Florida Weather

[dizzyfish]

1st rumble. These babies are growing quick today!

[JonathanBelles]

Hardee...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
321 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

FLZ056-132000-
HARDEE-
321 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL HARDEE COUNTY...

THUNDERSTORMS STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT ZOLFO SPRINGS...WAUCHULA AND
ONA...UNTIL 400 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS
POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. HAIL UP
TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.

$$

EJ

[dizzyfish]

That would be right over my aunts house.

pouring here now.

[JonathanBelles]

1803 3 NNE MIAMI BEACH MIAMI-DADE FL 2585 8012 MIAMI BEACH POLICE OFFICER REPORTED A WATER SPOUT MOVING ONSHORE NEAR 64 STREET. WATER SPOUT LIKELY DISSIPATED AS IT REACHED THE SHORELINE WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED. (MFL)

[HURAKAN]

The sea breezy is very well defined in this image. Once again, the west coast gets the goods!!

[JonathanBelles]

Clouds are beginning to build here.

[HURAKAN]

[JonathanBelles]

Outflow boundaries are beginning to pop. I think from here on it will be more of an expansion and intensification stage.

[dizzyfish]

Looks like the storm moving west from Tampa and the one coming down from Pasco are gonna meet up.

[JonathanBelles]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
419 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

FLZ051-132100-
HILLSBOROUGH-
419 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH...WILL AFFECT FORT
LONESOME...VALRICO AND BLOOMINGDALE...UNTIL 500 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS
40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO
TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY
FROM TALL OBJECTS. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED.
RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS CAN
EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

[JonathanBelles]

Blue skies right on top of me, yet it was sprinkling lol.

Special Marine Warning for the Bay

[JonathanBelles]

Denis (ABC) is saying between 6-8p the storms will get much stronger.

[JonathanBelles]

Line of storms forming along the coast line from Alligator Alley to Tampa Bay, and I expect it to shoot right up the coast.

Outflow in the middle of the bay right now going west.

[JonathanBelles]

AT 501 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER TAMPA BAY.
FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SIGHTED JUST SOUTH OF THE COURTNEY
CAMPBELL BRIDGE. THE LINE IS MOVING WEST AT 12 KNOTS.

[dizzyfish]

yikes!

[JonathanBelles]

Observation from my house: Wall cloud to the NE of Kenneth City moving slowly SWwrd, light rain.

[JonathanBelles]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
513 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

FLZ050-051-132200-
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-
513 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PINELLAS
COUNTY...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND AFFECT MOST OF THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF PINELLAS COUNTY FROM CLEARWATER SOUTH THROUGH
PINELLAS PARK...SAINT PETERSBURG AND SAINT PETE BEACH...UNTIL 600 PM
EDT. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AND PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WHICH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A
LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS.

[JonathanBelles]

Very heavy rains, bordering on torrential. Big drops too. I could see them ploping on the drive way as if they were large melted hail stones. Not a whole lot of winds. Mild lightning. I lost power twice for about 2 seconds each.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Most of the rain missed by to the west, but it did drizzle and is drizzling
now. Had strong wind gusts to 40-45 mph with albert whitted reporting
40 mph.

[KWT]

Some fairly strong thunderstorms been over Florida today though thats to be expected for the time of year I suppose isn't it?

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
528 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008
FLZ028-034-132230-
DIXIE-TAYLOR-
528 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN DIXIE AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
AT 524 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST
OF STEINHATCHEE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF CROSS CITY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT
14 MPH.
SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO
PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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38-GODSEY