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Tropical Storm Faye...
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Weird... I tried to just copy the text "91%" for chance of rain...
Anyway.. I read that, and was like, "Ya' think?"
Y'all stay safe down there... keep my favorite places on Earth safe, too.
copcarguyp71
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We did have a tornado touch down in Barefoot Bay and 61 homes were damaged. They said only a couple minor injuries. They had to close I-95 up by Cocoa earlier tonight because of the heavy rain in the construction area.
We have a lot of flooding throughout Brevard County. I think I saw that most of us have gotten about 6 inches of rain so far and the worst is yet to come. When it hits the ocean they think it will become a hurricane and then curve back into the state near Jacksonville-hopefully we may see the sun on Friday????
This has been a weird storm---never heard of one increasing over land.
TekunoRobby
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I worked through the whole ordeal. Nothing really happened in my area as expected.
wdwjmp239
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I'm not sure where you saw lightning as this storm wasn't really a lightning producer. It was more of a nuisance rain/windmaker than anything else.
wdwjmp239
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We had a couple of tornados spin up in Collier County, but luckily, they spun up over uninhabited areas of the county.
Tracking tornados in tropical systems like this is hard to forecast because they spin up so quickly. As quick as they develop and the warnings get out, the twister can be gone just like that.
The only thing I can think of that contributed to the possibility of its strengthening over land is that at around 1pm Eastern Time - the center of Tropical Storm Fay actually was over Lake Okeechobee which is a pretty warm water source. Outside of that, I have no idea why it maintained its strength overland. Some meteorologists will agree (I'm just a hobbyist) that when storms come ashore in South Florida that they won't die off quickly because of: 1) The Everglades (one huge warm water basin) and 2) The terrain down here is flatter than a pancake.
Tropical Storm Fay was a weird storm to predict. I had this storm hugging the west coast of Florida and making a turn into Sarasota, FL. I was waaaaaaaaay off. Ugh!
wdwjmp239
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There's always going to be that chance of a tornado if it's overland or not. The thing is, they spin up too quick to detect and dish out any warnings.
Disney area has had it pretty easy with this storm. Very little rain or wind yesterday. My son works in a water park and they worked all day.
Now here in Brevard County ----think afternoon shower that started in the morning yesterday and just never quit. There hasn't been thunder and lightning and the winds probably haven't even been as intense as a typical summer thunder storm; but we have gotten about 8 inches of rain at least. We have flooded streets and yards, but haven't heard about many houses flooding, but probably happening in low lying areas or where
drains (?) are clogged.
I think I heard that Port Canaveral was closed so it may effect arrivals and departures there.
The tornado yesterday down in Barefoot Bay damaged 50 or so houses. Electricity has been out for about 5000-9000 homes in the county, but ours has not had problems. Didn't lose cable either but some satellite systems are not getting signals through the heavy rain so some homes are without TV.
Orlando may be effected more depending on where the storm turns after it gets out in the Atlantic. There are something like 20 models with some having it curve down and even exit in the Gulf over by Tampa instead of going up into GA. No one knows what this weird storm will really do when it hits the water. Chapter 3 tomorrow, I guess.
Oh, yeah, for Dandaman . Yesterday FIT stayed open and a lot of cars had to be towed out of the parking lots because they all flooded
ntn_haqqer: we had this one figured wrong, too. The swell maps had the wave swells higher in the North Gulf/pan handle area and it is usually right on. It was more like the early NoGaps prediction so we thought it would stay west, too.
SeaBreeze
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I could be wrong but I think the poster was trying to say that since the storm had gotten stronger, there was a possibility of more tornadoes. :shrug:
dandaman
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Fay is currently stationary and centered about 10-15 miles off the coast. Melbourne and surrounding area have already received as much as 2 feet of rain in some places, with 5-10 more inches expected to fall within the next 24 hours.
...Needless to say, I'm a bit worried that our FIT tour will be cancelled altogether.
...Needless to say, I'm a bit worried that our FIT tour will be cancelled altogether.
Fay is currently stationary and centered about 10-15 miles off the coast. Melbourne and surrounding area have already received as much as 2 feet of rain in some places, with 5-10 more inches expected to fall within the next 24 hours.
...Needless to say, I'm a bit worried that our FIT tour will be cancelled altogether.
Were you planning to fly into Melbourne, International? The airport ended up closing today.
Local news just said some areas could end up with 24 to 36 inches of rain from this, hope that is way inflated! LOL I figure we already haver had 15-20 inches of rain here at my house.
dandaman
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^Nah, we're flying (tentatively!) into MCO tomorrow evening. USA3000 actually flies to Melbourne, though I'm not sure if there are direct flights from Detroit. (We've been flying into St. Petersburg for the past year or so due to my sister's college, and they've served us quite well!)
Now it's an all-new airline (Spirit) and a storm and flooding to add to the foray...
Now it's an all-new airline (Spirit) and a storm and flooding to add to the foray...
golittleperson
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It's a Small World, no pun intended. My kids and I were at PO-FQ in June 06 when TS Alberto came through, we liked it. It made for the perfect poncho day at Epcot exploring the worlds. Umbrellas in hand and no crowd. Made for a nice break - hope Fay is that kind to those there now!
PirateTreasure2
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I hope Fay will stop before Monday. I'm going there on Monday.
DisneyWhiz
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We left right before the storm hit. Our flight was at 1:20 and all flight after 2:00 were cancelled...
The last day we were there, we were at Typhoon Lagoon and it started raining CRAZY hard. But nobody really cared until there was a really really loud boom of thunder. then, everyone in the wave pool started running out for their lives..it really was a sight....
Then, about 15 min. later, it was sunny again
The last day we were there, we were at Typhoon Lagoon and it started raining CRAZY hard. But nobody really cared until there was a really really loud boom of thunder. then, everyone in the wave pool started running out for their lives..it really was a sight....
Then, about 15 min. later, it was sunny again