STORM2K

tornadoes about midnight. Head at least one roar over our house along the GOM west central Fla. EOC said at 1:30 a.m. lots of damage, no reports of injuries "yet." More to come. Hope other S2Kers in the area are OK.

Head = heard

Does look like a strong line out over the Gulf.

(doesn't this belong in Severe Wx forum?)

Josh, the line that went through about midnight was much stronger. Probably did belong on another forum, but it feels like a tropical night

Interesting, Dixie, there haven't been any Severe Weather Warnings out for this activity.

I heard thunder to my northwest between 12:30 am Eastern and 1:15 am Eastern... had some moderate to heavy rain twice in a ten to twenty minute period around 1:00 am Eastern. Lights flickered at the moment of the loudest rumble.

FAST MOVING CELL ACROSS THE LEVY/CITRUS LINE PRODUCED DAMAGE AROUND
MIDNIGHT...AND WAS IN FAVORED STORM-RELATIVE HELICITY AREA JUST S
OF OSCILLATING FRONT. MORE ACTIVITY HEADED FOR AREAS JUST S WHICH
WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
OTHERWISE...THE BIG PICTURE STILL LOOKS THE SAME: SHOWERS AND TSTMS
MOST PREVALENT N OF TAMPA BAY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH EVERYONE
SHARING THE ACTION WED MORNING INTO EARLY AFTN BEFORE ACTIVITY
BEGINS TO QUIET DOWN TOWARD EVENING.

I hope everyone is all right.

Oh boy I hope that all are fine over there.

dixiebreeze wrote:Head = heard

Dixie, you could of edited your posts and added the "r" to "head."

Tornado Watch currently in effect till 4pm.. I'm a little scared

Yes indeed... it was issued at 10:25 am Eastern.

The chances for thunderstorms is even higher tomorrow.

Everyone be careful down there!

Pasco and Orange counties under Severe Thunderstorm Warning right now. Take care Johnathan and John and all others in central FL.

Thank you Stephanie and Donna.

There have been over 7,000 lightnings strikes in the two hour period between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm Eastern across the country... the activity is stretched out from north-central Florida westward into the eastern and even central Gulf of Mexico, thus the activity is quite dense.

A smaller, more rounded cluster across southern Texas is a far cry from this several hundred mile, narrow but large cluster I mentioned above.

A severe thunderstorm is currently in effect for Hillsborough County and 1 just expired in Brevard County.. Here's the text..

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FLC009-241900-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
137 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2004

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY UNTIL 145
PM...

AT 137 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST EAST OF PORT SAINT JOHN WAS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH
AND WILL MOVE OVER THE PORT CANAVERAL AREA BEFORE MOVING OUT OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

$$




and here is the Hillsborough County warning..

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FLC057-241900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
125 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 200 PM EST

* AT 125 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A BAND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS STRETCHING
FROM NORTHEAST HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ACROSS DOWNTOWN TAMPA AND OVER
THE BAY. THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...
BRANDON
RIVERVIEW
PLANT CITY
APOLLO BEACH.
RUSKIN.
SUN CITY CENTER.
FORT LONESOME.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER...AND
HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR LARGER. MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. &&

As I mentioned on another thread. Here in Osceola County, on my way to school.. I eyed the clouds while riding the bus, It looked as if a funnel cloud was trying to form around the Disney area.

I could be wrong.. But I have been correct about tornadoes before. I watched a tornado near Disney form in 1996, I saw 1 touch down near a county softball complex in 1999 and I saw the big 1 in 1998.

Very nervous.. but keeping my cool here in the land of the tourists lol