I’ve created several new videos, including never before released footage of a storm chase I performed May 25, 2010 in the Texas Panhandle. I observed two separate supercell thunderstorms along US 385 in Channing, TX and Dimmitt, TX. I also observed a tornado, though at the time it wasn’t very obvious. No condensation funnel developed, [read more...]
Tampa Bay Weather
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The National Weather Service has officially adjusted the severe weather criteria for reporting hail… Previously, hail of 0.75 inches or larger was considered severe and would prompt a severe thunderstorm warning. Now to assist with reducing the amount of severe thunderstorm warnings and more accurately advise of severe weather, severe hail size is now increased [read more...]
Looks like severe weather potential is likely on Wednesday evening in the Tampa Bay area. Both the Storm Prediction Center and the local weather forecast office in Ruskin are anticipating this event to be notable enough to warn the public about. The SPC has the entire area under a ‘slight’ risk of severe storms, or [read more...]
Nov 072009
For interests in the gulf coast states… Ida currently as a Tropical Storm, is forecast to intensify within the next 12 hours to Hurricane strength. As the storm progresses northward into the Gulf of Mexico, it will encounter areas with increased wind shear and cooler waters and will weaken again. The question mark in this [read more...]
Hurricane Ida formed near Nicaragua moving north very slowly today. The storm will continue north at a very slow pace, eventually making it to the Gulf of Mexico by this upcoming Tuesday. Forecasts beyond that point are very difficult to determine and we will just have to wait and see. As we all know, once [read more...]
October 25, 1921 marks an anniversary of the last major hurricane to directly impact Pinellas County, FL. This storm inundated the barrier islands with storm surge creating several passes including Johns Pass between Treasure Island and Madeira beach. Below is an excerpt from Bay News 9 regarding this storm: Link directly to Article By Bay [read more...]
Several reports of waterspouts have been submitted to the National Weather Service in Ruskin today, including one in Old Tampa Bay. The waterspout in Old Tampa Bay is the storm that prompted the tornado warning earlier, no damage has been reported at this time. I have included some pictures of today’s waterspouts, courtesy of Bay [read more...]
A waterspout moving ashore from upper Tampa Bay prompted a tornado warning for west Hillsborough County. The tornado is near Courtney Campbell Causeway, Town N Country and Tampa Intl Airport. BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA – RUSKIN FL 1123 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 THE NATIONAL [read more...]
Hey everyone, heres a brief weather update for the holiday weekend. Friday looks to bring more of the same as there has been the last few days. Southwest wind flow will carry thunderstorms inland from the gulf creating heavy rain and localized flooding conditions. Rain chances are fairly elevated, sitting at 50%. High temps of [read more...]
Looks like the NWS is confirming tornado damage in Carrollwood Village from a tornado earlier this afternoon. Usually it takes the weather service a day or two to perform damage surveys so this is extremely fast. They rated this as an eF-0 tornado which toppled pine trees and telephone poles in Carrollwood Village along Golf [read more...]
