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Post by Value Buy on Jan 17, 2016 8:58:04 GMT -5
Been down here two and a half weeks, and we have had three tornadoes within twenty miles of us in less than a week. The first one was within five miles of us.
Tornado to the west, tornado just southwest of us the other day, and early this morning, one might have hit by Naples and Immokilee, but no official confirmation yet.
Rain for January is supposed to be about an inch.
We have had three storms pushing over six inches of rain so far and this is the dry season?
I would go back north but it is freaking cold the last two weeks!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2016 9:11:07 GMT -5
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 17, 2016 9:13:29 GMT -5
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Post by alabamagal on Jan 17, 2016 11:00:42 GMT -5
Weather in FL is not great ALL the time.
Tornadoes happen but are usually much less damaging than in other parts of the country. It rains some in winter but usually not the dreary overcast weak long rains. It even snowed once in the 70s in Miami.
Overall the weather is just so much nicer than the rest of the country in winter.
I am native Floridian, lived in GA for 32 years and now in AL. Would love to go back to FL someday.
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 17, 2016 11:07:56 GMT -5
Looks like Sarasota and Siesta Key area had some nasty weather early this morning.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 17, 2016 11:15:12 GMT -5
We had tornadoes here December 23-killed about 14 people all within a 35 mile area of here. Alabama, December 25th. Winter and spring are the south's major tornado season. Summer, rarely ever.
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 17, 2016 11:27:54 GMT -5
We had tornadoes here December 23-killed about 14 people all within a 35 mile area of here. Alabama, December 25th. Winter and spring are the south's major tornado season. Summer, rarely ever. Local weather news stations make it sound sort of unusual for here in January. It has to do with rapid cold fronts coming through from off the gulf coming inland, cutting into the cold fronts. I also saw where El Nino has a little to do with it, as the winds are coming across the gulf clashing with the cold fronts, rather than usually down from the north in a direct pattern. Today partly sunny, very windy70 degrees and temp will drop from that. |
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Post by gregintenn on Jan 17, 2016 11:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 17, 2016 11:41:30 GMT -5
We had tornadoes here December 23-killed about 14 people all within a 35 mile area of here. Alabama, December 25th. Winter and spring are the south's major tornado season. Summer, rarely ever. Local weather news stations make it sound sort of unusual for here in January. It has to do with rapid cold fronts coming through from off the gulf coming inland, cutting into the cold fronts. I also saw where El Nino has a little to do with it, as the winds are coming across the gulf clashing with the cold fronts, rather than usually down from the north in a direct pattern. Today partly sunny, very windy70 degrees and temp will drop from that. If the days are warm here in the winter, say in the 60s-low 70s, and there is Gulf of Mexico humidity/high dew point along with a cold front/low pressure system coming in from the SW, W, or NW, we here can expect severe weather, be it thunder or tornadic storms. Check out the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak of February 5th and 6th in 2008: 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak |
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 17, 2016 14:08:54 GMT -5
Checking in from Tampa. We had a big storm and winds last night. Everything is fine except for some debris from trees in road. Sunny and cooler this morning.
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Post by justme on Jan 17, 2016 14:56:13 GMT -5
Florida doesn't have a specific tornado time. Actually I believe most of our tornadoes are usually associated with hurricanes. Our weather has been a bit bipolar this winter though.
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Post by imanangel on Jan 18, 2016 12:25:29 GMT -5
Please tell me that the weather will be good in February! I will be in Florida for a few days and really need it to be good weather!  |
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 18, 2016 12:30:29 GMT -5
It'll be better than a lot of places. That I can guarantee.
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 18, 2016 14:34:53 GMT -5
Please tell me that the weather will be good in February! I will be in Florida for a few days and really need it to be good weather! Well, it is certainly better than the Midwest with minus 20 degrees windchill factors |
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 19, 2016 9:57:15 GMT -5
Colder than billy h in Tampa today and no end in sight. Still sunny though. Got a call from my alarm company up north in Michigan. Cold in furnace room. Well, my neighbor is in Phoenix until Thursday so hopefully no disaster until he can check it out.
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Post by justme on Jan 19, 2016 10:42:30 GMT -5
Please tell me that the weather will be good in February! I will be in Florida for a few days and really need it to be good weather! Feb is hit or miss. My bday is at the end of the month and sometimes it's utterly freezing (like high in the 40s) and other times I can hang out in the water on it. I think the average is like 74 in central Florida. North Florida it gets cold. |
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 19, 2016 17:43:41 GMT -5
Colder than billy h in Tampa today and no end in sight. Still sunny though. Got a call from my alarm company up north in Michigan. Cold in furnace room. Well, my neighbor is in Phoenix until Thursday so hopefully no disaster until he can check it out. Yep, talking high 30's inland east of Punta Gorda tonight. 62 degrees today and sunny and breezy. Locals in winter coats, Snowbirds in shorts and short sleeve shirts  Thermostat is showing 71 degrees right now with windows closed all day. |
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 19, 2016 17:45:15 GMT -5
Back home this morning, minus seven degrees.
Atlanta was something like 7 degrees.
Low forties is much better!
Even Key West only hit 64 today.
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Post by justme on Jan 19, 2016 18:01:02 GMT -5
Colder than billy h in Tampa today and no end in sight. Still sunny though. Got a call from my alarm company up north in Michigan. Cold in furnace room. Well, my neighbor is in Phoenix until Thursday so hopefully no disaster until he can check it out. Yep, talking high 30's inland east of Punta Gorda tonight. 62 degrees today and sunny and breezy. Locals in winter coats, Snowbirds in shorts and short sleeve shirts Thermostat is showing 71 degrees right now with windows closed all day. I'm flipping freezing! 54* outside, 76* inside and my toes are frozen. I'm going to have to bust out the socks.  I think I can blame some of it on being sick though... |
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 19, 2016 18:07:22 GMT -5
Back home this morning, minus seven degrees. Atlanta was something like 7 degrees. Low forties is much better! Even Key West only hit 64 today. Ack! 7 degrees in Atlanta? I'm less than 3 hours north of Atlanta and we haven't been anywhere near that cold! 24F forecasted low for tonight. Brrrrr! |
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 19, 2016 18:11:39 GMT -5
Back home this morning, minus seven degrees. Atlanta was something like 7 degrees. Low forties is much better! Even Key West only hit 64 today. Ack! 7 degrees in Atlanta? I'm less than 3 hours north of Atlanta and we haven't been anywhere near that cold! 24F forecasted low for tonight. Brrrrr! You are in the Carolina's aren't you? Was watching a cable news station this morning and they had a national map showing 7 degrees for Atlanta. My wife even commented on it at the time. |
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 19, 2016 18:20:38 GMT -5
Ack! 7 degrees in Atlanta? I'm less than 3 hours north of Atlanta and we haven't been anywhere near that cold! 24F forecasted low for tonight. Brrrrr! You are in the Carolina's aren't you? Was watching a cable news station this morning and they had a national map showing 7 degrees for Atlanta. My wife even commented on it at the time. Yep. Upstate South Carolina. I just can't imagine Atlanta being that cold when we were over 20F for a low. |
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 19, 2016 18:30:03 GMT -5
You are in the Carolina's aren't you? Was watching a cable news station this morning and they had a national map showing 7 degrees for Atlanta. My wife even commented on it at the time. Yep. Upstate South Carolina. I just can't imagine Atlanta being that cold when we were over 20F for a low. Okay, I was wrong. I am wondering if they were showing windchills on the national map at the time. www.weather.com/weather/today/l/Atlanta+GA+USGA0028:1:US |
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jan 19, 2016 19:36:30 GMT -5
Been down here two and a half weeks, and we have had three tornadoes within twenty miles of us in less than a week. The first one was within five miles of us. Tornado to the west, tornado just southwest of us the other day, and early this morning, one might have hit by Naples and Immokilee, but no official confirmation yet. Rain for January is supposed to be about an inch. We have had three storms pushing over six inches of rain so far and this is the dry season? I would go back north but it is freaking cold the last two weeks! It's weird, I'm telling you. Sunday's tornadoes in Martin County were less than 10 miles from me. I was in Miami at the time, and while we got a monsoon down there, it was nothing like the rest of the state. At our humble abode, we lost a number of palm fronds, but that was about it. |
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 19, 2016 19:49:04 GMT -5
What you may have seen was the dew point. I think ours was around 7, or so. |
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