Boring is "good"

[Terry]

No tornado warnings, although most of FLA is under a tornado watch.

Almost no significant weather in south Lakeland. If you love wild weather it isn't good, but if you want people to be safe, then it is a "good thing."

reports still coming in from Melbourne area with increasing winds, etc. Looks like Vero took a hard hit.

Winds have picked up here and getting a bit noisy, but not even Charely strength yet............a good thing since there are still Charley four-legged victims at a shelter just south of Bartow.

If animals can detect weather problems ahead then there are none for us here in Lakeland: the 2 dogs, 11 cats, 3 birds, 4 hermits crabs are asleep and clueless.

[NC George]

There was a graphic on the skeetobite.com site of a tornado between Winter Haven and Lakeland specifically from W of Lake Alfred to SE of Mulberry,) warning from 11:09 to 11:49pm.

[Terry]

Tornado was detected on doppler only. so far, no reports of sightings or damage.

Problem is that these cells with tornados are moving at approx. 60 mph -- by the time you hear about it on TV/radio, it already hit you!