Eastern US To See Rains, But Florida Remains Dry
Posted by Jeff Gammons on 26 Apr 2007 at 8:53 am
Tagged as: Florida Weather, Storm Photography
Finally some locations along the eastern U.S. today will get some much needed rainfall, but Florida will not be one of these locations. The current upper low and cold front now moving through the Ohio and deep south states will lift out to the north later tonight and tomorrow, leaving Florida likely high and dry. There is a chance of isolated showers and a storm or two late today and tomorrow, but area coverage will be nothing to help with the severe Florida drought of 2007. Some parts of Florida are now over 10 inches below normal for rainfall totals so far in 2007. With temperatures nearing 90F these days, it’s only going to get worst unless we receive several days of moderate heavy rains.
Were about 4 weeks away from the start of the normal rainy season here in the Sunshine State. Can we hold on another 4 weeks? My lawn, canal waterway, and palm tree’s, say no. This is the worst that I can remember for drought conditions here. Were really going to need a tropical system to help put in dent in this situation, and very soon. Also, all this mid and upper-level ridging over the western Atlantic lately could lead to issues with the upcoming hurricane season.
I’m currently working on a local video order today covering the drought, so I’ll have a more detailed post later today covering this. I’m currently mobile this morning.
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Jeff, I Just happened upon your website yesterday while performing a search on Florida’s current drought situation and wanted to extend a sincere “Thank You” to you for your effort in posting Florida’s real weather “Facts” & “Fotos”. As a 55 year Native and 5th generation Floridian, I have an extremely strong devotion and loyal connection to our great state. Being located in north central Florida and working in civil engineering for Jacksonville’s municipal utility, I have and continue to witness the ongoing destruction that over development is causing in our area and can relate to what has happened in south Florida. I am sure that this over zealous growth is impacting our weather just as it is impacting our fresh water supply and beginning to strain the Floridan Aquifer. I mentioned Keystone Heights in one of my posts which is an area made up of many small sand bottom lakes and a major aquifer recharge area. Up until the early 1970s, the areas lakes were the center of water recreation activities for all of north Florida. Now, very few lakes are still holding water and the few that are, appear with docks and boathouses hundreds of feet away from the shoreline. It’s truly sad and unless strict limits are placed on growth, our fresh water supply is going to be in trouble. Everyone needs to PRAY FOR RAIN!
I agree with Gary… praying for rain.
Good news up this way, convective patches moving in… hope they do something.
Hey Gary! Thanks for the awesome comments! I agree with you on your comments about the water issues. I’m with you on that growth is impacting our weather. I have watched many changes over the last 12-15 years with the weather over Florida and the thunderstorm patterns in the summer months. Things have been changing.
100% native Floridian here as well!
Glad you found the site, we have a nice community. Welcome!
-=Jeff
P.S. Hey Dew! Bottle up some of that rain water your getting up there in South Georgia today and ship it on down.
Yeah… about that… when/if I get some, I’ll be glad to send it down…
Just pulled up the Tallahassee radar and the line of thunderstorms associated with the cold front just moved east of Panama City…on its way here I pray and hope that it holds together long enough to provide at least an inch of the wet stuff for us and especially the area south of Waycross. The tail of the convection stretches a little further into the GOM than most of the previous fronts from the past 4 months or so so our chances of getting wet are a little better. I decided to take the day off tomorrow to try a little fishing with the wife on Lake Hampton and figured that if anything would bring rain then just plan a fishing trip. The lake’s down a little but overall, it is holding up well compared to 1998. So far, this year looks like a mirror image of last year and if that holds true, we won’t have much of a chance of getting any drought assistance from tropical enhanced storms.
Thanks for the warm welcome Jeff and again, for bringing the real situation closer to home…can’t get this on TWC and the local guys seem to be scared to make predictions anymore and even more scared to say we’re in a drought.
Gary, I sure hope thr fishing trip plan is more successful than washing my van has been.
Dew, I’ve tried that too but it hasn’t worked so far…wind’s picking up here and expected to gust as high as 30MPH so the fishing trip is on hold for this morning. Local news reported that the fire south of Waycross was 75% contained as of yesterday however the firefighters are once again losing ground in the battle against the winds. The rain we expected to get has again diminished probabaly due to the persistent dry air that has been dominating north Florida and usually causes the systems to split and go north and south of us. A few clouds are coming in around Cedar Key and may make it here but we aren’t getting real excited. Take care and continue to pray for rain.
Jeff, the Lake Okeechobee video is awesome…someday I hope to visit your area and see it up close and personal…if it’s still there.
Where are you located in Georgia Dew?
Gary, I’m in South Central GA. Probably not far from you, actually.
We got a few drops this morning… but that’s it. Darn the dry air.
A small Thuderstorm missed us by 9 miles on Friday afternoon Dew. It actually occured over the lake that we fished but it did little good once the wind evaporated the surface moisture…and the battle of the blazes continues in south Georgia. Local news said that they may be fighting this fire into June which will probabaly be our first REAL opportunity for rain.