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10 am CDT With Fay

See official track forecast map below. It has changed again, sending the center more northward into SW Alabama instead right along the coast. BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008 1100 AM EDT … Continue reading →

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Mid Morning Quick Look at Fay

She was centered very close to the Atlantic Coast in the general vicinity of Cap Canaveral. Movement was slowly northward at only 5 mph. Radar loops in the last few minutes show that the heaviest rain was in spiral bands … Continue reading →

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Burning Midnight Oil With Fay

This is a composite update covering three bases. Scroll down to see the most current Tropical Storm Advisory about Miss Fay. But first… ALABAMA UPDATE AT MIDNIGHT It is a part of the very wet system that has affected areas … Continue reading →

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Notes From 9 pm Advisory

LOCATION Latitude 27.5 North Longitude 80.9 West Translation: 45 miles SSW of Melbourne MOVEMENT Very little. In fact I have been watching the Melbourne Doppler loop for the last 30 minutes and I can detect little or no movement. I … Continue reading →

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Simply Amazing!

In all my years of weather work, I have never seen a QPF chart that displayed a potential 28.80 inches of rain in only five days. That is 50% of the Birmingham annual total. This is going to be most … Continue reading →

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Catching Up With Fay at 7 pm, EDT

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 17A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008 700 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 …FAY CONTINUING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE EAST COAST OF … Continue reading →

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Spot Reports From Fay Country

Miami…partly sunny, wind SW 20, gusts 39 (weather calming down) Naples…light rain, wind west 15, gusts 28 Sanford…cloudy, wind NE 28, gusts 35 Orlando…heavy rain, wind NE 23, gusts 37 Daytona Beach…light rain, wind NE 26, gusts 35 Melbourne…heavy rain, … Continue reading →

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High Wind Report

At 3 o’clock this afternoon, 11 miles NNE of Clewston, Fla., an automated weather station reported sustained winds to 52 mph with a peak gust of 72 mph.

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3 pm EDT Fay Advisory

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16B NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008 300 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 …FAY CONTINUES TO BATTER THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE EAST … Continue reading →

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Tornado Report

0145 PM TORNADO NNE BAREFOOT BAY 27.89N 80.52W 08/19/2008 BREVARD FL EMERGENCY MNGR *** 3 INJ *** UPDATED INFO 3 – 4 UNITS WITH DAMAGE TO AWINGS, CARPORTS AND PORCHES

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