Severe Storms in S. FL Last Night Cause More Roof Damage

[gatorcane]

A round of severe storms that roared through South Florida last night have caused some roofs to collapse that were already weakened/damaged from Wilma. Winds were gusting up to 60mph in some places and up to 30,000 people were without power. I heard this on the radio and here is an article:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/ ... -headlines

More severe storms today.

Not good for South Florida - even a strong Tropical Storm is going to wreak havok.

Thoughts?

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

That is really too bad. You guys seemed to have had more than your fair share of bad luck the last two years. Hope things are better this season

[HURAKAN]

It's interesting to mention that just yesterday the Miami airport received 4.07 inches of rain, before yesterday, 5.40 inches of rain since the year began. Yesterday was the rainiest day for Miami since August 25, 2005 (Katrina).

[gatorcane]

t's interesting to mention that just yesterday the Miami airport received 4.07 inches of rain, before yesterday, 5.40 inches of rain since the year began. Yesterday was the rainiest day for Miami since August 25, 2005 (Katrina).

Good point. Remember that after Wilma, South Florida saw no heavy rain/storms until now. There was one cold front that caused some good rains in January but that is it.

[jusforsean]

Yes this is true we are in west davie area and yes our roof is not totally completed and we had leaks in the kitchen , playroon and my wallunit and t.v. the only piece of living room furniture we salvaged from wilma was soaked not to mention we just replaced the plywood floor in there a few days ago and of course it got wet too. We are working to get it tarped for tonights round I am hoping it is not as bad but its not looking good. It was massive rain in sheets, winds, my front yard was a lake and the thunder shook our manufactured home with a bonus lightning lazer show from 3 till 6am.

[gatorcane]

Yes the roof damage is confirmed. Here is the article:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/ ... -headlines

[gatorcane]

Yes this is true we are in west davie area and yes our roof is not totally completed and we had leaks in the kitchen , playroon and my wallunit and t.v. the only piece of living room furniture we salvaged from wilma was soaked not to mention we just replaced the plywood floor in there a few days ago and of course it got wet too. We are working to get it tarped for tonights round I am hoping it is not as bad but its not looking good. It was massive rain in sheets, winds, my front yard was a lake and the thunder shook our manufactured home with a bonus lightning lazer show from 3 till 6am.

Wow, any other reports?

What impact will a tropical storm have on this area. I think it will be bad with all of the damage from Wilma. These storms prove it.

[boca]

The next round should hit late afternoon so you should be able to get what you have to do done before round 2.

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.ph ... 1&loop=yes

[HURAKAN]

These thunderstorms show how unprepared we are still for the next hurricane season. All the blue turfs should have been removed and the roofs repaired before the beginning of the season. Here we are two weeks before the season begins and hundreds, if not thousands, of homes are still having the same problem. I don't want to get into a political discussion but something wrong is happening with our government. Not a surprise after all. I remember that after Wilma we were for months without the service of many signals. Furthermore, the canals are infested with trees, that in case of very heavy rains could cause severe flooding. Moreover, trees are still within the range of powerlines, that in case of high winds could disrupt electricity. And the list goes on and on.

[gatorcane]

That is really too bad. You guys seemed to have had more than your fair share of bad luck the last two years. Hope things are better this season

Thanks, we really need a break.

[HURAKAN]

The showers are also affecting Cuba, fortunately. Pinar del Río was being affected by brush fires, and the entire island is under a severe drought. My dad talked with my grandparents last Mothers Day and they are horrified by how severe the drought is. I hope this brings relief to them as well.

[boca]

Actually we had a break from rain the last 3 months. The real concern like Hurakan brought up is the slow nature of progress of resolution since Wilma hit and Broward County is still tarp haven. All this should have been down by now.

[gatorcane]

Actually we had a break from rain the last 3 months. The real concern like Hurakan brought up is the slow nature of progress of resolution since Wilma hit and Broward County is still tarp haven. All this should have been down by now

Flying over South Florida a few weeks ago, I was shocked how many blue tarps dot the landscape. If something hits this year, even a TS, it is not going to be pretty.

[gatorcane]

Round 2 looks like it could be worse than round 1 last night. Thoughts?

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

000
FXUS62 KMFL 161421
AFDMFL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1021 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006

.UPDATE...WEATHER FAIRLY QUIET ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AT THIS
HOUR...HOWEVER...VERY ACTIVE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT STILL
EXPECTED. CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS CALCULATED FROM SOUNDING THIS
MORNING A LITTLE LESS IMPRESSIVE THAN WHAT WAS GENERATED YESTERDAY
MORNING WITH INSTABILITY BEING THE REAL LIMITING FACTOR THIS TIME.
DYNAMICS OVERNIGHT PRODUCED ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER FOR A SHORT
TIME...BUT ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE HAS SINCE MOVED TO EAST OF THE
BAHAMAS. ANOTHER STRONGER-LOOKING SHORTWAVE IS STILL UPSTREAM AND
PRODUCING MUCH CONVECTION SOUTHWEST OF THE LOWER KEYS. THIS
ACTIVITY IS SLOWLY SPREADING NORTH/NORTHEAST. ALSO...AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY PRODUCED BY OVERNIGHT STORMS LIES STATIONARY ACROSS THE
STRAITS JUST SOUTH OF THE KEYS. CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE WILL LIKELY BECOME ENHANCED AS IT INTERACTS
AND SPREADS NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THIS
BOUNDARY HOLDS TOGETHER AS IT MOVES BACK NORTH GIVEN MODIFICATION
OF THE AIRMASS NORTH OF IT AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THICKENING
CLOUDINESS SPREADING NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THIS CONVECTIVE MASS WILL
GREATLY LIMIT DIURNAL HEATING OVER THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA.
AN EAST COAST SEABREEZE IS STILL EXPECTED...BUT...BECAUSE OF THE
REDUCED HEATING...IT WILL LIKELY BE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND
CLOSER TO THE COAST THAN MONDAY`S BREEZE. THEREFORE...OVERALL
CONCLUSION IS THAT STORMS WILL NOT LIKELY DEVELOP IN EARNEST OVER
SOUTH FLORIDA UNTIL AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON...BUT GREATEST THREAT
OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LATE DAY INTO TONIGHT AS STRONGER
DYNAMICS AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT
HAIL THREAT TO BE LESS THAN MONDAY`S...BUT SOME PENNY TO NICKEL
SIZED HAIL NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN DEEPEST CONVECTION.
ISOLATED DAMAGING MICROBURSTS AND/OR WEAK TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
POTENTIAL FOR SOME FLOODING EXISTS...MAINLY WHERE THE 6 TO 8
INCHES OF RAIN FELL MONDAY FROM SWEETWATER TO HIALEAH AND OPA-
LOCKA. CURRENT FORECASTS LOOK GOOD. NO BIG CHANGES ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.

[HeatherAKC]

Good point. Remember that after Wilma, South Florida saw no heavy rain/storms until now.

Which prompted my 3 year old to ask if we had to "cover our windows" when we got home yesterday!

[jlauderdal]

A round of severe storms that roared through South Florida last night have caused some roofs to collapse that were already weakened/damaged from Wilma. Winds were gusting up to 60mph in some places and up to 30,000 people were without power. I heard this on the radio and here is an article:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/ ... -headlines

More severe storms today.

Not good for South Florida - even a strong Tropical Storm is going to wreak havok.

Thoughts?

my thought is nobody should be shocked. there are still plenty of blue tarps around dade and broward and they are in real lousy shape after being up. complacency, lack of funds, lack of intelligence, whatever the case is going to make alot of people unhappy and it will cost them more money from water damage, this would have happened much sooner if not for the drought we just went through but as we know nature makes up for it especially down here. yesterday softened things up and today should provide more damage and it will get worse. i guess i look at roofs where the blue tarp is shredded or not even attached correctly at this point and i think to myself, now that is obvious there is a real problem that must be attened too. fyi, the blue tarps arent confined to the poor sections of town. for you south floridains that are familiar with harbor beach in fll, take a drive over there and look at the condition of the tarps, that are of the county can afford a few hundred bucks for a tarp.

[CrazyC83]

These thunderstorms show how unprepared we are still for the next hurricane season. All the blue turfs should have been removed and the roofs repaired before the beginning of the season. Here we are two weeks before the season begins and hundreds, if not thousands, of homes are still having the same problem. I don't want to get into a political discussion but something wrong is happening with our government. Not a surprise after all. I remember that after Wilma we were for months without the service of many signals. Furthermore, the canals are infested with trees, that in case of very heavy rains could cause severe flooding. Moreover, trees are still within the range of powerlines, that in case of high winds could disrupt electricity. And the list goes on and on.

Good point. This would be like a weak tropical storm at the most...this is poor preparation in the extreme. There should normally be little in the way of significant wind damage at that intensity.

[CrazyC83]

This should definitely be a wakeup call to emergency management authorities.

[jlauderdal]

This should definitely be a wakeup call to emergency management authorities.

they are awake, its some homeowners that aren't

[DelrayMorris]

This should definitely be a wake up call to emergency management authorities.

they are awake, its some homeowners that aren't

That's not exactly fair, either. We haven't had our roof fixed yet. We didn't even get the insurance money until late March and then it took us a month to find a roofing contractor to do the work. It's been two weeks since we signed a contract (no money was exchanged yet), and still no roofers.

I don't blame the government either (Emergency management, etc). I lay the blame squarely on the shoulders of Poe (Atlantic Preferred Insurance). I had to threaten to SUE them to get them to cut the check. The Adjuster didn't even come out to look at the damage until the end of November.

And I get to look forward to Poe dropping me at the end of September, right in the middle of hurricane season. And it's not like they sell the policy. They just drop you (according to the 10 or so people at work that have already been dropped). A hurricane right now will likely destroy my roof (tarp will go, then the holes will start leaking and then the boards underneath will be compromised). And there's NOTHING I can do about it, short of getting up there and trying to do it myself, which would likely cause my insurance company to refuse to insure my roof ever again.