Florida Weather

[JonathanBelles]

2226 NEW PORT RICHEY PASCO FL 2825 8272 TORNADO MOVED THROUGH QUICKLY...MINOR DAMAGE TO AREA TREES...DEBRIS BLOWING ALL THROUGHOUT THE AREA. (TBW)

2245 WEEKI WACHEE HERNANDO FL 2852 8258 REPORT FROM PUBLIC OF TORNADO ON GROUND. DAMAGE UNKNOWN. (TBW)

[JonathanBelles]

2040 UNK HORSESHOE BEACH DIXIE FL 2944 8329 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND HORSESHOE BEACH AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN DIXIE COUNTY. A FEW POWER POLES WERE REPORTED SNAPPED. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS TIME. (TAE)

2145 UNK 10 S GAINESVILLE ALACHUA FL

2953 8234 THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS AND WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. SEVERAL REPORTS OF BUILDING FIRES HAVE ALSO BEEN (JAX)

2225 60 PORT RICHEY PASCO FL 2828 8273 TREES DOWN AT REGENCY PARK. WIND MEASURED BY HOME WEATHER STATION. (TBW)

2230 UNK 6 ESE GREEN COVE SPRING ST. JOHNS FL 2996 8159 2 TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. (JAX)

2236 UNK PORT RICHEY PASCO FL 2828 8273 DAMAGE ALONG U.S. 19 FROM RIDGE ROAD TO MAIN. TREES DOWN, SIGNS DOWN, TREES DOWN. POWER OUT. (TBW)

[JonathanBelles]

Dizzyfish: are you ok?

[JonathanBelles]

all coastal areas north of the Bay and most areas north of Tampa except for Sumter county are all clear for severe weather.

[Cyclone1]

I bet Dizzy has lost power...

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

40-50 mph winds and heavy rains moved through.
Currently tremendous lightning with heavy rain

[Cyclone1]

I'm next. Right off Lakeland.

[JonathanBelles]

looks like tornado threat for most is over.

[JonathanBelles]

.99" of rain here, still raining.

[dizzyfish]

Hey! We're here and O.K.

Lost power until about about 20-25 mins ago. Some storm for a couple of minutes!
Getting tired of these tornados bouncing around everywhere!

Too funny - just about the time the worst was done and the power was out for about 1/2 hour - ya should have seen the cars leaving to get dinner! Gosh, doesn't anyone have any stuff to eat if the power is out! HAW

[psyclone]

no damage in my neighborhood. highest gust here was probably only 35mph or so. considering i am surrounded by very large pines and oaks i am happy it was nothing worse. i was out at honeymoon island and bolted just before the storm came ashore. it looked ominous. that cell triggered the first tornado warning of this event in north pinellas. very cool overall. speaking of cool, the winds shifted northwest here at about 9:15 and the temp is plummeting.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Highest Wind Speed:
At my location:

Sustained: 43 mph
Gusts: 55-60 mph (large branches scattered in the yard)

[Scorpion]

Wow its only expected to get to 52 for a high today with strong winds. Should be nice.

[dizzyfish]

It's downright chilly out there now!

Small branches down in the yard and a fairly decent limb that just missed
hubbys car.

Gonna head out for lunch in a while. I'll post later if we see anything
spectacular.

[JonathanBelles]

000
NWUS52 KTBW 200345
LSRTBW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1042 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0400 PM TSTM WND DMG CHIEFLAND 29.48N 82.86W
01/19/2008 LEVY FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN...TREE ON HOUSE...BROKEN
WINDOWS.

0400 PM TSTM WND DMG BRONSON 29.45N 82.64W
01/19/2008 LEVY FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREES DOWN ON HOUSE IN BRONSON.

0525 PM TSTM WND GST PORT RICHEY 28.28N 82.73W
01/19/2008 M60.00 MPH PASCO FL TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN AT REGENCY PARK. WIND MEASURED BY HOME WEATHER
STATION.

0526 PM TORNADO NEW PORT RICHEY 28.25N 82.72W
01/19/2008 PASCO FL PUBLIC

TORNADO MOVED THROUGH QUICKLY...MINOR DAMAGE TO AREA
TREES...DEBRIS BLOWING ALL THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

0535 PM TSTM WND GST PORT RICHEY 28.28N 82.73W
01/19/2008 M73.00 MPH PASCO FL MESONET

61 MPH WIND WITH GUST TO 73 MPH

0536 PM TSTM WND DMG PORT RICHEY 28.28N 82.73W
01/19/2008 PASCO FL AMATEUR RADIO

DAMAGE ALONG U.S. 19 FROM MARINE PARKWAY TO RIDGE ROAD.
TREES DOWN, SIGNS DOWN, TREES DOWN. POWER OUT.

0545 PM TORNADO WEEKI WACHEE 28.52N 82.58W
01/19/2008 HERNANDO FL PUBLIC

REPORT FROM PUBLIC OF TORNADO ON GROUND. SECOND HAND
REPORT...NO DAMAGE REPORTS RECIEVED THUS FAR.


&&

$$

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[jinftl]

A cool afternoon in South Florida...but with cloudy skies, dewpoints not that low, and the winds already veering to the NE on Miami Beach, temps aren't going anywhere tonight...a very weak front down here compared to the one we had right after New Year's!


FLORIDA REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
400 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES
W PALM BEACH CLOUDY 64 52 64 N18 30.20R
FT LAUDERDALE CLOUDY 66 54 63 N15G23 30.18R
MIAMI CLOUDY 64 53 67 N10 30.18R
MIAMI BEACH N/A 65 60 82 NE18G32


NWS Zone Forecast for: Metro Miami Dade, FL
Issued by: National Weather Service Miami - South Florida
Last Update: 237 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008
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Tonight...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Martin Luther King Jr Day...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.

[Patrick99]

I just got back from a long run out on the Miami Beach sand - it was tough sledding with those strong winds veering NE. Looks real rough out there, with showers on the way. All in all, a very nice day, I wish we had these mild cloudy days more often. It was really hot and sunny the last few days; very warm for January with winds out of the SSE. Looking at the extended, no cold weather for a while.

Other than that brief cold shot we had, this has been a very warm winter.

[jinftl]

You are absolutely right....has been quite a warm winter so far...Miami averaged 5.0 deg above normal for December 2007 and is running 2.2 deg above normal so far for January 2008 (from NWS Miami CF6 data for month)

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
1107 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...THE MIAMI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2007...
TEMPERATURE (F) OBSV NORMAL DEPT
AVG. MAXIMUM 81.6 77.5 4.1
AVG. MINIMUM 68.1 62.2 5.9
MEAN 74.9 69.9 5.0


And on a side note, as of 6pm, the temps have actually been climbing in the area with the onshore flow...Miami Beach is up to 69 deg!

I just got back from a long run out on the Miami Beach sand - it was tough sledding with those strong winds veering NE. Looks real rough out there, with showers on the way. All in all, a very nice day, I wish we had these mild cloudy days more often. It was really hot and sunny the last few days; very warm for January with winds out of the SSE. Looking at the extended, no cold weather for a while.

Other than that brief cold shot we had, this has been a very warm winter.

[JonathanBelles]

We are down to 50 here.

[tropicana]

For January 2008 so far (up to today, Jan 20) Miami International Airport has seen 11 days at or over 80F as highs.
Pretty warm yes, but not when compared to last January.

In the same period last year (Jan 1-20 2007) Miami had already seen 14 such days, logging its 11th 80 degree day by Jan 17 2007... and the month ended with 19 80 degree days.

You lucky lucky people! I'm gonna dream of mosquitos and sand flies tonight. I wanna grow a batch of them and let them loose in my place and pretend that its summer. LOL