CLOSED 7-1-17 Florida/Alabama Weather

JRnOldsmar wrote:And congrats on your rains today, BillsFan.  I'm sure they were a bit welcome, regardless of the day.  

thanks JR.....definitely rained out today on outdoor work. and WU is calling for 100% rain for Thursday thru Saturday. We shall see.

Good Tuesday Morning folks!!..wow those were some good storms yesterday huh..guess I picked up .66 rainfall..but it was all that thunder and lightning that was the real story huh...sure wasn't a good time to get caught outdoors in it huh..well we may get a repeat today,we'll see how this plays out,too early yet to know whats going to happen with the tropical moisture that's supposed to flow over florida later this week..well blogs COFFEE is perking for when you get here..enjoy..have a wonderful day folks!

LargoFL wrote:Good Tuesday Morning folks!!..wow those were some good storms yesterday huh..guess I picked up .66 rainfall..but it was all that thunder and lightning that was the real story huh...sure wasn't a good time to get caught outdoors in it huh..well we may get a repeat today,we'll see how this plays out,too early yet to know whats going to happen with the tropical moisture that's supposed to flow over florida later this week..well blogs COFFEE is perking for when you get here..enjoy..have a wonderful day folks!

Morning All, Largo thanks for the coffee!!
Had some great storms last night. the worst of them went to the east and west of me. I had .72 in the bucket with tons of thunder and lightning. I had no hail but they had plenty in the green swamp area.
Have a great day all!!
John Z-hills

gee..i just saw a study report on CNN about COFFEE drinking..studies found people who drink 2-4 cups of COFFEE a day had a longer life expectancy,about 18% longer life span..wow..guess i'll be around for a long time LOL

Good Morning John..yeah those storms were Powerful alright and man..all that Lightning and Thunder gee...have a great day also.

Checking in from Levy County. I have been off on a long vacation out west with my family, but have been back for a week now. The Florida rainy season appears to have kicked off full bore while we were gone, but so far for the most part has missed by homestead. It has been really dry in Cedar Key as they only got 2.6" in June and haven't gotten much so far in July. I have been getting just enough to make my grass grow like crazy. It took me 10 hours to mow when we got home. This week we have started having our first batch of the "morning storm" pattern here in the Nature Coast and I have totaled about 1.25" out of the pattern. Today and the next few days look like afternoon storm potential and then a stronger morning storm pattern for the weekend and early next week.

waterdipper wrote:Checking in from Levy County. I have been off on a long vacation out west with my family, but have been back for a week now. The Florida rainy season appears to have kicked off full bore while we were gone, but so far for the most part has missed by homestead. It has been really dry in Cedar Key as they only got 2.6" in June and haven't gotten much so far in July. I have been getting just enough to make my grass grow like crazy. It took me 10 hours to mow when we got home. This week we have started having our first batch of the "morning storm" pattern here in the Nature Coast and I have totaled about 1.25" out of the pattern. Today and the next few days look like afternoon storm potential and then a stronger morning storm pattern for the weekend and early next week.

good Morning WD and welcome back!!..yes the rainy season is here finally and some area's have been getting great rains,but the storms are hit and miss, mostly interior area's and east coast but last night we on the gulf coast got some good rains..hopefully thru the rest of the week too...wow your grass sure must have been high huh..well your home now and back to normal huh..well have a great day ok.

well as the supposed left over 04 goes thru the straights or south florida billsfan should now get some good rains and hopefully no storms..good luck down there Billsfan!!

well tropic's wise..its seemed to quiet down since yesterday, outside of fizzled out 04,NHC says nothing brewing so maybe we dodged a bullet once again.

it seems the coastal panhandle area's getting the storms this morning,good luck up there..

I caught this last evening after my long post-rain walk.

JRnOldsmar wrote:I caught this last evening after my long post-rain walk.

real nice pic there JR

Hey Largo guess you got some rain last night, huh? We got some too but it was mostly show. Anyway we're in the same pattern for today as well. What's left of 4 maybe passing into Gulf? Looks like it's not going down without a fight!

Great pix JR!

PuppyToes wrote:Hey Largo guess you got some rain last night, huh? We got some too but it was mostly show. Anyway we're in the same pattern for today as well. What's left of 4 maybe passing into Gulf? Looks like it's not going down without a fight!

hiya, yes got some much needed rain here..im keeping a good eye on 04 for any surprises!!

04's supposed tracks as of 12Z.....................................................

NWS Melbourne......TUE JUL 11 2017

.NOW...

Isolated showers and storms will form along the coast and farther
inland ahead of the developing east coast sea breeze from late
morning through early afternoon. This activity will move slowly
toward the west to northwest, and will produce light to moderate
rainfall. If any storms develop, dangerous cloud to ground
lightning, brief gusty winds and locally heavy downpours will be
possible.

Additional showers will develop across the coastal waters...moving
west to northwest. However...much of this activity should weaken as
it approaches the Treasure Coast.

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Additional details...including graphics are available online at:
http://www.weather.gov/mlb/blog

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Weitlich

NWS Miami.............
Hazardous Weather Outlook

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind around 11 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. East wind 7 to 11 mph.

storms firing up here on the coast,along with booming thunder..............

a lot of lightning/thunder here by my area..stay safe folks outdoors.

Thanks for the updates Largo!

Nice pic JR!

Thanks for checking in WD and PT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Miami FL
336 PM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017

FLZ069-070-075-112015-
Coastal Collier County FL-Inland Collier County FL-
Mainland Monroe FL-
336 PM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017

...Significant Weather Advisory for frequent to excessive lightning
for south central Collier County Until 415 PM EDT...

* At 336 PM EDT...Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
over Carnestown, or near Everglades City, moving west at 15 mph.

* The main impact wil lbe frequent to excessive lightning. Lightning
is the number one weather related killer in Florida. Trees and open
shelters found in parks, on beaches or golf courses offer no
protection from the dangers of lightning. Seek shelter in a safe
building until the storm passes.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Chokoloskee, Everglades City, Plantation Island, Carnestown,
Copeland, Big Cypress National Preserve, Fakahatchee Strand State
Preserve, Jerome and Port Of The Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For additional information visit the Miami National Weather Service
website at www.weather.gov/miami. For information in Spanish, visit
our website at www.weather.gov/miami/espanol.

&&

LAT...LON 2603 8151 2601 8115 2581 8120 2577 8142
2579 8144 2577 8151 2577 8154 2579 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 092DEG 12KT 2590 8132

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SI

LOL all that Thunder and Lightning..and not a drop of rain by me so far LOL

Good afternoon. Great pic JR! Not sure if it was your camera but the contrast in sky color inside the inner bow vs outward was interesting.

I wouldn't give up on the day yet Largo. The east coast seebreeze is chugging westward through the state. Could go BOOM when it hits the west coast seabreeze and earlier storm outflow boundaries. We shall see.

StAugustineFL wrote:Good afternoon.  Great pic JR!  Not sure if it was your camera but the contrast in sky color inside the inner bow vs outward was interesting.  

I wouldn't give up on the day yet Largo.  The east coast seebreeze is chugging westward through the state.  Could go BOOM when it hits the west coast seabreeze and earlier storm outflow boundaries.  We shall see.

Thanks, Aug. That was the sky color, and the 2nd bow was pulsing/fading in and out. It was cool.

Got half an inch from earlier storms, and lost power at some point. Still have a chance for more later on. The line is crossing into Hillsborough Co now. It might not hold together this far out. I think we might not have the energy left to keep it going.

NWS Miami.......Wed Jul 12 2017

...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS POSSIBLE TODAY...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE 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 for the
Atlantic beaches.

Thunderstorms: Scattered to locally numerous thunderstorms will be
possible today across South Florida, with the greatest coverage
across the interior and portions of the Gulf Coast. The primary
threats will be frequent lightning, locally heavy rainfall, and brief
gusty winds.

Good Wednesday Morning folks!!...local met is saying slightly less chances for rain around here by me..lets see what happens..well Blogs COFFEE is perking for when you get here enjoy..have a great day everyone!

Storms were all around yesterday but no rainfall at the house. This Summer has started out as a typical summer rainy season so far with hit or miss showers around the state every day. Some favored areas get it just about daily while some of the not favored areas watch it rain around them. What this Summer has lacked in comparison to the past two is the many large scale systems that enhanced the daily diurnal and nocturnal rainfall pattern around the state. We really haven't seen anything like a dying front or tropical wave to really hang out and enhance the rainfall yet this rainy season. Maybe it starts this week with EX TD4, or maybe this summer we just get what we get with normal pop-up storms along the seabreeze/outflow boundaries.

Good morning..
I expect the cap to break around 1PM today..The rain here has been typical hit or miss!

Temperature: 73
Humidity: 96%
Winds East at 3mph
Barometer 30.07 digital ,30.10 analog
24hr precipitation: 0.00

Have a great day...

looks like SE Coastal area's might be getting some showers in awhile.good luck Billsfan..

well with the coming tropical wave later this week,hopefully some of the area's that have been missing the rains will get some....WD some of the models have ex-04 heading northward in the gulf into the panhandle area's..if that happens you area might get some of the outer rains..good luck ok

JRnOldsmar wrote:Larsen C calves trillion ton iceberg

yeah its on the news now.

I guess outdoors down in south florida might be wet today with the first showers of this first tropical wave getting closer to SE florida this morning,down there with 2 waves passing by them, might be wet to the weekend..but..some area's down there really need this rain huh.

well dry and blazing HOT here by my area..sure would be nice to get an afternoon shower or two later today.

Good afternoon everyone

It's hit and miss as usual down here. I keep hearing on the radio that it's raining here, raining there, but not in my area, just HOT. If you can believe the WU weather station nearest my house it says it "feels like" 116.

FPL line clearers are working in my neighborhood clearing limbs from the power lines. Silly people plant trees (especially palms) right under the power lines and then do not maintain said trees, and the limbs crash into the lines and cause the power to go out.
The day after the Matthew scare, scare for us at least, not others the winds were still whipping and the power was knocked out for hours because of tree limbs in the way.

I've become obsessed with checking the late afternoon weather over 75 on the west coast. They seem to have torrential rains every day right over the corridor. (from Sarasota to Naples)

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:I've become obsessed with checking the late afternoon weather over 75 on the west coast.  They seem to have torrential rains every day right over the corridor. (from Sarasota to Naples)

yes and supposedly later today the west coast sea breeze will be stuck along the gulf coast ,,so they will probably get a lot more down there.,,your turns coming next few days Billfan..you'll have 2 tropical waves coming across southern florida from the atlantic..good luck ok.

NWS Fort Lauderdale..........................This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 10 to 13 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81. East wind 9 to 11 mph.

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:I've become obsessed with checking the late afternoon weather over 75 on the west coast.  They seem to have torrential rains every day right over the corridor. (from Sarasota to Naples)

Along with points farther north. I'm obsessed with the same, BillsFan!!

The seabreeze definitely seems to be hugging the coast a little longer today. I think we'll see something start popping up here, pretty soon.

JRnOldsmar wrote:

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:I've become obsessed with checking the late afternoon weather over 75 on the west coast.  They seem to have torrential rains every day right over the corridor. (from Sarasota to Naples)

Along with points farther north.    I'm obsessed with the same, BillsFan!!

The seabreeze definitely seems to be hugging the coast a little longer today.  I think we'll see something start popping up here, pretty soon.

lol... so, I'm not the only strange one... I guess I will start checking up further too. I looked at Sarasota south as that's our path back home. (we've made several trips recently and will be making a few more this month) ..

LargoFL wrote:

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:I've become obsessed with checking the late afternoon weather over 75 on the west coast.  They seem to have torrential rains every day right over the corridor. (from Sarasota to Naples)

yes and supposedly later today the west coast sea breeze will be stuck along the gulf  coast ,,so they will probably get a lot more down there.,,your turns coming next few days Billfan..you'll have 2 tropical waves coming across southern florida from the atlantic..good luck ok.

Thanks Largo. Two waves? I had only heard about ex 04.

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:

LargoFL wrote:

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:I've become obsessed with checking the late afternoon weather over 75 on the west coast.  They seem to have torrential rains every day right over the corridor. (from Sarasota to Naples)

yes and supposedly later today the west coast sea breeze will be stuck along the gulf  coast ,,so they will probably get a lot more down there.,,your turns coming next few days Billfan..you'll have 2 tropical waves coming across southern florida from the atlantic..good luck ok.

Thanks Largo. Two waves?   I had only heard about ex 04.

1st one is affecting down there today and tonight. just a tropical wave

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
233 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2017

FLZ052-056-057-121900-
Highlands-Polk-Hardee-
233 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS...
NORTHEASTERN HARDEE AND SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES...

At 233 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
Avon Park, moving west at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Avon Park, Crooked Lake Park, Frostproof, Avon Park Air Force Range
and Avon Park Executive Airport.

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

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

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 2766 8125 2756 8128 2758 8167 2785 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 099DEG 16KT 2766 8142

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