Tornado Watch - 2/27/05

[General Grizz]

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

.../O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0041.050227T1540Z-050227T2300Z/
FL . FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BREVARD CHARLOTTE CITRUS DESOTO GLADES HARDEE HERNANDO HIGHLANDS HILLSBOROUGH INDIAN RIVER LAKE LEE MANATEE OKEECHOBEE ORANGE OSCEOLA PASCO PINELLAS POLK SARASOTA SEMINOLE ST. LUCIE SUMTER VOLUSIA

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS....

 

[Gregory]

Yuck! Good luck to everyone in Florida!

 

[PhotoDave219]

And to think, i have to go photograph baseball today...

 

[10 min. to wdw]

They are saying that there is some sunlight breaking out over lakeland and that may trigger more severe weather.

 

[General Grizz]

They are saying that there is some sunlight breaking out over lakeland and that may trigger more severe weather.

Which stinks...

 

[General Grizz]

Geesh, this IS bad..

Rain is drifting away... which means we could get a lot of heating over Central FLA (Disney) ... which means.. BAD :brick:

 

[10 min. to wdw]

I just got back from running a few errands and heard they had a possible twister over east central Ocesola County. Why do I have a feeling thats not the last one ethier.

 

[Number_6]

Just out of curiosity, what does one do in Florida with no basement to go to if a tornado is coming toward your house? It's clearing up in the Waterford Lakes area of Orlando(Orange County).

 

[kal1484]

Glad that I've been asleep...maybe I should go to MK so I can hid in the Tunnel. lol

And down here, ya get in the tub, and put a mattress over the tub.

 

[NemoRocks78]

Just out of curiosity, what does one do in Florida with no basement to go to if a tornado is coming toward your house?

Found this on a tornado preparedness website:

If you have no basement, choose an inside wall away from windows and sit flat against it. Central halls, bathrooms, and closets are good choices. Get under heavy furniture, if possible, to protect yourself from flying glass and debris. Then, stay away from windows. Keep tuned to a battery-powered radio for latest weather information.

:wave:

 

[10 min. to wdw]

Also keep in mind Fl does not normally get the huge F3 to 5 tornado's you see out in Tornado alley they are generally F1 or 2. Now that can still be deadly but they are generally smaller in size and do less damage.

 

[Number_6]

Thanks for the info. Good to know just in case.

 

[LouDisney]

Just out of curiosity, what does one do in Florida with no basement to go to if a tornado is coming toward your house? It's clearing up in the Waterford Lakes area of Orlando(Orange County).

Hope you guys do not get any bad weather. It has been raining all day here. It's that time of the year for us in the south though, tornado season starts in March, well it does here in Alabama.

I have known what to do in these cases since I was old enough to remember. They will tell you, think low and think small.

Be safe you guys.

 

[General Grizz]

Go to a central room away from windows. I've lived in Florida for most of my life and have never seen a tornado, but I still think it's the #3 in the country for tornadoes.

I didn't hear one rumble of thunder today. Luckilly, the severe weather stayed south of Disney (but that's unfortunate for everyone near the Cape). Hope everyone in Brevard and south Osceola are doing OK...

 

[10 min. to wdw]

for locals down here turn on local 13 news they are doing a live broadcast from Palm bay where a tornado damaged multiple homes ripping the entire roof shingles and plywood right off. Only one person injured from news reports. Right now in my 3rd floor apartment the winds outside are quite strong.

EDIT:
tornado warning now in effect in Ocesola county and I guess brevard is not far behind there is radar indications of a twister around Yehaw Junction.