Tropical Storm Andrea-Florida DUers - get ready

[malaise]

SPECIAL OUTLOOK ISSUED TO UPDATE DISCUSSION ON THE LOW PRESSURE AREA
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

1. AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A
WELL-DEFINED CIRCULATION IN THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE EAST-
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BASED ON THIS
FINDING...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WILL INITIATE ADVISORIES ON
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A
HIGH CHANCE...NEAR 100 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml

[greytdemocrat]

1. Meh.

We need the rain.

They keep saying heavy rain but my rain gage is empty...

[NightWatcher]

2. Woot! and its heading to my backyard (Jax)

We've had downpours the past two days and it's looking like it's going to start up again and not stop till sometime late Friday.

[malaise]

6. You did see this coming your way

This is one week earlier than last year
Stay safe

[DrDan]

28. there were actually two named storms in May of last year

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. no need to water my NC garden for the next few days as well...

After it's visit to Florida, it looks to soak the entire east coast!

[malaise]

7. Anything for your lovely tomatoes

[IdaBriggs]

33. I am SO jealous!

Those look AMAZING!!! And so early!!!

[NRaleighLiberal]

40. Those are pics from the past. This year's crop should start in a few weeks!

Here are some of my plants as of this week

http://nctomatoman.weebly.com/nctomato-and-garden-blog.html

[malaise]

4. Details here

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#ANDREA

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT01/refresh/AL0113W5_NL_sm2+gif/215509W5_NL_sm.gif

[JCMach1]

5. Just announced... Andrea is a TS

Going to flood North Florida over the next 48hr. or so.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

8. I thought we were up to B like a week ago.

Has this been floating out there awhile?

[malaise]

9. That's the Eastern Pacific storms - this was Invest 91L

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM BOCA GRANDE TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST FROM
FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM BOCA GRANDE TO OCHLOCKNEE RIVER

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.3N 86.5W AT 05/2200Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 3 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.
34 KT....... 50NE 120SE 0SW 0NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 90SE 0SW 0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCMAT1+shtml/052154.shtml?

[okwmember]

11. No it pretty much just formed.

This really is the problem we now face in the state. We used to have time to prepare for storms that would form off Africa and take a couple of weeks to get here. Now they pop up in the Gulf or in the Caribbean and seem to be on us in no time. While it seems Andrea will only be a tropical storm, we've certainly had storms in the past few years that have become Hurricanes very quickly.

Also this only being day 5 of the season, I guess I'm inclined to believe that it will be very active season.

[malaise]

15. Not true - we've been following this since Monday

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022939466

[Warpy]

51. This is actually TS Barbara

She came ashore in southern Mexico, crossed Mexico and part of Guatemala and re formed in the Gulf.

So this is a storm with two names.

[steve2470]

10. thank you very much for posting this ! nt

[NightWatcher]

12. If we get hit by the storm, can we get a relief concert too?

Is that going to be the new thing? The worse the storm or disaster, the better the stars. I figure a Tropical Storm should get us a Jimmy Buffet Cover Band cover band

[malaise]

13. No Boss in your line up though

[HockeyMom]

14. Going back to NY tomorrow

Bye, bye. BTW, I was also back in NY when Sandy hit, and we had just about nothing happen; power out 24 hours and tree limbs down. Maybe we/me are "charmed'.

[malaise]

16. If you're in Miami you're OK

Remember this one will bring rain to the coast up to New England

[HockeyMom]

17. It's been raining for days in Naples

Humid as hell. Even if it's raining in NY, and it's cool and not humid, I will be fine with just rain.

[malaise]

18. Not so good up there

I'll take anywhere in New York over Florida every day of the week - and yet parts of New York are as vulnerable and less prepared for storms than parts of Florida - particularly since Andrew

[SoCalDem]

25. I actually like hot, muggy Miami in the summertime..

But then, I love Miami ANYTIME

[malaise]

26. Too much rain and way too much lightning

for me.

[Baclava]

19. sucking up some moisture

Tropical Storm Warnings are up for the West Coast of Florida from Boca Grande (Coast between Ft. Myers and Port Charlotte) and the Ochlockonee River (Just south of Tallahassee). Tropical Watches are up from Flagler Beach on the East coast of Florida north to Surf City, NC.

Storm surge flooding of 2-4 ft above ground level, or inundation, expected with TS Andrea from Tampa Bay Northward to Apalachicola

[malaise]

20. Havana is under the kosh right now

and so are the Florida Keys

[maddezmom]

21. Weather alert: South Florida under a tornado watch

Weather alert: South Florida under a tornado watch

MIAMI HERALD STAFF REPORT
South Florida is under a tornado watch until 11 a.m. Thursday.

During the early morning hours, Miami-Dade was under a tornado warning, with a severe storm passing over the west-central portion of the county.

Thursday is shaping up to be a wet day, with roads already slick from a steady rain.

“What a mess across South Florida,” CBS4 meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez said on her Facebook page. “Roads are drenched and dangerous and we have widespread storms soaking most of Broward and Miami-Dade.”

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/06/3436387/weather-alert-south-florida-under.html#storylink=cpy

[greytdemocrat]

22. We had some good rain

Last night, a little over an inch.

Here in Sarasota we are now in a clear spell, no rain,
but more coming in off the Gulf shortly.

Will no doubt be worse up in the Big Bend area...

[malaise]

23. This one is a rain event

for the most part. We have months to go. Stay safe

[Sancho]

24. Lots of rain here overnight..but not too bad yet...

Sort of like Debbie last year, not a super strong storm yet, but big and wet. Time to get some climate control folks...my next car will be electric.

[malaise]

27. The really good news is that Andrea is now moving at 12mph

so she won't linger for too long.

[rppper]

29. Rainy and windy here in Daytona beach...

.....Winnie the pooh would call it a blustery day!

[malaise]

32. Stay dry

Should move quickly

[rppper]

44. Thanks! will do...The wettest I've got so far was due too...

The washer in the feed line of my toilet giving way and putting a inch of standing water in my master bathroom
And hallway! Been a honey-do day! Replaced a shower head too....

[malaise]

45. Damn!!!

Water water everywhere!

[greytdemocrat]

30. Good thing it's movin!!

Looks to be building an eyewall...

[malaise]

31. Picked up more speed

now 13mph

[greytdemocrat]

34. Good.

I think this storm would really pop if it had more
open water under it for a longer time.

Rain has closed in again here, so much for my idea
of a quick walk...

[malaise]

35. Latest

.ANDREA MOVING CLOSER TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA DURING THE MORNING...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

[greytdemocrat]

36. Heavy rain now.

No biggie for FL.

A small water spout / tornado up near Maderia Beach area may be forming among others.
Biggest T-Storms up in the St. Pete / Clearwater areas.

Still no winds here, rain is coming straight down...

[William769]

37. Won't be a direct hit in S.W. Florida, but it's sure been a shitty day for us so far.

[greytdemocrat]

38. Super heavy rain now.

Can barely see across the street.

[malaise]

42. Just heard that there are more than a few sink holes developing

since yesterday.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/06/04/Florida-sinkhole-swallows-swimming-pool/UPI-96661370373181/
<snip>
A house in the Orlando, Fla., area was evacuated when a large sinkhole developed in the backyard, swallowing the swimming pool, rescue workers said.

Orange County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Billy Richardson said the sinkhole developed while residents of the property in Winter Park were out, the Orlando Sentinel reported. He said by the time emergency workers got to the house at 8:30 p.m. Monday the hole was 40 to 50 feet wide and 30 to 40 feet deep.

"They came back from dinner and half the backyard was gone," Richardson said.

There were no signs of trouble Sunday when the owner, identified on county records as Suzanne Blumenaur, had a pool party, neighbors said.

Sinkholes are common in Florida where the limestone underlying most of the state dissolves, forming underground cavities. They are often covered with soil and vegetation that can collapse suddenly.

Fatalities are unusual. In February, a man disappeared when a sinkhole developed late at night under a home in Seffer near Tampa.

[greytdemocrat]

39. We got tornado's & water spouts all over...

Now it's windy!!!

[JCMach1]

41. latest from Jeff Masters on his Wunderground blog

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2429

[malaise]

50. Thanks - here is the list of names for 2013

Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van and Wendy.

[greytdemocrat]

43. A waterspout near Osprey,FL

which is not too far from me. These things are usually just EF0's.

Saw some pics of busted up pool cages up near Tampa...

[greytdemocrat]

46. They reopened the SkyWay Bridge...nt

[malaise]

49. Next week will be green and pretty

[taterguy]

47. YOu know where I'll be

[malaise]

48. Yes my dear

in the tunnel

And Invest 92L is out there in the Atlantic.
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201392_model.html