Florida Weather

[HURAKAN]

The most eventful day so far this year, weatherwise, has happened to me today. This line of storms produced wind gusts up to 39 mph, measured by my anenometer, and it's now pouring. I got video that I will load later one to show the arrangement of the garbage cans in my neighborhood thanks to the wind.

[gatorcane]

Just another typical rainy season day in Southern Florida, with clear skies in the morning giving way to widespread convection by 3pmEST.

This VIS loop is neat to see the blowup of convection that we are seeing now on a daily basis. You can put your clock on when the rain will start each day usually between 1pm and 3pm with lingering convection into the evening.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/fires-fl-vis-loop.html

[HURAKAN]

[jinftl]

Impressive winds with this line of storm...potentially 60 mph+!!! Downed trees and powerlines have been reported.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
326 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...

AT 322 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM BAL HARBOUR TO 6 MILES EAST OF PERRINE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

TRAINED SPOTTERS EARLIER REPORTED TREES DOWN, PENNY SIZED HAIL, AND
SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ACROSS METRO MIAMI.

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

[dolebot_Broward_NW]

There are so many warnings out. Perrine to Bal Harbour - crazy wind 60mph+ - a cell moving from markham park south - 50mph wind, One headed NE from Sunrise/Miramar to North Lauderdale.

And not a peep from the ARES 2m amateur repeaters in Broward.

[gatorcane]

Very large, severe cells are developing in interior South Florida in the Everglades, south of Lake O heading westward.

Its probably pretty unlikely they will hold together on their eastward treck towards the metro areas of Palm Beach county, but if a seabreeze develops and some cloud cover over metro areas from previous storms earlier today can dissipate, then these storms may hold together.

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

[HURAKAN]

HAIL

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1845    75    CORAL SPRINGS    BROWARD    FL   2627    8027   PENNY SIZED HAIL 106 WAY CORAL SPRINGS (MFL)

1900   100    HIALEAH    MIAMI-DADE    FL   2586    8029   NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC 1881 WEST 72ND PLACE (MFL)

1940   75   PLANTATION    BROWARD    FL   2612   8025   MIAMI NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED PENNY SIZED HAIL I595 AND NOB HILL ROAD (MFL)

WIND

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1900   UNK    5 W CORAL GABLES    MIAMI-DADE    FL   2572    8035   2 TO 3 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES BROKEN IN 52 MPH MEASURED WIND GUSTS (MFL)

1925   UNK    5 NW COOPER CITY    BROWARD    FL   2611    8033   DAVIE POLICE REPORTED TREES DOWN IN AREA OF SW 131 AVE AND 9TH PLACE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. (MFL)

[JonathanBelles]

That squall line in the GOM looks threatening, especially when the temps on land are in the 80's.

[gatorcane]

those squalls in the gOM approaching the West Coast of FL, tampa area are impressive given the time of day it is -- that short wave is causing it.

Curious if it holds together all the way to the coast, it may weaken though.

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

[JonathanBelles]

Local news is expecting a possibility of some severe weather when that line crashes in due to the heat of the land.

[Lurker]

MIA is now over 6 inches for May. Ft Lauderdale is real close and WPB is 13.51. Safe to say no Lushine May this year! Hurakan - how much rain did you get today?

[dizzyfish]

WOW - when I checked the radar earlier was I ever surprised!

Just took the pup out and the temp dropped dramatically with the first clouds. I expect rain here soon.

Just started.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Squall line moving into the West Coast.

[gatorcane]

As expected most of it broke up before reaching most of the northern part of the Tampa area --

Still looking good though in Southern Pinellas and approaching Bradenton and Sarasota.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Heavy Rain over Me. Brief wind gusts to 30 mph earlier.

[HURAKAN]

[JonathanBelles]

I had to mow today. The grass is emerald green and it was 6" high in spots. All the lawns are green in the area now. Grass is going to be 6-8" in the area where people dont mow by the weekend. And to think there was no grass 3 weeks ago!

[JonathanBelles]

I got between .5 and .75" of rain with that feeder band that came through.

[Cyclone1]

*looks at the week's forecast*

Ah, finally. Looks like this is more then just an isolated event. We're in summer, baby.

[dolebot_Broward_NW]

I think I just figured out how to spot upper level divergence, and its effects. THought I'd share my lightbulb moment.



This is the 300mb wind vector map. Note the spot offshore tampa.
Note the vectors that are in completely different directions. This shows that air is rising in this area, has nowhere to go once it hits this level, and basically goes everywhere.



See the effect? Look at the IR sat view in the same spot. Also note that this upper level divergence covers most all of south FL and it also seems to be supporting a similar disturbed patch across FL into the gulf stream and almost to the Bahamas.

I think this is a shortwave trough, am I right?