Lanai sent airborne in Cape Coral, Florida by Hurricane Ian’s winds.
TROPICAL UPDATE A tropical wave west of Africa has the potential to develop as it approaches the Lesser Antilles next week. Where it goes beyond the Caribbean is too early to determine. If it becomes a tropical storm the next name is Bonnie.
Sam is a beast of a hurricane with 140 MPH winds... text book image with its eyewall... sure glad it remains well offshore of the eastern seaboard over the next 7 days...
LIVE RADAR ⛈ Right on track! Rain and storms filling in across Southwest Florida as we approach Noon. Keep umbrella handy! ☔️
This could be a bit of a game changer over the next couple weeks. A fresh plume of Saharan Dust headed for the western Atlantic, Caribbean, gulf and Florida by early next week. Still possible to get development, but this would make things a lot more difficult.
FRED FUTURE RADAR 🌀 New Hi-Res Model walking you through Saturday & Sunday across SW Florida. Even with the center offshore, lopsided Fred will still bring in bands of rain on the eastern side + occasional gusty wind. Watch for flooding, but overall impact is minimal.
Storms are rapidly firing on radar, and it should be a stormy next several hours as they push across the area. Threats include heavy rain, gusty winds, and frequent lightning.
Here is round 2 of our soggy set-up today!! Good news with this batch of moisture... no severe weather expected... just much needed soaking rain, and some lightning, too!!
A line of fast-moving showers and downpours continue to work south. You may get poured on for a few minutes, but once it stops, that's it! Slightly cooler and drier air settles in this evening.
LANDFALL! At Matecumbe Key, Florida with a wind of 52 mph and a gust of 63 mph. Band from Eta is pushing north to the area now. Wind gust and heavy rainfall likely.
