Tag Archives: Florida
Beach lightning detection systems are NOT the answer!
WEATHERTORIAL: The following opinions are mine alone. This weathertorial has been shared with local governmental officials in the Naples to Cape Coral area. On July 22, 2014, lightning claimed one life and injured two on a Fort Myers, FL beach. Almost immediately, cries for beach lightning detection systems surfaced and…To
Read DetailsRecord-breaking rainfall and flash flooding in Naples, FL on Aug. 4, 2014
On Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, while Tropical Storm Bertha briefly gained hurricane status hundreds of miles from the east coast of Florida, a separate tropical weather system brought flooding rainfall to parts of Collier and Lee counties in southwest Florida…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 08/09/14
Read DetailsThe calm after the storm or the storm after the calm?
Last week saw some pretty incredible storminess. First, an outbreak of tornadoes and severe wind and hail storms moved across parts of the Midwest and the Deep South. About three dozen people lost their lives as a result, mostly across Arkansas and Mississippi…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally
Read DetailsStormy, possibly severe, weather for south Florida
A low-pressure system will be tracking across north Florida later today, Mar. 6, 2014. To the south of the low, southwesterly winds, warmth and humidity will be on the increase. Hence, thunderstorms, some locally severe…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 03/06/14
Read DetailsSouthwest Florida gets another brief cool down
February temperatures have been well above average across southwest Florida. Naples has averaged more than 4 degrees warmer than usual for the month; temperatures in Fort Myers have averaged about 2 degrees warmer than seasonal values. Warm temperatures have been accompanied by a continued deficit in precipitation…To read the entire
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