January 9, 2024 | Posted in News
IN FROM OUT OF TOWN OR THIS WAS THEIR FIRST HALF MARATHON, BUT HAD TO DO IT BECAUSE OF THE RAIN, YOU KNOW, SAFETY FIRST, THAT THAT IS THE POLICY. AND LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WE’RE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE SOME OTHER MODIFICATIONS BECAUSE WE’VE GOT A STRONGER LINE OF STORMS. I MEAN, THE REALITY WAS WE HAD SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING SATURDAY MORNING. TOMORROW WE’RE GOING TO GET SOME REAL POWERFUL WINDS. SO LET’S KIND OF SET THE STAGE HERE. ALL RIGHT TAVARIS WE’RE LOOKING GREAT THIS MORNING. WE’VE GOT SOME CLOUDS OVER TOP OF US. TEMPERATURES OUT THE DOOR A LITTLE COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. WE’RE IN THE 40S FOR OUR NORTHWESTERN SPOTS, 50S THROUGH THE METRO, UPPER 50S BACK OVER TO BREVARD. AND AS WE KIND OF PEEK OUTSIDE AT THE BUS STOP FORECAST PARENTS, WE DON’T HAVE TO WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT TODAY. A FEW BREEZY SHOWERS, BUT THAT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT IT. SO THIS MORNING WE DO WARM UP NICELY INTO THE UPPER 50S. 9 A.M. WE’LL GET TO ABOUT 67 LUNCHTIME AND 69 DEGREES BY 3:00. AND THERE’S THOSE RAIN CHANCES. 1,020% COVERAGE. FUTURECAST KIND OF DIALING IT UP THERE. NOTHING TOO BAD, BUT SHOWERS AROUND HERE OR THERE. NOW THAT’S TODAY. A NICE MILD DAY, BUT OUR STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON. AND STARTS WORKING OUR DIRECTION TOMORROW. DURING THE MORNING, DURING LUNCHTIME. WE’RE FINE, BUT IT’S INTO THE AFTERNOON THAT THIS LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MARCHES OUR DIRECTION. AND WE’RE CALLING TOMORROW A FIRST WARNING WEATHER DAY BECAUSE OF THE THREAT FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHEST CONCERN DOES SEEM TO BE OUR NORTHWESTERN AREAS, BUT WE’RE ALL UNDER EITHER A LEVEL TWO IN THE YELLOW OR LEVEL THREE OUT OF FIVE IN THE ORANGE. THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. HAIL NOT REALLY A CONCERN, BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE DO HAVE A LOW TO KIND OF MEDIUM RISK FOR TORNADOES, BUT THE DAMAGING WIND THREAT IS THE BIG ONE. THE ORANGE SHOWING THAT KIND OF MID-RANGE CONCERN. AND THOSE BLACK LINES, WE DON’T SEE THAT VERY OFTEN IN FLORIDA. THAT’S THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER, UH, HATCHING IS THE TERMS WE USE. AND ESSENTIALLY IT’S THEM SAYING NOT ONLY IS THERE A CONCERN FOR WINDS, BUT WHEN YOU SEE HATCHING, THAT’S THE WEATHER SERVICE’S WAY OF SAYING WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT 70 TO 80 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS. SO WHEN WE SAY DAMAGING WINDS, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HURRICANE FORCE CONCERNS TOMORROW. OKAY, HERE’S 2 P.M. THE LINE STARTING TO APPROACH OUR AREA. BY ABOUT 345. IT SWEEPS RIGHT THROUGH INTO THE METRO AREA. AND THEN ABOUT SIX, 7:00 OR SO, IT GETS INTO BREVARD COUNTY BEFORE CLEARING OUT. SO AT LEAST THIS THING MOVES PRETTY QUICKLY. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WAY TO BE WORN? DOWNLOAD THAT WEATHER APP, TURN ON THOSE NOTIFICATIONS. IT’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE STORMS ARE ARRIVING AND WHEN THERE ARE ANY ALERTS ISSUED. SO FOR TODAY, NOT TOO BAD. COUPLE OF SHOWERS TOMORROW. FIRST WARNING WEATHER DA