesterday, but slow rains are good too.

Is anything getting down to you BillsFan?  I haven't been watching too closely the last couple of days.

Here was Friday night's sunset by the way. Check it from an angle and the colors are closer to true.

gomexwx wrote:

LargoFL wrote:I have to say its been a LONG time since ive had so much thundering Lighting here wow so dangerous.

The Tampa area is #1 for air to ground lightning strikes...followed by my area. I am surprised we don't have to pay lightning   deductables and higher rates like we do hurricanes....meanwhile every year,year after year blizzards(with high winds and snow that makes roofs collapse) have no higher premiums and deductables...we are screwed and they get low rates off our backs!!!yet have the biggest dollar amounts every year that add up to way more than hurricanes...

yeah..omg one just shook my house again geez..so Loud....steady rain here and booming

JR for some reason Pinellas county is under the gun today,,non stop storms since 2am gee..but..this rainfall is great..not the 3 inches in an hour but spread out all morning long.

there is one plus with these storms..with the ground soaking wet here.. there isn't any 60mph winds with these storms..matter of fact hardly any wind at all...don't want any tree's coming down in high winds.

Love the pic JR.  

Had a 10 minute burst of heavy rain earlier but now steady for 20 minutes or so.  Heavier than yesterday's hours long drip.  I eyeballed the gauge awhile ago and looked to have been around .4" at the time.  Gotta be easily past .5" now.  Some thunder earlier but it has subsided.

easing up now here,just light rain at times,still overcast etc.

That was a great pic JR, thanks for sharing.  :-)

.8" here for the morning so far with heavy sprinkles ongoing.  The thunder/lightning was good this morning.  I'm not positive, but I may have had a lightning strike.  I have an approx 25 year old Bonsai Natal Plum that split and the bulk of it was laying on my front porch sidewalk when I went out to check the gauge a while ago.  

I am NOT a happy camper :-(

That stinks san. How long do those trees live? Old age??

Little comma head offshore headed towards Pinellas. Not sure if it'll remain intact but something to watch for now.

sangria wrote:That was a great pic JR, thanks for sharing.  :-)

.8" here for the morning so far with heavy sprinkles ongoing.  The thunder/lightning was good this morning.  I'm not positive, but I may have had a lightning strike.  I have an approx 25 year old Bonsai Natal Plum that split and the bulk of it was laying on my front porch sidewalk when I went out to check the gauge a while ago.  

I am NOT a happy camper :-(

Ouch! I'm so sorry, San. If I'm seeing it right, it may have already had an issue. Some select cuttings might help it live on.

It does look like a good rain day for you.

StAugustineFL wrote:That stinks san.    How long do those trees live?  Old age??

Little comma head offshore headed towards Pinellas.  Not sure if it'll remain intact but something to watch for now.

I'm watchin that comma. I guess I'll wait a bit more before deciding on the beach this afternoon!

I finally learned to screenshot my new phone.  

Wow, busy day for many of you I see.
Sorry about your tree San
JR - nothing for me at for two days. I would like a storm to cool it off!
Largo- glad to see your OK, but your poor dogs. Have you ever tried those Thundershirts for them? I've heard good things.
Gome- Good point on the insurance premiums. We do get the raw deal! And don't give them any ideas on lightning insurance lol!

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Wow, busy day for many of you I see.  
Sorry about your tree San
JR - nothing for me at for two days.   I would like a storm to cool it off!
Largo- glad to see your OK, but your poor dogs.      Have you ever tried those Thundershirts for them?  I've heard good things.
Gome-  Good point on the insurance premiums. We do get the raw deal!  And don't give them any ideas on lightning insurance lol!

hi Billsfan, no I haven't tried those thundershirts..I may try to get some.

another line of storms coming in here in awhile ,I hear the booming out in the gulf getting closer..

Yeah JR, I was thinking about trying cuttings again. I've tried a few times when I've pruned, but never had any luck. From what I've read, it needs to be hardwood cuttings and all of mine have always been fresh green cuttings. I guess this could be my chance to see if hardwood will root.

I don't know how old those live Aug, but mine is in the neighborhood of 25 years old I think. They used to be very popular as privacy shrubs in Florida due to the massive thorns on them, but a nursery told me they lost popularity many years ago.

Billsfan, hope you get some rain soon. I was feeling your pain with little rain up here for the month. I was only just over 3" for July until today's rain.

Found this:

Link:  Natal Plum may be propagated by seeds, air layering, grafting, or cuttings. Cuttings are best because they root easily. If taking softwood cuttings, place in moist sand and keep damp until rooting occurs, then transplant to a blend of two parts loam, one part sand, and one part peat moss.
For hardwood cuttings, apply rooting hormone and place in a glass of water. These cuttings set roots easily and can then be moved to an appropriate soil mix.

Thanks for that JR. I have never read about rooting softwood in moist sand. I have just tried in a standard potting medium. I think I will try both hardwood and softwood rooting following those instructions.

The fragrance from the flowers is unbelievable. That plant is right up near my front door in the courtyard area and I can smell it out to the end of the driveway when it is in full bloom.

NWS Tampa.............Mon Jul 24 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for West Central And Southwest
Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
Scattered thunderstorms over the adjacent Gulf waters early this
morning will push onshore the Florida west coast through the
remainder of the morning, and will then slowly migrate inland
through the early afternoon. Overall storm coverage today will be
less than previous days as some drier mid level air moves into the
region. Even so thunderstorms that do develop will be capable of
producing heavy downpours, gusty winds, and frequent lightning
strikes as they move to the east and northeast around 10 mph. The
drier air aloft will ensure that the storms end quickly during the
late afternoon and early evening hours. Remember if threatening
weather approaches your location, move indoors immediately.

Good Monday Morning Folks!!..well some storms already in the gulf but nothing like Yesterday here..so far anyway...well Blogs COFFEE is set to perk for when you get here..enjoy..have a great day everyone!....perhaps we get a New Blog today?

Good Monday morning. Well we had our first widespread rain event of the summer over the weekend. It stormed all around me on Saturday, but Sunday it socked in and I got 2.50". Early this AM we had another batch come through and drop an additional 0.50". Last night I finally heard the "rain" frogs chirping for the first time this summer as they are extremely happy. I hadn't heard them since last summer and I had forgotten how loud they can be. I guess the mosquitos will be next. Anyway, it looks like the next few days will be drier before another potential frontal trough enhances the morning storm pattern next weekend.

waterdipper wrote:Good Monday morning. Well we had our first widespread rain event of the summer over the weekend. It stormed all around me on Saturday, but Sunday it socked in and I got 2.50". Early this AM we had another batch come through and drop an additional 0.50". Last night I finally heard the "rain" frogs chirping for the first time this summer as they are extremely happy. I hadn't heard them since last summer and I had forgotten how loud they can be. I guess the mosquitos will be next. Anyway, it looks like the next few days will be drier before another potential frontal trough enhances the morning storm pattern next weekend.

Wow you got the mother load. Not much over here .47 for the whole weekend. Sunday was the best chance but poofed every time they got close. Maybe next time.
Have a great day all!!!!
John Z-hills