Florida Weather

[HURAKAN]

Wow, that's hot.

[dizzyfish]

Dang! It just started raining. Completely out of the blue. Literally!

And formed a nice t-storm right at the coast. I bet Rainband is getting a nice storm!

[dizzyfish]

And after the rain - sun and yeck!!! Humidity x 1000.
The weather radio just went off for SvrT-storm in St. Pete.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Really Strong Thunderstorm hit, Very Strong Wind Gusts
of 50 mph preceeded it, with large trees bending all the
way over.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

RECORDED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH PINELLAS COAST, 46 MPH SAINT PETE.
Maximum Gust: 63 MPH, Treasure Island.
My Estimate of 50 mph was pretty close to correct!!!

06/06/2008 0735 PM
Albert whitted air, Pinellas County.
Thunderstorm wind gust m46.00 mph, reported by ASOS.

06/06/2008 0715 PM
Treasure Island, Pinellas County.
Thunderstorm wind gust m63.00 mph, reported by trained spotter.


06/06/2008 0715 PM
Treasure Island, Pinellas County.
Thunderstorm wind gust e63.00 mph, reported by trained spotter.


06/06/2008 0723 PM
Treasure Island, Pinellas County.
Hail e0.88 inch, reported by trained spotter.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/fin ... burg%2C+fl

Record Statement:
Statement as of 05:27 PM EDT on June 06, 2008


... Record high temperature set at Tampa...

A record high temperature of 98 degrees was set at Tampa today as of
5 PM. This ties the old record of 98 set in 1985.

Statement as of 7:46 PM EDT on June 06, 2008


... Strong thunderstorms will continue to affect southern Pinellas
County...

A cluster of strong thunderstorms... moving west at 9 mph... will
continue to affect southern Pinellas County until 830 PM EDT.
Locations affected include Saint Petersburg beach... Saint
Petersburg... Seminole and Pinellas Park. Gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph
may cause loose objects to blow around. Minor damage to tree limbs
and wires is possible. Excessive cloud to ground lightning is
expected! This storm will produce pea size hail. Torrential rains
will cause ponding of water on roads... and minor flooding of poor
drainage areas.

[JonathanBelles]

I was in the SVR. Winds werent too bad, and neither was the rain. Just to the SW of me looked very bad. A few very close lightning strikes though.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Today was wild, record heat then storms!!

[sweetpea]

Umbrella still flying over us. Not a drop. Blue skies, gorgeous day. Hot, but a nice breeze

[JonathanBelles]

High of 95, probably close to a half an inch of rain.

[JonathanBelles]

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
917 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008

.TIME: ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
.DATE: ....MAG.... .COUNTY LOCATION..ST..: SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0345 PM TSTM WND GST CAPE CORAL 26.58N 81.99W
06/06/2008 M31.00 MPH LEE FL PUBLIC

HOME WEATHER STATION RECORDED A 31 MPH WIND GUST.

0434 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 WSW VENICE 27.09N 82.49W
06/06/2008 M39.00 MPH GMZ853 FL PUBLIC

HOME WEATHER STATION MEASURED 34 KNOT OR 39 MPH WIND
GUST.

0513 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW CAPE CORAL 26.64N 82.05W
06/06/2008 LEE FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDED SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN AND PORTION
OF A FENCE OVER.

0640 PM HAIL PORT RICHEY 28.28N 82.73W
06/06/2008 E0.75 INCH PASCO FL BROADCAST MEDIA

PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN PORT RICHEY.

0655 PM HAIL DUNEDIN 28.04N 82.79W
06/06/2008 E0.25 INCH PINELLAS FL BROADCAST MEDIA

0715 PM TSTM WND GST TREASURE ISLAND 27.77N 82.77W
06/06/2008 M63.00 MPH PINELLAS FL TRAINED SPOTTER

0723 PM HAIL TREASURE ISLAND 27.77N 82.77W
06/06/2008 E0.88 INCH PINELLAS FL TRAINED SPOTTER

0730 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE PINELLAS PARK 27.85N 82.69W
06/06/2008 PINELLAS FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREE DOWN ON HOUSE.

0732 PM HAIL 3 WSW PINELLAS PARK 27.84N 82.75W
06/06/2008 E0.88 INCH PINELLAS FL PUBLIC

OCCURRED AT PARK STREET AND 54TH AVENUE...UNINCORPORATED
SAINT PETERSBURG...AT THE FIVE TOWNS CONDOS.

0735 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 4 ENE SAINT PETERSBURG 27.78N 82.61W
06/06/2008 M53.00 MPH GMZ830 FL ASOS

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT ASOS REPORTED A 46 KNOT WIND GUST.


0740 PM TSTM WND DMG TREASURE ISLAND 27.77N 82.77W
06/06/2008 PINELLAS FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.

0745 PM TSTM WND DMG TREASURE ISLAND 27.77N 82.77W
06/06/2008 PINELLAS FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

ROOF BLOWN OFF MULTI-STORY CONDO BUILDING. AIR
CONDITIONING UNITS BLOWN OFF THE ROOF.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

That is serious stuff. A roof blown off.

[jinftl]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
349 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008

.DISCUSSION...VERY UNUSUAL WX PATTERN FOR EARLY JUNE WILL
CONTINUE TODAY WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE IN DEEP LAYER RIDGING
CENTERED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. FCST SOUNDINGS ONLY SHOW
AROUND 1.25 INCHES PWAT FOR S FLA AND THE CURRENT GPS SATELLITE
ESTIMATE IS 1.2 INCHES ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. THIS WILL LEAD TO
ONLY ISOLD POPS FOR ALL ZONES WITH THE CONCENTRATION BEING ALONG
THE EAST COAST IN THE MORNING AND INTERIOR/SW CST IN THE
AFTERNOON.

[HURAKAN]

[feederband]

Point the arrow a little more north please.............

[HURAKAN]

Point the arrow a little more north please.............

Happy now!!!!

[feederband]

Yes much better....

[feederband]

Spinning pretty well I will also add....


http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/watl/loop-wv.html

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

WHOOHOOO!!!! BRING ON THE LOW PRESSURE!!!! YEA BABY!!!!!!!

[Cyclone1]

Sweeeeeeet.

[feederband]

No blips on the radar yet...Unlike the last few days..