Tag Archives: Hurricanes
Milton latest – Likely Sarasota County landfall; Peninsula-wide impacts
Despite the hasty nature of most evacuations ahead of Hurricane Milton which was a Category 5 storm but has been downgraded to a Category 4 as of 8 am EDT Wednesday, evacuations proved orderly which has not always been the case. Milton is likely to make landfall somewhere in Sarasota or possibly Manatee County. While […]
Milton now a Cat 3- Monday AM update and thoughts
Milton is now a major Hurricane, a Category 3 per the 8 am NHC update. A key thing that I must stress when compared to Helene was while that storm’s track was basically locked in because of atmospheric conditions that is NOT the case with Milton. The storm continues to strengthen while moving slowly and […]
Latest Helene impacts: Tornadic activity in Manatee, Brevard and Volusia; storm surge impacts in Collier, concern for Tampa Bay and about that “shift” (really wobble) east.
The latest satellite activity shows a slight wobble to the east of the center of the storm. This has raised concern in the Tampa Bay area of a shift to the east and potential direct impacts among residents there. DO NOT PANIC. The shift appears to be a mere wobble which does potentially shift the […]
Flashback Friday: Fort Lauderdale Hurricane
Seventy years ago this month a Category 4 storm slammed into southeastern Florida. The storm since referred to as the “Fort Lauderdale Hurricane” approached the southeast coast of the state as a Category 5 but weakened to a strong Category 4 just offshore around Bimini. The storm killed only 17 people in the state far […]
Book Review – My Hurricane Andrew Story by Bryan Norcross
Hurricane Andrew’s fury was witnessed by South Dade residents and concerned citizens all over the region. But nobody has a more authoritative and credible voice on all matters Andrew and for that matter Atlantic basin Hurricanes in general than Bryan Norcross. As the most prominent television meteorologist in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale TV market for two decades, […]
The Florida Squeeze 