CLOSED 7-25 FLORIDA/ALABAMA Tropical season weather

gomexwx wrote:Rain as usual here today..1.18" so far. Running behind on eclipse practice,sure would hate to miss something..I normally do a blog if we have a Hurricane,thankfully Largo and others have my back....So I can check in and see whats up. I will get back to weather after this once in a lifetime eclipse I am trying to capture.

good luck seeing the Eclipse Gome..hope no bad cloud cover there...and yes i'll try to keep the updates (tropical) as best I can Gome.

good luck Billsfan......................................NWS Miami......Thu Aug 10 2017

...THUNDERSTORMS TODAY COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG ATLANTIC BEACHES...

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Rip currents: There is a moderate risk of rip currents on Atlantic
beaches today.

Thunderstorms: Atlantic thunderstorms this morning will become more
widespread as the day goes on. Heavy rainfall will be the primary
threat.

Flooding: Heavy rainfall possible from thunderstorms today could
create minor flooding of low-lying and poorly drained areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

From Friday through Wednesday, thunderstorms will be possible,
particularly during the afternoon and evening hours. The primary
threat will be lightning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Widespread spotter activation is not anticipated, however individual
spotters are encouraged to report flooding to the National Weather
Service forecast office in Miami.

For more information...visit the National Weather Service in
Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami.

$$

hopefully rain will find me today gee..................................................................

Good Thursday Morning folks!!..well I think I heard Pinellas county Schools open today!!.....and somewhat better chancers for rain too today...now you east coasters may get some Heavy rains from that Low out by the Bahamas coming this way..good luck...................well Blogs COFFEE is perking for when you get here..enjoy.....have a wonderful day folks!!

folks stay alert for Heavy rains today in some area's as this Low brings in the storms..............

Billsfan..storms all around your area,its about 7 30am right now..drive safe ok............

the low does have some rotation..good thing its so close to land,no time to develop....

I wonder IF..all that east coast rain etc will come across the state?..sure could use some good rainfall here in my area.

Keep your rain gear handy! Storms likely today. Some heavy downpours due to moisture associated w/a tropical wave @CBSMiami @MiamiHerald

ok lets hear how it is from our south florida folks...good luck down there ok.

My shield kept the rainfall away yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, the lightning kept me from getting any mowing done. Looks like the higher probabilities for rain shift southward today, leaving me with just a 30% chance today. If the storms hold off I think I might go fishing for a little bit this evening. Now that I said that it is guaranteed to storm.

waterdipper wrote:My shield kept the rainfall away yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, the lightning kept me from getting any mowing done. Looks like the higher probabilities for rain shift southward today, leaving me with just a 30% chance today. If the storms hold off I think I might go fishing for a little bit this evening. Now that I said that it is guaranteed to storm.

ok good luck WD!!!

wow LOOK at those storms down in south florida!!..stay alert Billsfan...................

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Miami FL
859 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2017

FLC011-101600-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FA.Y.0053.170810T1259Z-170810T1600Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Broward FL-
859 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
Southeastern Broward County in southeastern Florida...

* Until noon EDT

* At 855 AM EDT, trained weather spotters reported minor street
flooding due to heavy rain in the Fort Lauderdale area. Up to two
to three inches of rain have already fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miramar and Davie.

Additional rainfall of one to two inches is expected over the area.
This additional rain will result in minor flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
areas and low lying spots.

&&

LargoFL wrote:ok lets hear how it is from our south florida folks...good luck down there ok.

Yes, it's raining moderately. Messed up the whole work schedule. I'm grateful for the rain, but...
Thanks for updates Largo.

Have a good day all!

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:

LargoFL wrote:ok lets hear how it is from our south florida folks...good luck down there ok.

Yes, it's raining moderately.   Messed up the whole work schedule.  I'm grateful for the rain, but...
Thanks for updates Largo.

Have a good day all!

ok billsfan, stay alert for anything severe IF this low decides to cross over..good luck and glad you got some good rain

Billsfan..Nam model brings the Low into the coast down there..stay alert ok......

funny thing..nam model takes the LOW into florida.. up to central florida then back down again..like its dancing around Florida..kinda strange but maybe it wants to go north but the coming front is blocking it..might be a couple of days with rain for us...we'll see how this plays out thru the day,just hope no severe  stuff like tornado's etc..the LOW does look kinda weak but you never know huh and we never trust these tropical waves.

hmmm now This Model also has the Low up around Tampa bay tomorrow...............

Billsfan you have flood warnings there...........................................................THU AUG 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
Southeastern Broward County in southeastern Florida...

* Until noon EDT

* At 855 AM EDT, trained weather spotters reported minor street
flooding due to heavy rain in the Fort Lauderdale area. Up to two
to three inches of rain have already fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miramar and Davie.

Additional rainfall of one to two inches is expected over the area.
This additional rain will result in minor flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
areas and low lying spots.

&&

gee some nice rainfall amounts down there this morning,hope this reaches me up here sometime.

Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
803 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017

Tropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America
Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South
America, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the
Equator to 32N. The following information is based on satellite
imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis.

....

...DISCUSSION...

GULF OF MEXICO...
The primary focus this morning is Tropical Storm Franklin as it
moves across interior portions of east-central Mexico and
continues to weaken. Scattered showers and strong tstms continue
to impact the SW Gulf waters generally S of 22N W of 93W.
Elsewhere across the basin...an upper level ridge anchored over
the Rio Grande River valley extends an axis eastward over the
northern Gulf and Florida peninsula. At the surface...mostly
gentle to moderate SE winds prevail under relatively tranquil
conditions. An upper level trough is noted on water vapor imagery
over the Bahamas and western Cuba that continues to support a
surface trough analyzed from the Florida Straits near 24N81W N-NE
to western Grand Bahama Island to 30N78W. This trough is forecast
to continue moving westward and bring increased cloudiness and
precipitation to the Florida peninsula and eastern Gulf waters
through tonight. The trough is expected to stall across Florida
Friday night into early Saturday as surface ridging will anchor
across the north-central Gulf waters and provide fair weather and
tranquil conditions for the upcoming weekend.

......

swflwx..stay alert, looks like the heavy storms are beginning to move westward,good luck down there

I hope I'm not flooding the blog today, this weather event could get troubling especially flooding wise ok.

ah good JR is here now too...good morning JR

Flood Advisory

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Miami FL
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2017

FLC099-101830-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FA.Y.0054.170810T1530Z-170810T1830Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Palm Beach FL-
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Flood Advisory for Minor Flooding in Poor Drainage Areas for...
Northwestern Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 230 PM EDT

* At 1129 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in
minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to three inches of rain
have already fallen.

Additional rainfall of two or more inches is expected over the area.
This additional rain will result in minor flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of country
roads, farmland, and other low lying spots.

&&

whew 5 inches sure could case some flooding down there huh

NWS Melbourne........THU AUG 10 2017

.NOW...

...Marine Showers Moving Onshore...

An easterly wave will be endeavoring to transition westward across
the south half of the peninsula today. The wave has tapped some
tropical moisture which has caused a breakout of marine showers that
will move onshore. Although much of the associated rainfall will
occur over South Florida...scattered showers will move onshore of the
Space and Treasure Coasts. Locally moderate to heavy rain is
possible...but it will be brief as the showers pass by. Showers and
thunderstorms will increase in opportunity over inland locations as
the afternoon warms in the presence of gradually increasing
atmospheric moisture. Overall coverage will be best from Melbourne
to Kissimmee southward to Lake Okeechobee.

Ocean conditions will produce a moderate rip current threat along
area beaches. The threat will be highest from mid to late afternoon
due to tidal effects.

Afternoon temperatures are forecast to warm into the lower to middle
90s...especially for locations well-inland.


&&

Been pretty busy here. Thanks for the updates, Largo.

The last couple of evenings have been 'nice' at my place. No rain to speak of, but sprinkles, clouds, and the lighting/thunder special effects have been very nice for the evening walk.

I now have my own dog to walk. Hosting the grand-dog for a week. She'll get more exercise this week, than she's probably had in her lifetime.

JRnOldsmar wrote:Been pretty busy here.  Thanks for the updates, Largo.

The last couple of evenings have been 'nice' at my place.  No rain to speak of, but sprinkles, clouds, and the lighting/thunder special effects have been very nice for the evening walk.

I now have my own dog to walk.    Hosting the grand-dog for a week.  She'll get more exercise this week, than she's probably had in her lifetime.  

LOL and the walking will do you good also..im sure finding That out myself lol

STAY ALERT SOUTH FLORIDA.............funnel cloud spotted...................................................SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Miami FL
1155 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2017

FLZ067-101645-
Inland Palm Beach County FL-
1155 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2017

...Significant Weather Advisory for the development of funnel clouds
for northwestern Palm Beach County Until 1245 PM EDT...

* At 1155 AM EDT...Trained weather spotters reported a shower
 producing a funnel cloud over Canal Point, moving southwest at 10
 mph.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
 Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay, Canal Point, Belle Glade Camp and
 Fremd Village-Padgett Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This activity was also developing in an environment favorable for the
formation of funnel clouds. Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio and
local media for additional updates and possible warnings.

&&

well speaking of walking the dogs..i'll be back later..stay alert and safe folks.

well so far nothing in my area..guess i'll say good night and congrats to those who got some good rain.

I must have been in a relatively dry part of today's action. The news says Fort Lauderdale and other areas got over 3 inches. I certainly didn't witness that!

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
659 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2017

FLZ162-165-262-265-102345-
Coastal Charlotte-Inland Charlotte-Inland Lee-Coastal Lee-
659 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE
AND LEE COUNTIES...

At 659 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Babcock Webb Wma to near Lehigh
Acres. Movement was south at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Lehigh Acres, East Dunbar,
Palmona Park, Southwest Florida Airport, Harlem Heights, Lochmoor
Waterway Estates, Iona, Cypress Lake, San Carlos Park, McGregor, Pine
Manor, Olga, Buckingham, Villas, Three Oaks, Page Park and Fort Myers
Villas.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 2659 8206 2697 8195 2668 8156 2650 8156
2642 8163 2642 8166 2639 8166 2632 8172
2631 8175
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 005DEG 27KT 2687 8190 2661 8154

$$

TBW

Nasty looking on radar! Thanks for posting.

Good Friday Morning folks and TGIF!!......well yesterday evening I had a lot of lightning and thunder, but not a drop of rain by me once again grrr...well sprinklers on this morning,cant wait any longer..well scattered rains again today, lets see who the lucky area's area today............so Blogs COFFEE is perking for when you get here..enjoy..have a great day everyone!

oh oh..looks like that LOW is slowly moving UP the east coast..stay alert east coast folks..

Billsfan for your area..good luck..............................NWS Miami....Fri Aug 11 2017

...THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY...

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Thunderstorms: Coastal thunderstorms this morning will become more
widespread as the day goes on. Heavy rainfall and lightning will be
the primary threats.

Waterspouts: Waterspouts will be possible around South Florida today,
particularly during the morning hours.

Flooding: Heavy rainfall possible from thunderstorms today could
create minor flooding of low-lying and poorly drained areas.

LargoFL wrote:

waterdipper wrote:My shield kept the rainfall away yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, the lightning kept me from getting any mowing done. Looks like the higher probabilities for rain shift southward today, leaving me with just a 30% chance today. If the storms hold off I think I might go fishing for a little bit this evening. Now that I said that it is guaranteed to storm.

ok good luck WD!!!

Well the guarantee came to fruition. Storm was building when I got home so I didn't bother going fishing. After rumbling for about an hour, it finally started raining around 6:30 and I ended up with an inch of rainfall. Seems that when the NWS forecasts 30% for me I usually end up with a big rain. When they forecast 60% I usually get nothing.

waterdipper wrote:

LargoFL wrote:

waterdipper wrote:My shield kept the rainfall away yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, the lightning kept me from getting any mowing done. Looks like the higher probabilities for rain shift southward today, leaving me with just a 30% chance today. If the storms hold off I think I might go fishing for a little bit this evening. Now that I said that it is guaranteed to storm.

ok good luck WD!!!

Well the guarantee came to fruition. Storm was building when I got home so I didn't bother going fishing. After rumbling for about an hour, it finally started raining around 6:30 and I ended up with an inch of rainfall. Seems that when the NWS forecasts 30% for me I usually end up with a big rain. When they forecast 60% I usually get nothing.

ah sorry you didn't get to go out WD...not a drop by me but it sure was booming LOUD around my area..suns out fully here and in looking around the state..just some scattered showers so far.

Nice blog JR and the comments stayed on topic.

Had an interesting moment a couple minutes ago. It was raining buckets on my neighbors house 100' away while I had nothing. I did get a 15 second downpour a minute or two later. Dark cloud directly overhead now I hope dumps for a spell.

Gotta love Florida, can be raining on one block, and not on the very next one.

Got some rain today. No idea how much as I forgot to check how much we had in gauge yesterday. Dumped 1.5 today.