tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97705202024-03-07T01:45:02.771-05:00Hurricanes Happen!18th Year of "As the Wind Blows" Tropical Storm Observations from Tampa BayHurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.comBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-52374062682388277932024-02-14T20:23:00.001-05:002024-02-14T20:23:26.312-05:00Hurricane forecasters release report on Idalia<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhS5kr_lWA1rKgBFH0zW7vHNFs2w8fibSNNhKAtvLZF8_meLsGNAetlDuP_0FMFqE13bYRcRQhZ0eX7apfET3s5lHH9Qnm72zOOuoeUd5pb61pdPu9TC0NPtYST1ehXg_Cu9FZ3mV3IBXpRZRFdqZXYVQquaGxq5wWMWjHQ1E97jKr0AYXyyN0G" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhS5kr_lWA1rKgBFH0zW7vHNFs2w8fibSNNhKAtvLZF8_meLsGNAetlDuP_0FMFqE13bYRcRQhZ0eX7apfET3s5lHH9Qnm72zOOuoeUd5pb61pdPu9TC0NPtYST1ehXg_Cu9FZ3mV3IBXpRZRFdqZXYVQquaGxq5wWMWjHQ1E97jKr0AYXyyN0G" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2024/02/14/hurricane-forecasters-release-report-idalia-here-are-5-things-know/" target="_blank">From the Tampa Bay Times</a></div>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-62611247005478264312023-08-24T15:35:00.005-04:002023-08-24T15:35:51.891-04:00‘Tis the Season<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P8C8RmW99dcvZL1RoYFboryEcu4I0JwT9fCekELCzykDwGpalnsXTVf7do254u_pNgm2rN78B_UYx6CC8hz7L1AN-vIhn5WgqSMJS0PO2TerkH8CKWMxh7l42o7vHEDEOmce6r_X77m8QZIx1oeb7Rju_v5jQvIuRATOsT-p5FvX2lRrk5Yo/s1290/IMG_6659.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1290" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P8C8RmW99dcvZL1RoYFboryEcu4I0JwT9fCekELCzykDwGpalnsXTVf7do254u_pNgm2rN78B_UYx6CC8hz7L1AN-vIhn5WgqSMJS0PO2TerkH8CKWMxh7l42o7vHEDEOmce6r_X77m8QZIx1oeb7Rju_v5jQvIuRATOsT-p5FvX2lRrk5Yo/s320/IMG_6659.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-63030030568170426712022-11-10T08:17:00.003-05:002022-11-10T08:17:55.957-05:00Nicole, don't be an A-Hole....<p><span style="font-size: medium;">She has a big wind field, but is moving fast and for Tampa Bay, should just be a wind and rain event through mid-day today and then, like Ian, cool weather comes in behind.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For most, it's just another work day with a fair amount of traffic on the roads while schools are closed and probably most events this morning postponed or delayed.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F6O05dPkGdq4M3xu9h697y6UvS6Fc_K5rIdW8FrLtykh22AlMwq1RF-l5QsQ3HXtLQhqLA9a3uCWguS9Q5Ho2j7zEscgtDn2E3_J2u7CzFgMYft0kpUvOQmJOI4Xk6zaT8Jw_qdioTKknJU5vpZ00wKU_IQ7BHOZc7eYSlY5T7JCZWcmeA/s895/Nicole%20WInd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="895" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F6O05dPkGdq4M3xu9h697y6UvS6Fc_K5rIdW8FrLtykh22AlMwq1RF-l5QsQ3HXtLQhqLA9a3uCWguS9Q5Ho2j7zEscgtDn2E3_J2u7CzFgMYft0kpUvOQmJOI4Xk6zaT8Jw_qdioTKknJU5vpZ00wKU_IQ7BHOZc7eYSlY5T7JCZWcmeA/w640-h526/Nicole%20WInd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-39136113000380418232022-10-03T07:40:00.062-04:002022-11-10T08:27:53.382-05:00Ian Wrap Up<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Well once again the Tampa Bay area avoided the worst of a Hurricane. We are sorry for those in Southwest Florida (Ft. Meyers area) who took the brunt of Ian.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Tampa Bay area had alot of tree debris and minor damages but NOTHING compared to down South.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our community had the tree debris picked up by the next day and did another sweep for those who needed more than 24 hours to clean up their properties. There are still some debris piles more towards the eastern Tampa side of the bay.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lot's of talk and thank yous to the Tocobaga Tribe: </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For centuries beginning in 900, the Tocobaga tribe inhabited the coastline of Tampa Bay, surviving on a diet consistingmostly of fish and shellfish. The tribe began dying off due to war and disease brought by a Spanish explorer and his men in the 16th century. Althought the timeline is somewhat unclear, the tribe had been completely wiped out some time before 1800.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These are the storm tracks since just 1960. The last major hurricane to directly hit Tampa Bay was in 1921. Large burial mounds remaining from the Tocobaga civilzation are still present today with the oldest one about a mile from where we live overlooking Old Tampa Bay in the area known as "Safety Harbor". </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Many people think the mounds could be providing supernatureal protection from hurricanes.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course, some think the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has some type of radar, sonar, lidor device that keeps the storms away since they are the base for Central and Southern Command.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhR91pvTTI4VaSmvNAqFjS4Oiqd9MlO1aPwnX4wz83kULmENMFZ_XjoZU0RV_YXNR4ZcbzNqSt57g-IEcGYWIlRLhLcnGDVPhN8At8cEQnqgVyakKV7rq85gByb9BbJJVdLYdLoHYkNUrmZmTAbgfFEABc48MjT_eysyIqtkXgdML02xzCLA/s680/Hurricane%20Paths%20Tampa%20Bay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="680" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhR91pvTTI4VaSmvNAqFjS4Oiqd9MlO1aPwnX4wz83kULmENMFZ_XjoZU0RV_YXNR4ZcbzNqSt57g-IEcGYWIlRLhLcnGDVPhN8At8cEQnqgVyakKV7rq85gByb9BbJJVdLYdLoHYkNUrmZmTAbgfFEABc48MjT_eysyIqtkXgdML02xzCLA/w640-h365/Hurricane%20Paths%20Tampa%20Bay.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Some interesting notes:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The similar paths of Charlie in 2004 and Ian in 2022:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQcZ-7wsLoQMNqkhByH0ohMwt0YMA6CaTFqrUkPYoN-M86-Cgfk22p1uI5SAkl1lDdv5I4ecMrBSG8IBGwXxTwbNJDRHgsMb-RtD7U3z1O4Ok3aCRdcShW_qX7ABbvqTWzW1iJFHgUcwiLB7TsL5mYhDWZE0qTrICq3KTTNZM8lzJiSUGpQ/s981/Charly%20Ian.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="981" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQcZ-7wsLoQMNqkhByH0ohMwt0YMA6CaTFqrUkPYoN-M86-Cgfk22p1uI5SAkl1lDdv5I4ecMrBSG8IBGwXxTwbNJDRHgsMb-RtD7U3z1O4Ok3aCRdcShW_qX7ABbvqTWzW1iJFHgUcwiLB7TsL5mYhDWZE0qTrICq3KTTNZM8lzJiSUGpQ/w640-h366/Charly%20Ian.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Charlie's eye fit well inside Ian's:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lcIopsBTF6PBkPS6rt94gtghXT1D-JlC1xvpbVR4s7ZX8eV2rMs28dxyENWr9_vtOIgTq8_o-XepmzNq_6GyxuM5mgqinTuoWWb9i3mIWEm5AwIFAu8LBaGzIWY5SXEsHfuIIlAh7sdRsEjwmTuf2DLAOhYbWP32k3AxbfecK9o-2x0Wqg/s676/Eye%20comp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lcIopsBTF6PBkPS6rt94gtghXT1D-JlC1xvpbVR4s7ZX8eV2rMs28dxyENWr9_vtOIgTq8_o-XepmzNq_6GyxuM5mgqinTuoWWb9i3mIWEm5AwIFAu8LBaGzIWY5SXEsHfuIIlAh7sdRsEjwmTuf2DLAOhYbWP32k3AxbfecK9o-2x0Wqg/w590-h640/Eye%20comp.jpg" width="590" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Everone has to shelter in place:<br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsK0oQRhmawfWLpOs6gif6kgm3Gqjm9GibbTR9A5md3p_VNk0EKX5KMdSgpnEPjzIQXk718Mj4oW56HAdOmKjw6GX_Zs5nwB8VGuHrXtChtsC08bngdoNsXmOJU1dBEtELf0p5ma3v0TkGTkfg51qPzE_MxdS69q4UTQicIrFkOAnj3wlabA/s629/Sunken%20Garden2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsK0oQRhmawfWLpOs6gif6kgm3Gqjm9GibbTR9A5md3p_VNk0EKX5KMdSgpnEPjzIQXk718Mj4oW56HAdOmKjw6GX_Zs5nwB8VGuHrXtChtsC08bngdoNsXmOJU1dBEtELf0p5ma3v0TkGTkfg51qPzE_MxdS69q4UTQicIrFkOAnj3wlabA/w504-h640/Sunken%20Garden2.jpg" width="504" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">We did wait in line for sandbags:</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagR5i47mW_zUY1KEbsaUUPjf8Qd0IL2Op-LtmI9-8ORH4YXajPw2Gd-LlHc1jVsZpxg5sshs8GS7i37m2FgpcVkBNgEdGlRYmOyF-0MC7_XVhPjcc44wpWW-dI4eU-dLDReCbIaRivEeQwgc91Z09GYn1Ua4zb7eyK5jXETD99fucyygfkQ/s683/Sandbags.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="683" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagR5i47mW_zUY1KEbsaUUPjf8Qd0IL2Op-LtmI9-8ORH4YXajPw2Gd-LlHc1jVsZpxg5sshs8GS7i37m2FgpcVkBNgEdGlRYmOyF-0MC7_XVhPjcc44wpWW-dI4eU-dLDReCbIaRivEeQwgc91Z09GYn1Ua4zb7eyK5jXETD99fucyygfkQ/w640-h424/Sandbags.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-84636223965906518212022-09-27T23:30:00.012-04:002022-09-28T09:02:38.764-04:00Ian's Track Shifts Southeast!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhyIZQMcmF7yW2oHA6rh_Zt0yHJXbg0CyOxB0GO0WkcfWrOinK00lRTX4c8CgJjrQCdXyUbU5ulbrzEd9OMhLVuUpyN1us0PS-rIQ9QJyglAOA4QNTltwgzUfPd-FH59rFROD6qwnoptjLXZHTyzSngT8Kv1nhL6QoawZ0atk3l-uBOFSzQ/s960/11pm%20Tues.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhyIZQMcmF7yW2oHA6rh_Zt0yHJXbg0CyOxB0GO0WkcfWrOinK00lRTX4c8CgJjrQCdXyUbU5ulbrzEd9OMhLVuUpyN1us0PS-rIQ9QJyglAOA4QNTltwgzUfPd-FH59rFROD6qwnoptjLXZHTyzSngT8Kv1nhL6QoawZ0atk3l-uBOFSzQ/w640-h360/11pm%20Tues.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">T<span style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;">he 11pm Tuesday (much) updated track has Tampa Bay mostly out of the cone & we will miss the worst of Ian. </span></span></span><div><span style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">24 hours ago our county was ground zero. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tonight our county is NOT even in the cone. But still a large rain & wind event for us Wednesday into Thursday. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">As you can see, others in the state are not quite as lucky….</span></span><div><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="d2hqwtrz r227ecj6 ez8dtbzv gt60zsk1" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_f4" style="padding: 4px 16px 16px;"><div class="alzwoclg cqf1kptm siwo0mpr gu5uzgus" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="jroqu855 nthtkgg5" style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="hf30pyar lq84ybu9 ta68dy8c kpwa50dg lk0hwhjd cmg2g80i" data-visualcompletion="ignore-dynamic" style="border-radius: 0px 0px 8px 8px; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="k0kqjr44 laatuukc" style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 4px;"></div></div></div></div></div>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-64887885841734602362022-09-27T10:45:00.000-04:002022-09-27T10:45:08.080-04:00The Real Deal - Facing Ian <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAwrZv1sHh0CWWrM1ePnSslmsXJVY9Z7pN5E0M0O4LBG9-Gj-YqHN1GTV_J6k4m40GMBtFB_rZG0fcjPqgaGquloLbGNWWsmNyRlTLuQU_XTtPl1WSYkR9CN66B-paM9GSY71MA6XY7FAKP4LXDYJWqxysnYXFIMmxayBbalng9Xh-a6wKA/s800/Moving.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAwrZv1sHh0CWWrM1ePnSslmsXJVY9Z7pN5E0M0O4LBG9-Gj-YqHN1GTV_J6k4m40GMBtFB_rZG0fcjPqgaGquloLbGNWWsmNyRlTLuQU_XTtPl1WSYkR9CN66B-paM9GSY71MA6XY7FAKP4LXDYJWqxysnYXFIMmxayBbalng9Xh-a6wKA/s320/Moving.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>For those friends elsewhere asking or wondering about how & what we’re doing:</p><div>Our house is in the highest "evacuation zone" that is not being asked to leave so we will follow the "run from the water and hide from the wind" plan that we've had in place for the past 30+ years and hunker down at home with our son & daughter-in-law. And 2 dogs. When Irma came through in 2017 we spent the night in our windowless 50 square foot interior "safe room" where the biggest issue was the little dog peeing on one of the mattresses overnight.</div><div><br /></div><div>A lot of people that live closer to the water and are in the lower topography are facing mandatory evacuations due to the threat of the storm surge. We should not face that issue. We've taken all the precautions we can and while we don't have hurricane windows or a generator, we have lots of ice and a swimming pool. Power outage is the only sure thing we know we will face. How long is the question! For Irma it was about 30 hours.</div><div><br /></div><div>The past 7 years, our backup power plan had been our motorhomes. They had generators, water, refrigeration and most importantly, AIR CONDITIONING. Since we sold our RV in March, we do not have that option this time. As a matter of fact, for Irma, after about 24 hours of no power or A/C, I went & retreived our motorhome from it's safe enclosed storage facility and drove it back to the house to live in until the power was restored. Literally, just as I was backing it into the driveway, the power came back on!</div><div><br /></div><div>Other than power & no A/C, our biggest threat is wind and rain. Hopefully the former will just create alot of debris to clean up and our property tends not to back up with water flow. However, once the power goes out, we won't be able to lower the pool water, so that creates an issue. We have one low entry into the house from the pool but we've used those sandbags you may have seen me pickup Sunday.</div><div><br /></div><div>This area will get hit. This is the real deal.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for asking. We'll try to update as the week goes on or until the power goes out......</div>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-21090219344201503572022-09-15T14:58:00.003-04:002022-09-15T14:58:39.225-04:00Watching Fiona.....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztE6okNXMVjZmZS8fptyvcirMg2_CZiv9MTTP8wUm4LvmCKqcoi8aIBvDTaIu2Qtz0sRQtfzpFQOFb2eCAIrfJpsiUj41Diy4FlvuxjLr_ps122XyV-0CrXBkPq0OpVnHkjVFyf40d4Ay1p9ZZaXuPt9sflwFwR3yNCixz9pdR0WDHzeNqA/s1277/Fiona.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1277" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztE6okNXMVjZmZS8fptyvcirMg2_CZiv9MTTP8wUm4LvmCKqcoi8aIBvDTaIu2Qtz0sRQtfzpFQOFb2eCAIrfJpsiUj41Diy4FlvuxjLr_ps122XyV-0CrXBkPq0OpVnHkjVFyf40d4Ay1p9ZZaXuPt9sflwFwR3yNCixz9pdR0WDHzeNqA/w640-h444/Fiona.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-74066465643099781252022-08-27T09:28:00.004-04:002022-08-27T09:28:40.519-04:00Put up or shut up!?<p>Excellent piece on betting odds for the rest of the 2022 Hurricane Storm Season (and why):</p><p><a href="https://www.tallahassee.com/story/weather/2022/08/25/florida-hurricane-forecast-august-september-dust-track-models-waves/7882923001/">https://www.tallahassee.com/story/weather/2022/08/25/florida-hurricane-forecast-august-september-dust-track-models-waves/7882923001/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tallahassee.com/story/weather/2022/08/25/florida-hurricane-forecast-august-september-dust-track-models-waves/7882923001/"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YO0J4SOKn39_AyyD1ssQ9sFhrueCkzz55ZgmHdyjJOxpmo0a-3FLxh7ujGweu-hnALI_y9N-JQ79Rna04xY1s6k5umCpL0i9PFm96gf98tz1Hx0PV9m0QWFPbQEtPurX18jfW2yd6G09-QzLlKts3ShaY2MaBM5JsscrWr5075-48YDLGw/s1284/IMG_4845.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1284" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YO0J4SOKn39_AyyD1ssQ9sFhrueCkzz55ZgmHdyjJOxpmo0a-3FLxh7ujGweu-hnALI_y9N-JQ79Rna04xY1s6k5umCpL0i9PFm96gf98tz1Hx0PV9m0QWFPbQEtPurX18jfW2yd6G09-QzLlKts3ShaY2MaBM5JsscrWr5075-48YDLGw/s320/IMG_4845.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-84903890842746281892022-08-24T11:19:00.002-04:002022-08-24T11:19:35.425-04:00Hurricane Andrew struck 30 years ago today<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.stripes.com/incoming/s4awcz-20220823-amx-us-news-what-hurricane-andrew-did-south-1-mi.jpg/alternates/LANDSCAPE_910/20220823-AMX-US-NEWS-WHAT-HURRICANE-ANDREW-DID-SOUTH-1-MI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://www.stripes.com/incoming/s4awcz-20220823-amx-us-news-what-hurricane-andrew-did-south-1-mi.jpg/alternates/LANDSCAPE_910/20220823-AMX-US-NEWS-WHAT-HURRICANE-ANDREW-DID-SOUTH-1-MI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>30 years ago Hurricane Andrew came ashore in South Florida. </p><p>You can read all about <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=hurricane+andrew&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS913US913&sxsrf=ALiCzsaI2r6lLVXXZXYokOtP7vdGi_nwXQ:1661353194961&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhsaD43t_5AhUjFVkFHWmEAvAQ_AUoA3oECAIQBQ&biw=2133&bih=1032&dpr=0.9" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>We were living in Charlotte at the time which was recovering from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hugo" target="_blank">Hugo</a>. A year later we moved back to Southwestern Florida and watched across the state for the next 10 years (and more) as Homestead recovered.</p><p>We were fortunate to miss both.</p><p>My biggest takeway is not to be fooled by a quiet season. As the first named storm of the season, it was late August before Andrew hit. And while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Atlantic_hurricane_season" target="_blank">1992 was a below average season</a>, there were 7 named storms, 4 hurricanes and, the catastrophic Andrew</p><p>And, so many new requirements for future storm preparedness became <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/us/hurricane-andrew-miami.html" target="_blank">Florida law</a> in the aftermath.</p><p>Today, we have been very quiet but <a href="https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/weather/hurricane/2022/08/22/tropical-updates-national-hurricane-center-waves-florida-impact-forecast-path-storms-danielle/7861202001/" target="_blank">things are heating up</a>.....</p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-65866536667938075062022-06-23T21:57:00.000-04:002022-06-23T21:57:33.909-04:00Early wave….<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XG2pwIOI9-L_Vnk2q99E6a7wM_n9me0jZx42kHLY4IUGfNVVq2ZFasx0dR1_XA7u8RaLRpzryDpWYHCtRb3y-tW0rD8_rUccC5lBYZZiX6jR_XA71Hjv7ybNiT1KmaUK9jOM5Zt3hAwCNArh_AfTZo31rRVT1eEZ_jzmZ4I94T3tPurXmw/s990/547E9788-EB99-40A9-81A6-30275CC13305.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="990" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XG2pwIOI9-L_Vnk2q99E6a7wM_n9me0jZx42kHLY4IUGfNVVq2ZFasx0dR1_XA7u8RaLRpzryDpWYHCtRb3y-tW0rD8_rUccC5lBYZZiX6jR_XA71Hjv7ybNiT1KmaUK9jOM5Zt3hAwCNArh_AfTZo31rRVT1eEZ_jzmZ4I94T3tPurXmw/s320/547E9788-EB99-40A9-81A6-30275CC13305.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-2276656320213538982022-05-22T19:29:00.003-04:002022-05-22T19:29:19.166-04:00And so we begin…..<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOK5KBJUdv_KcZlB5MZfJ6KXnnByEM6yjzvVUJb-Fg-rosAEf8964Dlrtg0jB8OP7lBKhRsxQWCICDEkf4m8e7Fyj6IBxPceGlJVlTUg5WLvKWJzpStfLZET91zHQmyiVhX7BHbQIZ539Uf-VRiOiN5c1dt_5_gg07bbZ0xxtmiedv8owWg/s1740/BE3D7028-7126-407A-8CC9-42D2C9E86B84.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1282" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOK5KBJUdv_KcZlB5MZfJ6KXnnByEM6yjzvVUJb-Fg-rosAEf8964Dlrtg0jB8OP7lBKhRsxQWCICDEkf4m8e7Fyj6IBxPceGlJVlTUg5WLvKWJzpStfLZET91zHQmyiVhX7BHbQIZ539Uf-VRiOiN5c1dt_5_gg07bbZ0xxtmiedv8owWg/s320/BE3D7028-7126-407A-8CC9-42D2C9E86B84.jpeg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Our best source for accurate information during Hurricane season : <a href="https://www.abcactionnews.com/hurricane">https://www.abcactionnews.com/hurricane</a></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-19814383901959609922021-07-06T15:31:00.004-04:002021-07-06T15:44:14.500-04:00First band of Elsa rain just hit....<p>We've been watching and prepping for the past few days. </p><p>This storm breaks my theory of it being favorable to be "in the cone" early (like 5-7 days out). </p><p>Elsa's cone did not change much over the past week and so far hasn't been negatively impacted by the wind sheer that is supposed to be in the Eastern Gulf.</p><p>Storm has intensified from 50 to as high as 70 MPH winds and will be the most signifcant storm since Hurricane Irma passed EAST of us in 2017. This storm will pass west providing us with the "bad" side of wind and rain.</p><p>Storm surge seems to be the biggest threat right now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNu73IPNIz6n_lUlN8xsPEDnPgY8E_1xj2Wd_7V30_An6_cb1G0a8g573sKbBdRu3VT_iv8vxHLN-vJ3dg2OIOK5zEYkkDSpyg2O5HbufEqFuIrYH6R_c1AWMAmx6jfYQQOuS-/s740/Sandbag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="740" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNu73IPNIz6n_lUlN8xsPEDnPgY8E_1xj2Wd_7V30_An6_cb1G0a8g573sKbBdRu3VT_iv8vxHLN-vJ3dg2OIOK5zEYkkDSpyg2O5HbufEqFuIrYH6R_c1AWMAmx6jfYQQOuS-/w640-h318/Sandbag.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-86854663679844185302021-07-05T15:23:00.006-04:002021-07-06T15:33:30.984-04:00Frozen fun from Hot Tampa Bay....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBVdk9cbBOBxlUy2dVCcPTKPoMOa0YuBjLYvJ_-Op9yz9RxkRDbr7RFwvbU23pDiC6_JGLPdRPMOmdA288Hewnnlp62j-lMOshZ-lcqjTZagN479BZp8F5Kqqzq1LSMFdS3HV/s718/Cantori+Elsa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="718" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBVdk9cbBOBxlUy2dVCcPTKPoMOa0YuBjLYvJ_-Op9yz9RxkRDbr7RFwvbU23pDiC6_JGLPdRPMOmdA288Hewnnlp62j-lMOshZ-lcqjTZagN479BZp8F5Kqqzq1LSMFdS3HV/w640-h482/Cantori+Elsa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><p></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-34854640703603484892020-08-22T16:41:00.002-04:002020-08-22T16:41:36.919-04:00Laura & Marco sitting in a sea.....<p>A couple of anxious early days here in Florida have turned into relief and memes while the gulf coast braces for double impact. </p><p>And decisions have to be made....</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPRjJoP8qqX-beCnAlLzDxvobKqw0RKHLYD9-RJWJBGeop-J7wVjdFjE4i_DtManT-p8QhkNBayBpkJxVu1wA8d78syovRHjWGU_dZ3CaXlHtILqmqo4jLHnBdnoMY5elBm15/s1242/A53BEB75-E919-441D-B18B-E1897546D03E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPRjJoP8qqX-beCnAlLzDxvobKqw0RKHLYD9-RJWJBGeop-J7wVjdFjE4i_DtManT-p8QhkNBayBpkJxVu1wA8d78syovRHjWGU_dZ3CaXlHtILqmqo4jLHnBdnoMY5elBm15/s640/A53BEB75-E919-441D-B18B-E1897546D03E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-59681064442031233342020-07-31T22:51:00.002-04:002020-07-31T22:51:23.109-04:00Bracing for disaster!C’mon Weather Channel....Isaias will brush the US East Coast over the weekend, but this is totally fear mongering!! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GLpsAlGLQGAPvLQLJgamTcR8Gt3RPmtLXERtB5GGo8hExiidA7ug7MFuwniEte_kplskRGij5PzSP3EX2L7_vmF5xDiZ87keUBr6sGbdn-AJ8NQL6HayWFCL9MilTANbzUjn/s904/DEEE9B74-0980-4A8F-ADD2-C19345E3FA98.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GLpsAlGLQGAPvLQLJgamTcR8Gt3RPmtLXERtB5GGo8hExiidA7ug7MFuwniEte_kplskRGij5PzSP3EX2L7_vmF5xDiZ87keUBr6sGbdn-AJ8NQL6HayWFCL9MilTANbzUjn/s640/DEEE9B74-0980-4A8F-ADD2-C19345E3FA98.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-59736231567477629062020-07-29T23:19:00.001-04:002020-07-29T23:19:53.425-04:00ISAIASWith everything else going on in this country and the world, this storm seems to be getting limited attention. Local meteorologists don’t seem to be overly concerned and there doesn’t appear to be a run on anything. <div><br /></div><div>Many of us are still sheltering or working at home. Others may just be numb to 2020. <br /><div><br /></div><div>I suppose we’ll know more tomorrow once Isaias moves over the mountainous island of Hispaniola. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-15027776431872863052020-06-01T00:30:00.002-04:002020-06-01T09:35:09.437-04:00And then this happened...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2gxb9S7zwNXoHLcw5SZBMWeqgJgoC0GJgT-AmVTUKGpg5uFhTWZgy1UUBlttFa7FL2EmH_K-JSWKfTpdNlHUXaJC6qQbs6ijBdld4VgC8LhGHRWmBE5bJeOko_5WYfy2ckaS/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2gxb9S7zwNXoHLcw5SZBMWeqgJgoC0GJgT-AmVTUKGpg5uFhTWZgy1UUBlttFa7FL2EmH_K-JSWKfTpdNlHUXaJC6qQbs6ijBdld4VgC8LhGHRWmBE5bJeOko_5WYfy2ckaS/s320/B49422EC-60E7-4F0D-9B3F-01BE619D656F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article242864096.html">https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article242864096.html</a></div>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-432736317622860792020-04-05T10:00:00.002-04:002021-07-06T15:39:48.979-04:00'nuff said.....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYgluYFZS1hzOIRvDLiTGClsVw9uVsCGfm__CzKH8uRLgjmkI3oeiPZI0xsXg37eoNNkjrj4HP1UpHWwZpfFnzfqeWCyvXP_cUEtFS3ik_-qNp9ehgeFXK7P-BE51BfsgXadF/s1080/IMG_9966.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="1080" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYgluYFZS1hzOIRvDLiTGClsVw9uVsCGfm__CzKH8uRLgjmkI3oeiPZI0xsXg37eoNNkjrj4HP1UpHWwZpfFnzfqeWCyvXP_cUEtFS3ik_-qNp9ehgeFXK7P-BE51BfsgXadF/w400-h359/IMG_9966.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-27725055536000009192019-12-29T10:49:00.000-05:002019-12-29T10:50:34.409-05:00Happy New Year!?<br />
Early look at the 2020 hurricane season shows just a 10% chance for below normal activity and a 45% chance for a normal season. <a href="https://www.theledger.com/news/20191229/will-2020-give-florida-break-in-hurricane-season" target="_blank"> Read about Colorado State University's Phil Klotzbach's first review for 2020:</a> <br />
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Never a real threat to the west coast of Florida. Glad to see this one also turn away from Florida and the US mainland (following Dorian 2 weeks ago). </div>
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<br />Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-59231026224786564392019-08-31T11:17:00.000-04:002019-08-31T11:17:34.758-04:00Dorian Projected to Spare Tampa Bay area<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-7384223354441982382019-08-30T09:53:00.000-04:002019-08-31T11:21:26.055-04:00Dorian!We just returned from a summer-long RV trip across the country to be welcomed by the Florida State of Emergency ahead of <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2019/08/30/hurricane-dorian-a-powerful-category-2-storm-expected-to-hit-florida-at-category-4/" target="_blank">Hurricane Dorian</a>.<br />
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As we've monitored its progress over the past few days we've become concerned, however, I always feel better when we are in the center of the cone five or more days out. As the storms tend to move (not always) as they get closer and observing over the past 15 years, it seems like when we are NOT in the cone of uncertainty farther out, we end up in it closer to landfall. <br />
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While we are still in the cone, it's looks like the predicted storm path could turn north once over the peninsula. Not good for our state in general, but being in the Tampa Bay area, we feel for the other side of the state but also stay focused on our locale.Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-87300023543759052442019-06-01T07:46:00.001-04:002019-06-01T07:46:31.891-04:002019 Hurricane Season Officially Begins....<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The 2019 U.S. hurricane season officially begins today. The good news: It's predicted to be a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2019/05/23/experts-expect-slightly-weaker-hurricane-season/1206436001/">near-normal Atlantic season</a>, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which means only two to four major hurricanes will be on the way. The bad news: Despite the small number, any hurricane threatens to be among the most powerful storms in U.S. history. </span></div>
Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9770520.post-27743495603834521862018-08-19T14:04:00.000-04:002018-08-19T14:04:37.171-04:00A Year Later....The news media here in Florida (as well as around the Southeast) has been reminding us that the disastrous 2017 hurricane season began its run as Hurricane Harvey was forming a year ago.<br />
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We're fortunate that this year it would seem that things are much more calm:<br />
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Of course, this past week marked the 14th anniversary of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Charley" target="_blank">Hurricane Charley</a> hitting Florida (August 14th, 2004) that started it all for this blog. Actually, it was email updates to family & friends throughout the 2004 hurricane season that morphed into this blog with our <a href="http://www.hurricaneshappen.com/2005/06/tropical-storm-arlene-is-born.html" target="_blank">first post on June 9, 2005</a> as Arlene became the first named storm of the season. She formed just days into a season that would see 28 named storms (including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" target="_blank">Katrina </a>& <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma" target="_blank">Wilma</a>) and worry us in Florida as much as the 2004 season.Hurricanes Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490383128870415197noreply@blogger.com0