Florida Weather Blog

Developing Gale Low near Florida update 5/19/09

Mon, 18 May 2009 16:22:00 GMT

A complex area of low pressure from the Florida Keys to the Bahamas is causing significant rains across Florida along with strong to gale force winds from the Carolina coast southward to the northeastern coast of Florida and also over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. This system is forecast to move west-northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico during the next couple of days. Current Sfc ChartForecast Loop
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Tampa area Tornados March 14th

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:12:00 GMT

A line of severe thunderstorms spawned a tornado that caused damage from Holiday to Wesley Chapel.According to news reports there was one confirmed tornado that touched down in Trinity and perhaps also in Holiday. According to Pasco County emergency services, 24 homes on Treig Lane in Wesley Chapel sustained roof damage as a result of the storm.NOAA RadarNational Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Storm Report
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Cool Dry February in Tampa Area

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 17:39:00 GMT

Cool and Dry February in Tampa February 2009 was cooler and much drier than normal in the Tampa Bay area. The mean temperature for the month at the Tampa International Airport was 61.8 degrees which was 0.9 degrees below normal. The temperatures ranged from a max of 80 on the 10th and again on the 11th to a low of 32 recorded on the 5th. Rainfall was very sparse totally only 0.71 inches for the month vs. the normal 2.67 inches. Most of the rain fell on February 2...
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January 2009 weather in Tampa & Lutz, FL

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 18:01:00 GMT

January, 2009 in the Tampa Bay area was close to normal with respect to both temperatures and rainfall. The mean temperature for Tampa Airport was 61.2 degrees vs. the normal average of 61.3 degrees. Rainfall totaled 2.38 inches vs. the normal 2.27 inches but most of that (1.97 inches) fell during a 24 hour period between the 29th and 30th. Temperatures ranged from a cold 34 on the 22nd to a warm 81 on the 27th. The highest wind speed was recorded at 33mph with a g...
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Cold in Florida but could be worse

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:13:00 GMT

I scrapped ice off the windshield this morning in Lutz and the forecast is for colder still over the next 2 days but it could be worse. Take a look back at 1977 when it snowed in South Florida.
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