Weather, Storms & Hurricane Blog

 
Florida Chasing Early Spring 2008 - A Great Weekend
Sunday turned out to be a spectacular storm structure and lightning day for chasing in South-central Florida. The storms developed by midday, and I quickly did my lawn work while closely watching the skies and visible satellite loops during beaks in my outside work. By 3pm, thunderstorms […]

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Tornadic Supercell Moving Through Memphis, TN 2/5/08

Yesterday, I was nowcasting for fellow Storm Chaser Chris Collura, and he was on the second Memphis, Tennessee Tornado. Chris still has to go through a lot of his film of the day, but he just sent me some pictures of the Tornadic Supercell as it was moving through […]

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January Summer Time Flooding In Southeast Florida
Southeast Florida, especially in Palm Beach County, has seen some significant rainfall during the last 48 hours. There has been a stalled old cold front that has been meandering between central Florida and Lake Okeechobee the last day or so, and this has helped focus heavy showers and isolated […]

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Moonset Photography Chasing
It was such a crisp clear morning when I got up at 5:00am, that I decided to head out to shoot some digital Moonset photography over Lake Okeechobee. The stars were still twinkling, with a bright moon over the waters of Lake Okeechobee, Florida on this Eve of Christmas Eve. The pre-dawn hours […]

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Rain On The Way? Really?
Tropical Storm Olga might be nothing more than a remnant low pressure system now south of Cuba in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, but some of the moisture associated with the surprise December tropical system will enhance Florida rains the next 48 hours. Atmospheric moisture levels are already increasing over South and […]

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Can I Have Summer Back Please
I’m already over the cooler weather lately that has been in place for over a week. The northerly wind flow, very low dew points and chilly temperatures at night are already making me want summer back. It’s been so dry rain and moisture in the air wise, which makes it […]

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SPC Storm Reports Map - Fall Severe Weather 2007
 
Third Day In A Row With Tornadoes & Severe Storms
Thursday turned out to be a pretty significant Fall severe weather day with over a  two dozen tornado reports, with several tornadoes being confirmed by video and damage. The strong fall storm system moving across the nation the last few days, […]

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