Florida Weather Blog

Florida eyes Ida

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Ida, now a tropical depression centered over Honduras is forecast to move northward back over the Caribbean Sea tonight where it could re-strengthen back into a tropical storm. As Ida moves northward into the Gulf of Mexico, cooler sea temperatures and gradually increasing wind shear should prevent it from regaining hurricane strength. November tropical storms tend to turn sharply eastward as they move north so Florida’s West Coast could see some effects from Ida ...
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Florida Winter Outlook: Cold and Wet

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:51:00 GMT

A cold and wet winter with a touch of tornadoes may be in store for Florida. According to the NOAA outlook, colder than normal weather is expected across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic from southern and eastern Texas to southern Pennsylvania and south through Florida. Above-average precipitation is expected in the southern border states, especially Texas and Florida. Recent rainfall and the prospects of more should improve current drought conditions in central and...
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Cool and

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:41:00 GMT

A strengthening El Niño in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean is onexpected to be a dominant climate factor that will influence the December through February winter weather in the United States, according to the 2009 Winter Outlook released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Such seasonal outlooks are part of NOAA’s suite of climate services.
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161 years ago - The Great Tampa Hurricane

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:01:00 GMT

For those of you that live in the Tampa Bay area, perhaps the strongest hurricane to hit the area occurred in 1848. Here is a link to a blog I posted back in 2006
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Better eyes see more storms

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:55:00 GMT

NOAA Study: Better Observations, Analyses Detecting Short-Lived Tropical SystemsAugust 11, 2009A NOAA-led team of scientists has found that the apparent increase in the number of tropical storms and hurricanes since the late 19th and early 20th centuries is likely attributable to improvements in observational tools and analysis techniques that better detect short-lived storms. Full Article
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