ST. PETE BEACH, FL — The winter storm chasing season got off with an early bang at Pass-a-Grille Beach. The season started early this year, thanks to El Nino being firmly in place and blowing severe weather into west-central Florida. A massive low pressure system formed off the Texas coast […]
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Tornadoes Break Out Across Tampa Bay
PINELLAS PARK, FL — Everything was in place for an epic severe weather outbreak along the I-75 corridor east of Tampa Bay. After a frustrating afternoon waiting for storms to fire and coming up empty, I sat down to dinner in front of a Two and a Half Men episode. […]
Read MoreViolent Cold Front Brings Hurricane Conditions and Tornadoes
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The morning of April 14 started just like any other dreary, rainy day in Florida. I sat down in front of the TV for breakfast and turned on Bay News 9. Their meteorologists were tracking several severe thunderstorms across Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Pasco counties. Around 9:30 […]
Read MoreIntercept of Hurricane Ike on the Skyway Bridge
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Having closely monitored Hurricane Ike as it churned west through the Caribbean, I have watched the awesome power of Ike churn its way into the Gulf of Mexico. With the eye of this powerful Category 4 Hurricane sitting less than 200 miles off the coast of […]
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