THEWEATHERMOGIL:: Flood Advisory in effect for parts of Collier County, FL As I wrapped up my earlier post, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for parts of Collier County, FL. FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1117 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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THEWEATHERMOGIL:: More heavy rain on tap for southwest Florida
A quasi-stationary front to the north of Naples, FL will be hanging around Florida at least until Thursday evening (Jan. 28, 2016). To the north and south of this frontal boundary, periods of rain, locally heavy, can be expected. Since individual showers and thunderstorms will be moving over the same
Read DetailsTHEWEATHERMOGIL:: Yet more severe weather possible for southwest Florida
It just keeps coming. Earlier this month, an EF-2 tornado struck Cape Coral, FL (near Fort Myers, FL). The storm produced significant damage and injured three during its nearly three and a half mile trek through Lee County. On Fri., Jan. 15, an EF-1 tornado struck parts of Lee County
Read DetailsTHEWEATHERMOGIL:: The U.S. is a big country and has lots of weather
WEATHERTORIAL (my opinions and my opinions only) As this past weekend’s winter storm exits the mid-Atlantic region and the dig out begins, I caught the following on the main National Weather Service web page (Jan. 25. 2016): Tranquil Weather Returns To The East While Accumulating Snowfall Moves Into The Plains,
Read DetailsTHEWEATHERMOGIL:: Blizzard conditions from DC to NYC
Well advertised, the “Blizzard of 2016” is well underway. Early this Saturday morning (Jan. 23, 2016), a few locations across the mid-Atlantic had already netted double-digit snowfall numbers. Heavy snow was continuing to fall from near the Washington, DC area northeastward into southeastern Pennsylvania, western New Jersey and parts of
Read DetailsTHEWEATHERMOGIL:: More stormy times followed by chilly weather for southwest Florida
With a potentially crippling snowstorm/blizzard set to affect the mid-Atlantic states today and Saturday, it would be easy to lose a local focus. However, since I am slated to give a weather talk at the Friends of Barefoot Beach Lecture Series tomorrow (Jan. 23, 2016), keeping atop of local conditions
Read DetailsTHEWEATHERMOGIL:: Looking back at an almost perfect winter storm forecast (1/26-1/28/15)
The following is a “weathertorial” concerning the, northeast “blizzard of Jan. 26-28, 2015.” This was written a few days after the event and posted at a different blog site at the time. I am republishing it here (slightly edited) because the impending storm has far too many similarities and forecasters
Read DetailsTHEWEATHERMOGIL:: Major snowstorm looms for the Mid-Atlantic
For days, National Weather Service (NWS) computer and manmade forecasts have pointed to a major winter storm for the mid-Atlantic states. Snow and other associated wintry weather was expected as far south as northern Georgia and as far north as southern New England. Now, closer to the event, the bulls-eye
Read DetailsTHEWEATHERMOGIL:: Winds, waves and beach erosion for southwest Florida
Severe thunderstorms rolled through southwest Florida early this Sunday morning. Naples Airport, in the path of a severe storm, recorded wind gusts to more than 80 miles per hour around 5:30 a.m. E.S.T. I live near the storm’s path and winds easily gusted above 50 miles per hour in North
Read DetailsTHEWEATHERMOGIL:: Third severe weather event in a week underway
Last weekend, an EF-2 tornado struck Cape Coral, FL (near Fort Myers, FL). The storm produced significant damage and injured three during its nearly three and a half mile trek through Lee County. On Fri., Jan. 15, an EF-1 tornado struck parts of Lee County damaging a few buildings and
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