Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
First impacts from Helene: 64 MPH wind gust at FLL Airport in Broward; Tornadic activity in Collier, Glades, Hendry, Martin, St Lucie and Indian River
While the worst of Helene is certain to impact the Gulf Coast and Big Bend areas of the state, we already have some limited but surprising impacts on the east coast and in the interior of the southern part of the peninsula. Below is graphical information from the NWS Stations in Miami and Melbourne.
Helene: Trust local news and local meteorologists
We live in an era where people are tuned into cable news and getting information from non-local sources. As someone who spends lots of time in every major media market in this state, Kartik Krishnaiyer are in floors who are impacted by Helene to trust the local TV meteorologists in Florida. They understand tropical weather […]
Helene Wednesday AM update- entire peninsula under a Hurricane or Tropical Storm Warning. Entire panhandle under a Hurricane Warning except Escambia, Okaloosa & Santa Rosa
 Helene’s central pressure has dropped under 980 mbar this morning, indicating a strengthening storm. Model Guidance has been fairly consistent in steering the storm toward the big bend region with a few outlier models taking the storm a little further west the Wakulla or Franklin counties However, it is important that Florida residents not […]
Helene coverage
With Helene barreling toward impacting much of the state, this will be our focus on TFS the next several days. We’ve had rare model convergence on a storm path for the last few days with this system, partly due to other atmospheric conditions- a dip in the Jet Stream and High Pressure sitting on the […]
Southwest Florida- why is this densely populated area so Republican?
Almost 2 1/2 million people live south of the Tampa Bay area along the west coast of Florida. This area routinely gives Republicans it’s biggest majorities in the state and is among the biggest reasons Florida has gone from being a purple to a red state. Ignoring a large populated area has been catastrophic for […]
Martin County’s Jupiter Island from the top of Hobe Mountain
Martin County sites including Jupiter Island from the top of Hobe Mountain the highest natural spot in south Florida- close to 100 feet. This is in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. This was a site recently slated for destruction in order to place a golf course in the state park.
The Governorship and national impact of Napoleon B. Broward
What Floridian was closest to being on a national ticket? The answer is likely Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward who became a favorite of populists, progressives and Bourbons by the time the 1908 Democratic National Convention rolled around. But here in Florida we mostly recall Broward as the Governor who did immense ecoological damage by draining […]
Squeezing the Season: What Florida can learn from North Carolina and why Florida’s Hispanics have trended GOP since 2016 with Fernand Amandi
In this first edition of “Squeezing the Season” a special podcast we will run during Election season 2024, Democratic pollster and MSNBC contributor Fernand Amandi offers a frank look at why Florida’s Hispanic vote has shifted heavily toward the GOP since 2016 as well as an in-depth look at Democrats success in North Carolina and […]
Kamala Harris is closing the gap in Florida- here is why
Quick video today without the usual set up to talk about the momentum VP Harris has in Florida and the reasons for it. We’ve gone from predicting a double-digit victory for Trump to Florida is very close and continues to tighten. Here are the reasons why.
The Florida Squeeze 