Florida Weather

[Evil Jeremy]

Its actually raining over my house. Finally!

[DESTRUCTION5]

We are getting poured on!!!!! YES!!!! October was a LONG time ago!!! Keep it coming...

[O Town]

The clouds went around Orlando, we haven't got a drop yet.

[tropicana]

a 5th straight day of 80 degree weather at Key West yesterday woooo

Temperatures climbed to highs of 88F at Pembroke Pines and at West Kendall FL on Tue Mar 17/09.

-justin-

[HURRICANELONNY]

The NAM & GFS yesterday on there later run showed a 70% rain chance. According to the NWS. A weakness or trough that developed in the Gulf was mostly responsible for increased rainfall. We need it.

[jinftl]

Update on beneficial rains from NWS Miami...some areas have hit the jackpot with 1-3", other areas have seen much less with a Trace to 0.25".


THE LAST 24 HOURS THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA HAS
SEEN ABOUT QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL...WITH SOME
ISOLATED AREAS SEEING BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL. REST OF
THE CWA HAS ONLY SAW BETWEEN A TRACE TO QUARTER OF AN INCH OF
RAINFALL....WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE SOUTHERN EVERGLADES
SEEING BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS SO BE BETWEEN QUARTER TO
HALF AN INCH OVER THE CWA...WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS SEEING
BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL NOT END THE DROUGHT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA...BUT WILL
HELP THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE AREA.

&&

[gatorcane]

Rain, glorious rain! I have missed you! Anyways, 40% of rain tomorrow, seems like the NWS was right about this rain event.

I wouldn't say the NWS got it right, at least not NWS Miami. They have been downplaying this rain event from the start as I have read all of their discussions. Even though they have mentioned in their discussions that some models were showing up to 70% rain coverage they didn't want to got with those rain chances.

Palm Beach County is getting absolutely drenched with rain starting last night, and the rain is very widespread covering alot of real estate....and it just keeps raining and raining. In fact I have seen flooding in many locations with huge lakes of water piling up along the roads in SE Palm Beach County (Boca Raton and Delray). Looks like rain chances should have been about 80% for last night through tomorrow.

Just have a look at SE Florida radar. Quite impressive for March. Indeed only SE FL getting this rain with the rest of the state on the sidelines, drought continues outside SE FL.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... 1&loop=yes

[HURAKAN]

Since yesterday I have received 1.18 inches of rain!!!! I can't be more happier. The last time we saw more than one inch of rain in a month was in October, 2008.

[jinftl]

Lawns will be green once again! It had been looking like new jersey in winter here with the brown grass. The everglades and west coast areas haven't done as well as the east coast cities however in terms of rain totals.

Since yesterday I have received 1.18 inches of rain!!!! I can't be more happier. The last time we saw more than one inch of rain in a month was in October, 2008.

[Evil Jeremy]

It looks to me like a line of strong storms is starting to head slowly inland from the ocean. This will be an interesting day. It has not stopped raining for hours, probably picked up an inch by now.

[Evil Jeremy]

One of my classmates just came up with this theory: "Every time a shuttle launches, it rains" lol.

[DESTRUCTION5]

One of my classmates just came up with this theory: "Every time a shuttle launches, it rains" lol.

And or every time i get my car detailed..LOL

[HURAKAN]

[gatorcane]

murphy's law in full effect. I really want to see the NWS Miami radar but it doesn't work when I need it most.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... 11&loop=no

[TampaFl]

Please send some of that up this way to Tampa. I only measured 0.06"

000
FXUS62 KMFL 181400
AFDMFL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1000 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

.UPDATE...WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES! FROM TALKING DROUGHT TO
DEALING WITH STREET FLOODING NOW. HEAVY RAIN HAS AFFECTED
PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUES THIS
MORNING. HIGHEST RAINFALL REPORT RECEIVED SO FAR IS 4.15 INCHES
FROM A STORM SPOTTER IN WEST BOCA RATON. ALSO...KAMX STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL SHOWS 3-5 INCHES HAS FALLEN BETWEEN U.S. 441 AND I-95
BETWEEN LAUDERHILL AND NORTH POMPANO BEACH. RIGHT NOW THE HEAVY
RAIN IS STREAMING IN ACROSS NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTY AND
SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. UPDATED POPS/WX FOR CURRENT
AND EXPECTED CONDITIONS.

NAM HAS VERIFIED BEST WITH THIS "EVENT" (WISH I KNEW THIS
YESTERDAY!)...AND THIS MODEL SHOWS THIS CONVERGENCE BAND (JUST
NORTH OF THE DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY) SAGGING SOUTHWEST ACROSS
BROWARD AND INTO NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN RAIN GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. SO HIGH POPS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON. HAVE KEPT INHERITED FCST OF 50-60 POPS INTERIOR/GULF
COAST AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF COULD ALLOW
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THESE AREAS LATER TODAY. /DG

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

No rain here LOL, but it is Windy!! There is a strong east wind gusting easily
to 20 mph+...

Southeast FL is getting POUNDED with rain!

[HURAKAN]

WOW! FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC 3.95 inches of rain in the last 24 hours!

Link: http://www.weather.gov/climate/getclimate.php?wfo=mfl

[Evil Jeremy]

Seems like some strong cells are starting to move inland northern Broward. The NWS said that thunderstorms were possible later in the day, so lets see if they start now.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... 1&loop=yes

[HURAKAN]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1204 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

FLC099-181800-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FA.Y.0007.090318T1604Z-090318T1800Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1204 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAKE WORTH...DELRAY BEACH...BOYNTON
BEACH...BOCA RATON...

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 1158 AM EDT MIAMI DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE HEAVY
RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS METRO SOUTHEAST PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE CORRIDOR FROM THE
FLORIDA TURNPIKE WEST OF PALM BEACH EXTENDING EAST TO THE COAST TO
BOCA RATON. RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE EXCEEDED SIX
INCHES JUST WEST OF BOCA RATON TO WEST OF DELRAY BEACH.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE RAIN DIMINISHES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENTS REPORT NO ROAD CLOSURES AT THIS TIME BUT MANY ROADS
HAVE DEEP WATER MAKING TRAVELLING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

LAT...LON 2666 8004 2666 8005 2663 8004 2633 8008
2634 8022 2667 8015 2668 8004

$$

KOB






FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1120 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

FLC011-181715-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FA.Y.0006.090318T1520Z-090318T1715Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1120 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...POMPANO BEACH...PLANTATION...
MARGATE...FORT LAUDERDALE...DEERFIELD BEACH...

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1115 AM EDT MIAMI DOPPLER RADAR WAS INDICATING HEAVY RAINFALL
REDEVELOPING OFFSHORE OF NORTHEAST BROWARD COUNTY AND MOVING ONTO
THE COAST NEAR LIGHTHOUSE POINT AND HILLSBORO BEACH. RADAR IS
ESTIMATING THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN THE
PAST HOUR WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FOUR INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST
BROWARD COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

LAT...LON 2611 8012 2612 8025 2632 8026 2632 8008

[jinftl]

Very much a localized event as far as areas seeing heavy rainfall amounts....southeast palm beach county and northeast broward....the bulk of the state is experiencing sunny skies as of last check....even parts of Miami-Dade and western Broward are seeing some sunshine.

FLORIDA REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
1200 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

PENSACOLA MOSUNNY 67
PANAMA CITY SUNNY 70
TALLAHASSEE SUNNY 69
JACKSONVILLE PTSUNNY 67
MELBOURNE MOSUNNY 77
VERO BEACH SUNNY 78
TAMPA MOSUNNY 77
SARASOTA SUNNY 76
FT MYERS PTSUNNY 77
KEY WEST NAS PTSUNNY 79

South Florida:
W PALM BEACH LGT RAIN 70
FT LAUDERDALE CLOUDY 73 (airport east central broward)
POMPANO BEACH HVY RAIN 66 (ne broward)
PEMBROKE PINES PTSUNNY 71 (sw broward)
OPA LOCKA CLOUDY 71 (north miami-dade)
MIAMI PTSUNNY 73 (airport is central miami-dade)
WEST KENDALL PTSUNNY 75 (sw miami-dade)
HOMESTEAD CLOUDY 75 (south miami-dade)