flwxwatcher45 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Dry as a bone on the Treasure Coast (humidity is on the upswing). This weekend not looking promising anymore I was thinking the same thing, for me here in Lakeland it looks like not much action after today. Looks like South Florida will get most of the fun from this system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I was thinking the same thing, for me here in Lakeland it looks like not much action after today. Looks like South Florida will get most of the fun from this system. One man's garbage is another man's treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 One man's garbage is another man's treasure. Nice line coming through my area now. The line has split and a heavy cell is North and South of me, figures!!! It looks like DavidK will have some severe reports to pass on to us later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 I got completely hosed with storms that popped up all around me and moved off with nothing more than a sprinkle. Lawns are browning again! It is nice to see all of the activity on the peninsula though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Picked up .35 of very welcome rain. Pretty impressive for a few minutes. Wife called and said winds were really strong in Belleview which is about 5 miles west of me. I soon found out what she was talking about. The initial gusts had to be at least 45 but my anemometer only reported 25 due to a large tree in the way. Stayed pretty gusty and had white out conditions for about 15 seconds. Highest gust I found around the area was 38. All in all pretty good storm. Only problem is I want more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 perhaps I spoke too soon. Looks like a line is forming over the eastern okeechobee area and heading my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 perhaps I spoke too soon. Looks like a line is forming over the eastern okeechobee area and heading my way. Looks like the T Coast is going to get it pretty good. If it's anything like up here expect some real gusty winds as these storms arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Picked up .35 of very welcome rain. Pretty impressive for a few minutes. Wife called and said winds were really strong in Belleview which is about 5 miles west of me. I soon found out what she was talking about. The initial gusts had to be at least 45 but my anemometer only reported 25 due to a large tree in the way. Stayed pretty gusty and had white out conditions for about 15 seconds. Highest gust I found around the area was 38. All in all pretty good storm. Only problem is I want more! I know exactly what you mean. I got .30 inches of rain from the storm but for the most part it was a bust. At least the Rainy Season is just a stones throw away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Nothing yet for Miami, but I think we'll get hit multiple times in the next 48 hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 Looks like the T Coast is going to get it pretty good. If it's anything like up here expect some real gusty winds as these storms arrive. How right you were. 40mph gusts for 5 minutes I am estimating as soon as the heavy rain came. I should have know better then to hug the radar when I cried wolf about getting hosed. This line blew up in a matter of minutes over Lake Okeechobee. Wall cloud below before the heavy rain! I did not have my rain gauge out as I was busy installing a ceiling fan and chasing my kids but I would guess at least .35 or so in 35 minutes. Notice todays smallish harvest of love bugs on the front of my Dodge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Nothing yet for Miami, but I think we'll get hit multiple times in the next 48 hrs The SPC agrees with you, tidbit from the day 3 discussion( Day 2 highlights S Florida also) FARTHER SOUTH...OF MORE CONCERN WILL BE THE DESTABILIZATION POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SRN PENINSULA WHERE WLY FLOW SHOULD CONTINUE WITHIN THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH. STRONG BOUNDARY LAYER HEATING WILL LIKELY CONTRIBUTE TO STEEP LAPSE RATES AND FAVORABLE SOLENOIDAL CIRCULATIONS FOR ROBUST THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THIS SCENARIO CERTAINLY WARRANTS AT LEAST A 5% PROBABILITY FOR SEVERE GIVEN THAT 500MB TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH MINUS 12-14C ACROSS THIS REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Just checked the radar and there are more cells forming along the front. Didn't expect much with a nighttime frontal passage. No instability and all. It's a beautiful night at 67 degrees so I may get out the lawn chair and see if we get a good light show. Or even better another round of storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyewall2005 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Not much in the way of weather today across metro miami dade today as the Atlantic sea breeze moved much further inland than was expected. I'm thinking that it may have been a result of the intense updrafts from many storms across the Lake Okeechobee region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 ****load of rain tonight. Easily 2-3 inches if not more. Some lightning but no thunder. Just heavy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Another line moving in to the TC this morning with heavy rain falling now. Lightening is sparse but there. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Had a decent round of storms overnight with a nice Lightning display. Tomorrow looks interesting for parts of Central and South Florida but more so for South Florida for some big storms. , I wouldn't be surprised to see some large hail from storms on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Looks like some unseasonable cooler weather on tap for Norrth and Central Florida. The Tampa office mentions Tuesday may break record low High Temps. The record low High temp for Lakeland is 79 for Tuesday.. Oh the horror!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 The SPC agrees with you, tidbit from the day 3 discussion( Day 2 highlights S Florida also) We had a brief thundershower, primarily to the north, last night as the storms over Broward county collapsed. Outflow boundary was pretty evident on radar, and got quite windy. Then this morning the MCS rolled through, primarily to the south, and again made things windy. A brief cell popped up right over my house before the main show giving us some very close CGs and a few seconds of pea size hail! (sorry, no pics). Right now I can see a storm down by Key Largo and some anvil lightning. Models seem to be backing off most of the activity originally forecast for tomorrow, so I guess that's about it. Overall, a decent little synoptic type system for this time of year. Looks like some unseasonable cooler weather on tap for Norrth and Central Florida. The Tampa office mentions Tuesday may break record low High Temps. The record low High temp for Lakeland is 79 for Tuesday.. Oh the horror!!! Some unseasonably cold, dry air is always appreciated in the spring, even if it isn't actually cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 Man, some freakish lightening show from storms WAY off the coast can be seen from MBY and probably the entire TC into Palm Beach county at least. I took a 15 second video and will post it soon. Total moonlit sky too ..... the perks of this FL sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flweathernerd Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Man, some freakish lightening show from storms WAY off the coast can be seen from MBY and probably the entire TC into Palm Beach county at least. I took a 15 second video and will post it soon. Total moonlit sky too ..... the perks of this FL sky Saw one just off the coast at the airport here. Spectacular show, lots of lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akeem the African Dream Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Missed the storms this past saturday and Sunday in Central Florida. I drove to Miami late Friday night for the weekend to do a little partying. My friend graduated from UM so we cut loose. Got back to Orlando late afternoon Sunday and followed it up with Bon Jovi 11th row floor seats at the new Amway Center. We rented a boat on Saturday and went out on Biscayne Bay, down towards Virginia Key and Key Biscayne. One really cool place that we went that I never knew existed was Stiltsville. For any of you in South Florida that have a boat you really should make an effort to check this place out. Some information on Wikipedia about Stiltsville is below. Stiltsville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Missed the storms this past saturday and Sunday in Central Florida. I drove to Miami late Friday night for the weekend to do a little partying. My friend graduated from UM so we cut loose. Got back to Orlando late afternoon Sunday and followed it up with Bon Jovi 11th row floor seats at the new Amway Center. We rented a boat on Saturday and went out on Biscayne Bay, down towards Virginia Key and Key Biscayne. One really cool place that we went that I never knew existed was Stiltsville. For any of you in South Florida that have a boat you really should make an effort to check this place out. Some information on Wikipedia about Stiltsville is below. Stiltsville Wow, I have lived in Florida for awhile and I never heard of Stiltsville. I wouldn't want to be there during a major hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Man what great weather. Just for the hell of it I compared today's weather with last years weather on this date. Today-77 degrees. Last year- 92 degrees Today's DP-46. Last years DP-68 Today's humidity-39. Last years humidity-65. While it is nice it also means no rain at all for a while. Looks like it won't be till next week until things become conducive again for rain. The dry weather continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Man what great weather. Just for the hell of it I compared today's weather with last years weather on this date. Today-77 degrees. Last year- 92 degrees Today's DP-46. Last years DP-68 Today's humidity-39. Last years humidity-65. While it is nice it also means no rain at all for a while. Looks like it won't be till next week until things become conducive again for rain. The dry weather continues. Yea, it is going to be really boring in Florida the next week to 10 days, so much for any chance of an early start to the rainy season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Only got .35 in even though it seemed so impressive at the time. Still way too dry and nothing else on the horizon. The rainy season needs to start already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricaneman Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I wouldnt expect much in the way of rain for maybe the next week or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 I wouldnt expect much in the way of rain for maybe the next week or so yeah, ho hum on the onset of the / season. Although night time humidity is noticeable IMBY for the first time in awhile. There is this : 2011 Atlantic Basin Tropical Forecast to keep us distracted for a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 So I get home this afternoon and I notice 2 black bugs "sitting" on top of each other. WTF? Yea, love bugs. LOL. Not a lot, nothing like a swarm or anything. Maybe 10-20 of them. I was more impressed with the fact that they took off together. I don't care what you are or where you came from, that's talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 yeah, ho hum on the onset of the / season. Although night time humidity is noticeable IMBY for the first time in awhile. There is this : 2011 Atlantic Basin Tropical Forecast to keep us distracted for a bit! Yea, things look dry for the most part the next week or so. As for the NOAA forecast, 12-18 storms.. So about average to well above average is the forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 A few Showers and Storms starting to pop along the East Coast SB. Hopefully the ECSB will collide with the WCSB near me today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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