1/18/08 NOW: FL

[Jason Harris]

1/19/09 NOW: FL

No one saw this coming it seems. I don't see anything on the relative velocity that indicates much, but heads up just in case. 65 knots at 700 feet reported from nearby airforce base. Ok, already looks like that cell is weakened if it was ever that much. I'm hitting the hay, but there is a line out there. The cold front is going to be pretty potent with temps of 29-30 F next couple of nights. Remember it's FL! that's cold!
oh, funny thing "that popped up out of nowhere, holy crap" News 13 just had a met. reporter say that--wonder if she knew the camera was still on! (it then went black and then commercial)

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* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...THE VILLAGES...PAISLEY...LISBON...
LEESBURG...LAKE GRIFFIN...LADY LAKE...EMERALDA...

* UNTIL 1130 PM EST

* AT 1056 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF
LEESBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LEESBURG BY 1115 PM EST...
FRUITLAND PARK BY 1120 PM EST...
LAKE GRIFFIN...LADY LAKE AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE VILLAGES BY
1125 PM EST...
EMERALDA...LISBON AND 6 MILES WEST OF MID FLORIDA LAKES BY 1130 PM
EST...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STRONG BUILDING ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR CLOSET.
KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF
STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.

EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO
SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE IF THE
TORNADO IS NEARBY.

LAT...LON 2896 8195 2896 8166 2905 8166 2906 8164
2912 8164 2899 8151 2870 8195 2871 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 230DEG 19KT 2879 8200

 

[Mike Deep]

I was checking the radar when I heard the rain coming through and did a double take at the little warning box. Definitely had me going, "Wait, seriously?" There was indeed a little blip on SRV, talk about random.

 

[Jason Harris]

decided to stay up a bit more, heh. and check it out, there's a MD now. They woke up a NWS guy who's on the phone. Looks like there's some other rotating cells too.

key part of MD:

BEST JUXTAPOSITION OF BUOYANCY AND EFFECTIVE SHEAR AOA 45KTS WILL BE
ACROSS THE WCNTRL/SWRN CST OF FL WHERE CONVECTION/TSTMS MAY BRIEFLY
ORGANIZE AND GIVE LCL DMGG WIND GUSTS. EVEN HERE THOUGH...FCST
SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT EFFECTIVE PARCELS WILL BE A COUPLE HUNDRED
METERS OFF THE SFC. THIS WILL TEND TO KEEP MOST OF THE CONVECTION
ELEVATED...WITH ONLY LOW PROBABILITIES FOR DMGG WIND GUSTS AND/OR
BRIEF TORNADOES.


Any wind gusts of note Mike? Supposedly a warning for near severe gusts in Tampa area now.

 

[Mike Deep]

I'm actually a little bit northeast of Tampa, on the Pasco county line. It huffed and puffed earlier, but didn't seem damaging. All quiet now.

 

[Tampa Dave]

Since it has been unseasonably cold in the Tampa area, this was a very nice surprise! The low-topped convection moved very quickly. I live about 7 miles north of TIA & I did not observe any lightning w/ this squall. However, it rained very hard for about 90 seconds & it was gone. Some areas in St. Pete lost pwr as well as scattered areas east of here. Record cold tonight. Temps didn't get out of the 40s today...& that's very rare.