Thunderstorms

[kbmb]

I believe they use the words "areal coverage of rain" which is stupid because how do they know that 40% of the Lake Buena Vista/Orlando area is going to get rained on? I still see 40% as a 40% chance of getting rain.

I know the past couple of weeks have been a wash out for the Central Florida area and the weeks before, Southwest Florida got dumped on, as well. I know it's the rainy season down here but days upon days of rain? Yeah...I'm done. Bring in the winter, please........and a mop.

Thanks for the info! Fingers crossed the next week turns out nice and sunny with few showers.

-Kevin

 

[Epcot-Rules]

Living in Florida for 20-something years, thunderstorms in the summer are extremely common. There may be a day or two when there are no storms, but this is more likely to occur if you live along either the west or east coast of Florida. The thunderstorms in Florida can range from 15 mins (fast moving) upwards of an hour or so (slower moving). The best piece of advice is if you hear thunder, lightning is not too far from you. Once you hear thunder, go indoors and just hang out. Then, after the storm, wait about 30 minutes after the last thunderclap before venturing outside again.

In some cases, our thunderstorms can "back build" meaning that the storm that dumped rain on you 30 minutes ago collapses causing an outflow boundary (cooler air) that collides with a warmer air mass. When that happens, you'll get stormed on again. Sometimes, this can go on for an hour or so (we actually had a storm like that that lasted for 4 hours down here in Fort Myers - Southwest Florida - 3.5 hrs away from Disney). Just keep an eye to the sky at around 3pm and check your weather app (I use the Weather Bug app for the "Spark" app that shows where the closest lightning strike is - anything less than 30 miles from you is pretty close - get inside).

I wouldn't let our thunderstorm/rainy season get in the way of your fun! Enjoy the parks! If there's no thunder around - sometimes a quick rain shower is all you need to cool off.

This is sound advice. I live in the panhandle and we usually get them everyday this time of the year. It's worse if we have low pressure over us. That's when they start around 11:00 and die down around 7:00. Normally, they pop up around 3:00-4:00 everyday and cool things down for a short while.