Any Sugestions for Tampa, Florida

#21 Postby **weatherSnoop** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:27 pm

Though the TPA bay area is not "in the cone" it is within the tropical storm force conditions area. It is now under a tropical storm warning...Ask the folks in Louisianna about tropical storm(?) Arlene... not a picnic. Expect downed trees, power outages and flooding rains. REMEMBER, the cone is just a pencil line away!

tampastorm · #22 Postby **tampastorm** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:28 pm

interesting opinions on local channels in Tampa. 2 said we will have winds 20-50 MPH, and 2 channels said expect winds in excess of 70mph. I will go with the 20-50.

#23 Postby **weatherSnoop** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:30 pm

I will plan for the (up to ) 70, and cross fingers and toes for the 20-50. :idea:

NC George · #24 Postby **NC George** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:47 pm

There looks to be a monster squall lline coming right for you now. Look at the radar.

#25 Postby **weatherSnoop** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:54 pm

Personally, I might catch the tail of this one...folks in Bradenton might be awakened. I am sure there are many more to come!

Lebowsky · #26 Postby **Lebowsky** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:10 am

I don't think it will be all that bad. I'm in an evacuation zone but I didn't get flooded at all last year so I'm not too worried about this one.

gtalum · #27 Postby **gtalum** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:20 am

I was just awakened by a nice squall in Sarasota before 6 AM.

Winds still haven't gotten very high, but it's rained a lot!

stormie · #28 Postby **stormie** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:23 am

Holy Crap!

I woke up this morning around 6:30/6:45am. Peered out my window...the sky wasn't sunny, but wasn't dark. The trees didn't seem to be blowing too much. I thought...hmmm...storm must have moved even farther west than we thought...

Went downstairs, opened the back door to let one of my dogs outside WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE SKY HAD TURNED THIS IMMENSE GRAY/BLACK COLOR THE LIKES OF WHICH I HAD NEVER SEEN! The clouds were almost the same color as the sky, so I could barely see them. I scanned the sky for a tornado, then walked outside with my dog.

As my dog sniffed around, the wind kicked up and it started to rain. A quick downpour is not all that unusual, but the TREMENDOUS GUST OF WIND was unexpected and quite scary. I literally grabbed onto the collar of my 30 lb. border collie so she wouldn't blow away. She probably wouldn't have, but, holy crap, that was scary!!

I don't know what the speed of that gust was, but at the same time, apparently, there was a 49 mph gust in pinellas. Yikes!!

Thank goodness the eye is travelling more west, but keep your heads-up for those gusts today!!

Disclaimer: this is not an official on-the-scene weather report, just my own, personal, amateur, observations. And, hey, it as 7am...I could've been half dreaming... :wink:

Stratusxpeye · #29 Postby **Stratusxpeye** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:55 am

I woke up same time as you to that feeder band rolling on through. Blow over my tent screen roomj had to go out in the pooring rain and take it inside.

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