Tropical Storm Colin

NOAA/NHC ^ | 5 June 2016 | NOAA/NHC

[NautiNurse]

Tropical Depression 3 has formed in the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the Florida Gulf Coast from Indian Pass to Englewood. The primary hazards with this system are expected to be flooding from heavy rains and some coastal flooding from storm surge. This system is expected to develop into Tropical Storm Colin.

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[rodguy911]

I’m with you Leni,when I heard Powell doing radio spots for zero in 2012 it made me rethink everything about him. I’m more convinced there is a NWO/Kabal now than ever before.

[rodguy911]

I heard earlier on the weather channel that it was hard to depict an eye on this thing?

[blam]

I remember those.

I recently discovered that the termites had a go at my custom made shutters.

I'll need to make some more.

[NautiNurse]

According to those who claim to be in-the-know, Colin is the earliest third tropical storm to form in any storm season since record keeping began.

We need to eradicate termites from the planet.

Your doggies are beautiful! All of them!

[NautiNurse]

Per NHC Discussion, "Colin remains poorly organized this morning. Surface observations and data from NOAA and Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft suggest that at least two small-scale circulation centers are present"

Deathly calm with steady rain here. Swimming pool has reached max capacity. That is a good thing.

[GregB]

Looks like it’s going to be an interesting year!!

[GregB]

You mean cone of silence..he he he..

[GregB]

Ok I am lost on your post..hay fever might be to blame..

[NautiNurse]

Summary of 800 am EDT Update
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location...26.4n 87.3w
about 315 mi...505 km WSW of Tampa Florida
about 270 mi...430 km SSW of Apalachicola Florida
maximum sustained winds...50 mph...85 km/h
present movement...NNE or 15 degrees at 14 mph...22 km/h
minimum central pressure...1004 mb...29.65 inches

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles
to the east of the center.

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[Red Badger]

Will the radar images be a ‘Colin-oscopy’?.......................

[NautiNurse]

:::snort:::

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

so far all is well in Indian Harbour Beach Fl ;)

[NautiNurse]

We are about to get a large,strong squall line. I can hear the thunder in the distance. Meanwhile, there are silly young men mowing a yard in the neighborhood. In the rain. Go figure.

[mad_as_he$$]

Whoa! Ugly radar image.

[NautiNurse]

Summary of 1000 am CDT...1500 UTC...information
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location...27.0n 87.0w
about 285 mi...455 km WSW of Tampa Florida
about 225 mi...360 km SW of Apalachicola Florida
maximum sustained winds...50 mph...85 km/h
present movement...NNE or 15 degrees at 16 mph...26 km/h
minimum central pressure...1004 mb...29.65 inches

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230 miles to
the southeast of the center.

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[GOPJ]

Conversion table for knots to miles per hour, kilometers per hour, Beaufort Wind Scale...

http://www.disastercenter.com/convert.htm

[NautiNurse]

Good info--thanks!

We definitely had a brief near-gale experience during the last large squall line. Big oak tree was dancing a jig.

[nutmeg]

Hubby is in Tampa on business as I type this... Thankfully his 6 am flight from Hartford was unaffected. In fact, he said his flight landed early.

What exactly are "squalls"? I see plenty of those coming to the Tampa area in the next few hours on Weather.com with exclamation points..

I'm used to (mostly harmless) snow squalls up here, but not the ones related to a tropical storm...

[NautiNurse]

A squall line is a fast moving band of heavy wind, heavy rain, and usually lightning. May spawn water spouts/tornados.

btw--the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is closed due to high winds. Local reports indicate wind gusts 45-55 mph during the last squall.

[nutmeg]

Got it, thank you for the explanation. Yikes we were in Hernando, FL a few years ago when I believe squalls came through, and a nearby town got hit with a rogue tornado, scattering a bunch of small airplanes and other things. I remember it was April 1st... Maybe 2010, 2011?

We had visited you, then went up to visit my in-laws. They had to close the Sunshine Skyway Bridge then as well.

I remember freaking out watching the local weather coverage on TV... They kept talking about hurricane and tornado "watch boxes", and this county and that county. I had no idea where or what each county was, lol. Scary stuff. For me anyway... I'm not used to these type of storms.

I hope everyone in Florida stays safe!