April Showers

You're on tap for action this evening, Bills. Good luck for rain and nothing severe.

Thanks JR- I sure hope we get a good soaking.

How'd the pork tenderloin turn out?

Just perfect, BillsFan.  

Looks great! How weird .I was reading tomato, cucumber and onion recipes today .
I like pork better than beef or chicken.

Hope Aug made out Ok .

Good Monday Morning Folks!!...I hope everyone made it thru Yesterdays storm front ok and without damage,I just walked my dogs this early morning, really windy but no rain....didnt see any homes damaged but alot of i guess dead branches down from the tree's in some places near by..well Blogs COFFEE is perking for when you get here..enjoy..have a great day........................and THANK YOU ALL for helping out with storm info in the different area's yesterday...we look out for each other in these storms huh.

well very cool here by my area this morning and still very windy but rains gone for most of this week,you might need the sweater or jacket when going outside.

Morning All,
Well I got .49 in the bucket yesterday. No bad weather in my area. Got storm warned for 60mph winds. Nothing more than 17 in my area. Got lucky!
Did see there were a couple of water spouts down St pete way. No sweater weather for me. This is my last chance for cooler weather. I'm going to enjoy this.
Have a great day all!!
John Z-hills

severstorm wrote:Morning All,
Well I got .49 in the bucket yesterday. No bad weather in my area. Got storm warned for 60mph winds. Nothing more than 17 in my area. Got lucky!
Did see there were a couple of water spouts down St pete way. No sweater weather for me. This is my last chance for cooler weather. I'm going to enjoy this.
Have a great day all!!
John Z-hills

glad you made it thru the storm ok up there John..have a great day

Looks like you all had a busy weekend of tracking the storm. I know with all the warnings and the way the radar looked it appeared we were going to get slammed. But when it hit up here, it was nothing more than a rain shower, very little wind and basically no lightning. Nothing like the last two fronts that were both hit the severe threshold at my location. I think two things kept it from being severe here: 1) A shield of light rain/drizzle formed out ahead of the front and cooled the temps down 2) The energy shifted inland with the squall line that developed in north central FL and raced eastward.

I ended up with .75" of nice rainfall. The highest winds occurred after the front passed through yesterday afternoon and continued overnight. It cooled down quickly yesterday with the frontal passage and it was a cold windy 47 here this morning. It felt more like February than mid April, but the sun is already making it feel much better. Hope everyone enjoys this last taste of winter before summer hits in a couple weeks.

waterdipper wrote:Looks like you all had a busy weekend of tracking the storm. I know with all the warnings and the way the radar looked it appeared we were going to get slammed. But when it hit up here, it was nothing more than a rain shower, very little wind and basically no lightning. Nothing like the last two fronts that were both hit the severe threshold at my location. I think two things kept it from being severe here: 1) A shield of light rain/drizzle formed out ahead of the front and cooled the temps down 2) The energy shifted inland with the squall line that developed in north central FL and raced eastward.

I ended up with .75" of nice rainfall. The highest winds occurred after the front passed through yesterday afternoon and continued overnight. It cooled down quickly yesterday with the frontal passage and it was a cold windy 47 here this morning. It felt more like February than mid April, but the sun is already making it feel much better. Hope everyone enjoys this last taste of winter before summer hits in a couple weeks.

HI WD,glad you made out ok in this storm,yes was kinda cold here this morning with the brisk winds.

Good morning, Aug. We're still wondering how things came out up your way.

Any surprises from Mother Nature?

StAugustineFL wrote:Severe thunderstorm warnings up/down this line approaching.  It's beefing up as it moves east.  We'll see if mother nature has any surprises in store today.

still 22 mph winds here, gusting to 28mph just making it feel cooler outside.

Good morning... 65 lovely degrees on my way into work this morning. Getting the most out of sweater wearing this Winter/Spring.
Looks like one more cool one. Have a nice day all!

did you hear about this??................from CNN..........Should the country's most populous state be split into three separate states? California voters might be able to make that decision this fall.

LargoFL wrote:did you hear about this??................from CNN..........Should the country's most populous state be split into three separate states? California voters might be able to make that decision this fall.

Sounds like taking gerrymandering to a whole new level.

well just after 1pm, winds still blowing strong here but sun is out and although its still a real cool breeze, it actually feels great..well after tomorrow local met says the 80's return here.

LargoFL wrote:did you hear about this??................from CNN..........Should the country's most populous state be split into three separate states? California voters might be able to make that decision this fall.

I have heard about that and NO!!!! they should not be split into 3 states. California doesn't deserve 6 votes in the Senate. And one Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown is more than enough!

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:

LargoFL wrote:did you hear about this??................from CNN..........Should the country's most populous state be split into three separate states? California voters might be able to make that decision this fall.

I have heard about that and NO!!!!  they should not be split into 3 states.  California doesn't deserve 6 votes in the Senate.  And one  Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown is more than enough!

I'm with you on that..

JRnOldsmar wrote:

LargoFL wrote:did you hear about this??................from CNN..........Should the country's most populous state be split into three separate states? California voters might be able to make that decision this fall.

Sounds like taking gerrymandering to a whole new level.

do they have enough Maxine Watters' to go around? yikes

LargoFL wrote:

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:

LargoFL wrote:did you hear about this??................from CNN..........Should the country's most populous state be split into three separate states? California voters might be able to make that decision this fall.

I have heard about that and NO!!!!  they should not be split into 3 states.  California doesn't deserve 6 votes in the Senate.  And one  Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown is more than enough!

I'm with you on that..

They've got some totally insane laws in California, not to mention regulations, sky high taxes (property, sales etc...). They have destroyed the state. I know your daughter lives there Largo, does she ever complain about the wacky ideas?
I do understand why some of the fiscally conservative folks wish the state was run differently!

LargoFL wrote:well just after 1pm, winds still blowing strong here but sun is out and although its still a real cool breeze, it actually feels great..well after tomorrow local met says the 80's return here.

Blowing like crazy here too! Thought my car door was going to be blown of the hinge.

Look at all the states that got rain from that storm yesterday!

That's a lot of rain coverage!

Good afternoon. Got sidetracked with XYZ yesterday then the work grind today. Nothing of significance up here. Winds gusted for a bit (maybe 45mph???) as the squall line moved through. Couple of palm fronds down, .52" of rain, couple rumbles of thunder. Cool, breezy, mid-April day with temps in the mid 60's under full sunshine. Temps dip to the mid 40's tonight then quickly rebound tomorrow onward back to the mid 70's to mid 80's.

Thanks for checking in Aug!

JR - your porkloin has me salivating. Looks like you can slice right through it with minimal effort using a fork.

O my gosh that looked so good, nice and tender! What did you do and how did you do it, JR? Slept with the windows open and am gonna do it again tonight!

WD, thanks for your report!

JR - that loin looks downright yummy!

Largo - not a coffee drinker anymore, but some hot cocoa would be good today.

John - glad you got a nice rainfall, I'm enjoying the temps as well.

St Pete - thats a purdy map you posted.

Bills - you cracked me up with the CA stuff.... I'm with you on all of it, can you imagine 6 senate votes for them? No freakin way, they would have this country in a pit before any of us will kick the bucket!

WPC day 6-7 (Sun/Mon) forecast.  Rinse/repeat.  Models have been hinting at another wet period in a weeks time.

Add: PM Jax discussion: .LONG TERM...Friday through Monday...Short wave ridge aloft will
move across the area Friday and Saturday continuing the fair and
dry pattern. An upper low will move from the west coast into the
lower Ms river valley on Sunday and then into the southeast on
Monday. Models similar in showing a Gulf surface low moving into
the area on Monday bringing a good chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the weekend into early next week. Onshore
flow will keep temperatures a few degrees below average Friday and
Saturday...rebounding to near average Sunday and Monday.

Initial though process in my mind has some concern as to potential severe threat. Based on the WPC map the system would be a "low rider". Note no precip basically north of the Ohio River with it being confined to the southern tier. We shall see how the situation unfolds in the days ahead.

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:

LargoFL wrote:

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:

LargoFL wrote:did you hear about this??................from CNN..........Should the country's most populous state be split into three separate states? California voters might be able to make that decision this fall.

I have heard about that and NO!!!!  they should not be split into 3 states.  California doesn't deserve 6 votes in the Senate.  And one  Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown is more than enough!

I'm with you on that..

They've got some totally insane laws in California, not to mention regulations, sky high taxes (property, sales etc...). They have destroyed the state.  I know your daughter lives there Largo, does she ever complain about the wacky ideas?  
I do understand why some of the fiscally conservative folks wish the state was run differently!

yes she says that all the time Billsfan

well winds are slowing down some here, not as strong as this morning whew...well have a good night folks!

good Tuesday Morning Folks!! cool again here a high only in the mid 70's again today but the warm up back into the 80's tomorrow.........blogs COFFEE-TEA AND COCOA are ready when you get here..enjoy!!..have a great day everyone!!

Morning All,
Really nice out this am 46 up my way and i'm sure waterdipper is cooler than that.
I have my eye on the sunday ,Monday time frame also. Models have had this system for a week now. Lets see as it gets closer as to how it shakes out.
Have a great day all!!
John Z-hills
PS Thanks for the coffee Largo!!!!!!!!!!

severstorm wrote:Morning All,
Really nice out this am 46 up my way and i'm sure waterdipper is cooler than that.
I have my eye on the sunday ,Monday time frame also. Models have had this system for a week now. Lets see as it gets closer as to how it shakes out.
Have a great day all!!
John Z-hills
PS Thanks for the coffee Largo!!!!!!!!!!

yes lets see how this develope's john..hopefully not as strong as this last one

well we have 5-6 days yet to see how this plays out,personally i dont like how the LOW will be up in the panhandle moving eastward..but this is just the GFS

Nice cool 43 here today, but not close to the record of 33 for the day that we hit back in 2008. Looks like a warming trend starts today and continues into the weekend. The models don't yet have a good handle on the next storm system forecast for Sun/Mon time frame, but I think it is amazing we are still having weekly fronts in mid April. We havne't had a spring like this in some time. I watched Joe Bastardi's weekly update yesterday and he thinks this pattern for the eastern US will continue into May this year. He is also forecasting a Modoki El Nino for the Fall/Winter and he thinks that will bring an early winter for much of the US.

good morning WD,yeah its an unusual spring with the fronts still reaching Florida.

Billsfan still cool down in your area also today huh

Good morning Largo. Yes, it is simply gorgeous! Enjoying it while we can.

yeah real nice here too, just took a drive into Clearwater, simply beautiful day here.

folks..some of the models are trying to say some kind of Gulf system will develop and into big bend it goes...

well since some models have the storm into Florida sun/mon and other have it tues/wens we'll have to wait a few more days and see if they can get their act together but..it sure looks like we have some spring rains coming regardless of what day next week huh.