Jamiewx
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Strong Thunderstorms are continuing to develop across Florida due to plentiful atmospheric moisture and numerous boundary interactions, take a look at this radar image. SPC is also monitoring the area.
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1081
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1203 PM CDT FRI JUN 04 2004
AREAS AFFECTED...THE FL PENINSULA
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAINFALL
VALID 041703Z - 042000Z
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ON GUST FRONT MOVING SWD THROUGH NRN FL AND
ALONG SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FL PENINSULA
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL
THIS AFTERNOON. AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THE ATMOSPHERE IS DESTABILIZING ACROSS MOST OF
THE FL PENINSULA WITH MLCAPE FROM 2000 TO 2500 J/KG. LINE OF STORMS
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ST AUGUSTINE SWWD TO NEAR CEDAR KEY IS MOVING
SEWD. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY ALONG THIS LINE AS THEY
DEVELOP SEWD TOWARD STRONGER INSTABILITY. CONVERGENCE MAY BE
ENHANCED WHERE THIS BOUNDARY INTERACTS WITH DEVELOPING SEA BREEZE
BOUNDARIES. OTHER STORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ALONG SEA BREEZE
BOUNDARIES FARTHER SWD. VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES SUPPORT MOSTLY PULSE
AND MULTICELL STORM MODES. WET MICROBURSTS AND MARGINALLY SEVERE
HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.
..DIAL.. 06/04/2004
ATTN...WFO...MFL...MLB...TBW...JAX...
26388008 25778107 28268232 29468171 28798092 27558047
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Spike
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Thats pretty strong. Were gonna be feeling that later today its already coming in. I'm seeing alot of dark storm clouds come in.
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Ed Dunham
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Nice job Jamiewx! Cloud tops were as high as 65kft. Things are quieting down now, but Brevard County really got hammered earlier this evening with a few small tornados and some reports of hail. We had a weak negative strike on the property about 25 yards due west of the house. The bolt hit at the base of a large southern pine about 5 feet above the ground and the strike point smoldered and flickered a few flames for about 20 minutes before the rain cooled it down. Bettye saw the bolt hit (like a sharp gunshot) from the back porch. About 20 minutes later the rain stopped for a short while and I went out to check out the tree. The tree is fine - not cracked or split - and you could barely find the impact point, and it had already totally cooled down, so it must have been a very weak strike. And thats close enough for me, thank you very much 
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Jamiewx
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(The above radar image has been constantly updating, and things have quieted now from a few hours ago with the loss of daytime heating)
Thanks guys, yes its been a pretty active afternoon here in Lake County as well. My weather radio has been going crazy with warnings. Did get a couple tornado warnings by radio too, as Brevard County is not covered by the Orlando NWR transmitter. Looks like there might be a chance for Severe Storms again tomorrow, but not as widespread as they were today. Also that negative strike must have really shook the house, did you loose power? I'd like to find a picture of that type of a strike occuring, a picture that shows it orginating from the anvil and how skys can be nice and blue where the lightning hits. It helps me in explaining it to people and gives them a visual image. But when there is not too much Tropical Activity I like to turn to afternoon thunderstorms. Spike, you should see about getting a portable Weather Radio, you get the warnings first, it was funny because i would get the warning by weather radio and then hear it about 3 mins later on the regular radio station. They are a great way to stay informed, and to get updates on the status of a warning. Also Ed, How can you find the height of cloud tops, not that i usually look, but i would be nice to know.
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Edited by Jamiewx (Sat Jun 05 2004 02:20 AM)
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Cosmo
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today in central,fl. we heard the emergency broadcast system talking about tornados somewhere in northern polk county, and Brevard county. We got loads of rain. So we can definitly tell that our season has begun.
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Jamiewx
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Another interesting thing i read when reading the NWS discussion was that some of the forecast models were indicating a sudden break in that recent heat wave, (mid to upper 90s) and how that indicated the start iof the wet season. I'm glad it started when it did, i had been telling the neighbors, whose grass is quite brown, that the wet season would be here by this weekend and they were holding me to it. Also, I like coming to this site, i find other students who like weather too, there was not a single kid at my high school, where i just graduated from that liked weather. So i am happy.
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Cosmo
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weather is cool because u never know whats goin to happen. i mean that nature is so cool i like the fl. hurrican season we have had barly any big storms but there coming
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Spike
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Very true Cosmo  They are coming its the start of the season and we are already getting some storm action
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Jamiewx
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Hey guys, You should try taking pictures of Storms as well, here is one i took over Mount Dora last summer, of mammatus clouds, we did have a couple of tornado warnings, and some of the storms were severe. We would go out on the lakes in the summer and i would be snapping pictures of all the storms in the distance.
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Spike
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Would you use just a regular camera or would you need any special equiptment?
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Cosmo
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yea a little storm though not very bad
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Jamiewx
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i actually used my digital camera and it worked fine, there are some other pictures i wanted to show you all, but site keeps says page cannot be displayed when i try to attach the others.
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Cosmo
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spike there wasnt a very bad storm today it was kinda weak ive seen worst
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Cosmo
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i had a question wat would work best for video taping a storm??? or would a camera work better??
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Spike
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Ok thats cool man. I'll need to find my camera and watch around for some storms. And thats a pretty cool picture that you took, if you can figure our how to get the rest on there i would love to see them
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Jamiewx
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Cosmo, I'm not sure about taping storms in progress over your area, or do you mean in the distance. All the pictures i took were of storms quite a way off. Guess a video camera will work fine, thats how the take the footage of tornado chasing right?
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Cosmo
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if i used a camera far back it wouldint really make a clear picture right??? but video taping would be easier to get i could be far away and still get some aswome footage woudnt i???
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Jamiewx
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this was a developing storm
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Spike
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Cosmo you made a entire new post for this queston you need to stick to one or the other man.
And jamiewx that must have been some storm. How far away were you from it when you took that picture?
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Jamiewx
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Well, that was a developing storm, don't think it was even producing any lightning at the time, i also don't remember exactly how far away it was. I like my other pictures better, that was just a cumulus cloud, i have taken some of cumulonimbus clouds too over lakes.
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