turtlehurricane Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 No sign of the plume on radar since the thunderstorms hit it! We're having a very yellow sunset from the ash that's been spread through the atmosphere from the storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 No sign of the plume on radar since the thunderstorms hit it! We're having a very yellow sunset from the ash that's been spread through the atmosphere from the storms. Yea, weird sunset tonight- hat's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 The fire is definitely acting as a focus for the thunderstorm complex developing on the SE coast now. Tons of rain, just what we needed, and it's right over the fire too. This may be the end of it actually! I sure hope so. Hoping the rain does the trick on that fire and send some rain my way please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flweathernerd Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I saw the smoke from the airport here in FLL. We only got a trace of rain though, looked like we'd get a lot more. Hopefully the fire is knocked down by the rain today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 It's out! http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21004553392151/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 It's out! http://www.wsvn.com/...21004553392151/ Good news, and I wonder what happened to the wildlife out there. I am hoping some big unwanted snakes took a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Good news, and I wonder what happened to the wildlife out there. I am hoping some big unwanted snakes took a hit. Agreed, Hopefully some big snakes got toasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Melbourne says: meh, but getting better .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON LIGHTNING STORMS EARLY THIS WEEK AS THE SEA BREEZE COLLISION OCCURS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PENINSULA. SOME OF THE STORMS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY MAY CONTAIN STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 This is a fun tool over at NOAA. I set parameters to show the track of any depression on up to Cat 5 that the center came withing 25 miles of my home. Since the beginning of historical records it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 This is a fun tool over at NOAA. I set parameters to show the track of any depression on up to Cat 5 that the center came withing 25 miles of my home. Since the beginning of historical records it looks like. Wow, I didn't know NOAA had anything like that.. That's pretty cool,. tThanks for sharing. Going to run the data for my area now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Wow, I didn't know NOAA had anything like that.. That's pretty cool,. tThanks for sharing. Going to run the data for my area now. I spent an hour playing ..... too much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 turtle, looks like more storms over the fire area again! Also, West Coast is popping somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Wow, I didn't know NOAA had anything like that.. That's pretty cool,. tThanks for sharing. Going to run the data for my area now. Ran the data for my area and I might as well not even prepare for a storm. Of the 89 storms that came within 65 miles only 6 were cat 2 or 3. Nothing higher then that. Everything else was a 1, TS, or a depression. The last one that even had any punch was Donna in 1960. The closest storm of any strength was Charley at 50 miles away and it was only a Cat 1 at the time. Yep, that genny I bought sure works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Ran the data for my area and I might as well not even prepare for a storm. Of the 89 storms that came within 65 miles only 6 were cat 2 or 3. Nothing higher then that. Everything else was a 1, TS, or a depression. The last one that even had any punch was Donna in 1960. The closest storm of any strength was Charley at 50 miles away and it was only a Cat 1 at the time. Yep, that genny I bought sure works great. I did a search of 50 miles from my location in Lakeland Florida and found 2 were Cat 4, 13 were cat 2 or 3 and the rest, cat 1 or lower out of the total of 63 storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 turtle, looks like more storms over the fire area again! Also, West Coast is popping somewhat. Yup, whatever might've been smoldering there will be nixed by that storm. It's less than 10 miles from my house and approaching, skies are getting very dark. It's developing at the confluence of the east coast sea-breeze and an outflow boundary that developed from thunderstorms on the south coast sea-breeze, so there's alot of energy to work with. This may only be round 1, lots of strong storms from the west coast sea-breeze heading this way. No doubt that the rainy season is finally here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Ran the data for my area and I might as well not even prepare for a storm. Of the 89 storms that came within 65 miles only 6 were cat 2 or 3. Nothing higher then that. Everything else was a 1, TS, or a depression. The last one that even had any punch was Donna in 1960. The closest storm of any strength was Charley at 50 miles away and it was only a Cat 1 at the time. Yep, that genny I bought sure works great. I would love a house generator. Can't afford it right now. And, keep that chin up! A slow moving D, TS or Cat 1 can wreak tremendous havoc lol! Seriously though, I am looking forward to the day copious rains from a system like this arrive. Didn't Fay make all kinds of noise? I was not here for that .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Yup, whatever might've been smoldering there will be nixed by that storm. It's less than 10 miles from my house and approaching, skies are getting very dark. It's developing at the confluence of the east coast sea-breeze and an outflow boundary that developed from thunderstorms on the south coast sea-breeze, so there's alot of energy to work with. This may only be round 1, lots of strong storms from the west coast sea-breeze heading this way. No doubt that the rainy season is finally here! The tide is turning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I would love a house generator. Can't afford it right now. And, keep that chin up! A slow moving D, TS or Cat 1 can wreak tremendous havoc lol! Seriously though, I am looking forward to the day copious rains from a system like this arrive. Didn't Fay make all kinds of noise? I was not here for that .... We could use a Fay this year. It did bring parts of the state some heavy rainfall and made 4 landfalls in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolebot_broward_nw Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Nice healthy batch of storms alll up and down the SW coast. One even prompted a STW - storm is at us27/krome near the county line and headed up towards W Broward. Should be a nice soak. Now lets hope these conditions stick around for a while and we start doing this every day. 12Z MIA SOUNDING (06/12/11) EQUIL LEVEL 46998, CAPE 3872, PWAT 2.06PWATs finally reaching season norms and that CAPE is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Nice healthy batch of storms alll up and down the SW coast. One even prompted a STW - storm is at us27/krome near the county line and headed up towards W Broward. Should be a nice soak. Now lets hope these conditions stick around for a while and we start doing this every day. 12Z MIA SOUNDING (06/12/11) EQUIL LEVEL 46998, CAPE 3872, PWAT 2.06PWATs finally reaching season norms and that CAPE is awesome. ^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Nice healthy batch of storms alll up and down the SW coast. One even prompted a STW - storm is at us27/krome near the county line and headed up towards W Broward. Should be a nice soak. Now lets hope these conditions stick around for a while and we start doing this every day. 12Z MIA SOUNDING (06/12/11) EQUIL LEVEL 46998, CAPE 3872, PWAT 2.06PWATs finally reaching season norms and that CAPE is awesome. We're just about to get smacked with the severe warned storm. Incredible outflow on the front side, and some rotating elements, though nothing tornadic. BROWARD FL-MIAMI-DADE FL- 343 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR FAR NORTH CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE AND SOUTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTIES... AT 336 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN MIRAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO PING PONG SIZE AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocala Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I would love a house generator. Can't afford it right now. And, keep that chin up! A slow moving D, TS or Cat 1 can wreak tremendous havoc lol! Seriously though, I am looking forward to the day copious rains from a system like this arrive. Didn't Fay make all kinds of noise? I was not here for that .... A Fay is just what this state needs. Got about 6 inches thanks to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolebot_broward_nw Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Nearly constant rolling thunder with this storm. Haven't seen any downpour, just a quick burst at 4:15, since then just an off and on smattering of rain. And at 4:37p, here it is at McNab/University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 ^^^^ Glad to see S.FL getting some much needed rain. Hopefully , the rest of the state will start getting into the rainy season pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 We got absolutely pounded by that severe storm, lost power for 5 hours so couldn't post until now. Right after the outflow boundary passed and I made my last post, we got a downburst that resulted in wind gusts over 60+ mph. And then it began to hail like crazy, up to golf ball sized, with periods of wind driven hail. Shredded the trees, awnings, screens, and messed up my car. Thank goodness for insurance. The hail gets more intense as this video progresses: A quick video of the screen getting shredded: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 There's a nearly stationary area of very heavy rain over the Kissimmee river basin and northern Lake Okeechobee. Just what we needed to start raising lake levels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 We got absolutely pounded by that severe storm, lost power for 5 hours so couldn't post until now. Right after the outflow boundary passed and I made my last post, we got a downburst that resulted in wind gusts over 60+ mph. And then it began to hail like crazy, up to golf ball sized, with periods of wind driven hail. Shredded the trees, awnings, screens, and messed up my car. Thank goodness for insurance. wow! That is some hail that meant business! I have had hail just once since moving to FL and that was dime sized stuff that bounced around pretty good but did no damage. The stuff you got is atypical right?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 wow! That is some hail that meant business! I have had hail just once since moving to FL and that was dime sized stuff that bounced around pretty good but did no damage. The stuff you got is atypical right?! I've never seen hail like this in Florida. I've seen reports though here and there of extreme hail like that across south and central Florida. I was in disbelief once they got bigger than quarters, just didn't think that could happen with such warm low-level temperatures. I can only imagine the updraft strength. I bet an updraft that strong in the upper Midwest would make baseball to softball sized hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flwxwatcher45 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 We got absolutely pounded by that severe storm, lost power for 5 hours so couldn't post until now. Right after the outflow boundary passed and I made my last post, we got a downburst that resulted in wind gusts over 60+ mph. And then it began to hail like crazy, up to golf ball sized, with periods of wind driven hail. Shredded the trees, awnings, screens, and messed up my car. Thank goodness for insurance. The hail gets more intense as this video progresses: Wow, that's some pretty intense hail, Since moving to Florida in 96 I have seen hail several times( pea to dime size hail) but nothing that intesnse or as large as golf ball size. Nice car also, BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 It was in the paper this morning, hail swath started at the county line of Broward and Dade, maximized around me and Davie, and puttered out in northern Weston/Sunrise. Another vigorous day of storms appears to be on tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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