We Dodged a Bullet
A few days ago, it seemed our number was up. We’d gone through this 2024 hurricane season without much of a threat – even Helene spared us. Then suddenly, the atmosphere in the waters off…
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Category: Weather/Climate
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Flooding the Zone – Our Biggest Risk
Tropical storm force wind gusts are expected to begin later thismorning across northeast Florida. Overall, sustained tropical stormforce winds are forecast for most of northeast Florida and thesoutheast Georgia coast, with frequent hurricane force gusts…
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Tampa Faces a Century Busting Hit
As evacuations get underway in St. Augustine, a flashback to Tampa’s Hurricane History as Milton Approaches. Courtesy Axios Tampa Bay The last time Tampa Bay was hit directly by a major hurricane,the region looked very…
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Cheese, Clogs and Robots.
Want cheese with that …? So, you’re sitting in a bar … in Paris, Amsterdam, or Madison Wisconsin, and the drunk next to you wants to play a drinking game. “For 5 bucks, I bet…
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Dangerous Heat Advisory Today
The National Weather Service has issued a Dangerous Heat Advisory for Northeast Florida, including St. Augustine, for this afternoon into the evening. The heat index will reach as high as 111 F degrees. Stay indoors…
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It is HOT! What Extreme Heat Does to Your Body
Reprinted Courtesy New York Times By Dana Smith / Illustrations by Loreta Isac Heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. While the human body is able to withstand high temperatures,…
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Hurricane season is around the corner. Will you need back up power?
By David Muir We don’t really need a hurricane to lose power. That can happen for plenty of reasons, and usually at the wrong time, right? The good news? There are several options that will…
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Heat Affects Older People More. Here’s How to Stay Safe.
(Reprinted from the New York Times) Heat Affects Older People More. Here’s How to Stay Safe. https://www.nytimescom/2023/07/20/well/live/heat-illness-safety-older-people.html?smid=nytcore-android-share If you’re over 65, it’s important to take high temperatures seriously. We are experiencing the hottest days in…
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Tropical System may be Forming
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami are watching a weather system brewing in the eastern Atlantic this weekend and give it high odds of formation into something more significant. The system is currently…
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Our Neighbor, the St Augustine Alligator Farm
By Meri-Kathryn Peed Living in Florida, we have the wonderful opportunity to learn about an abundance of wildlife. Some of us have our favorites: shore birds, freshwater birds. butterflies, deer, rabbits, fish, dolphins, manatees and…
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Nichole is Gone, Tomorrow Beckons
Tonight’s sunset was a beaut! From David Muir From Ken Wasmer
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High Water in Marsh Creek
As expected, Tropical Storm Nichole and high-tide produced inundation on waterfront properties along the west-side of the Marsh Creek community fronting the Matanzas River this morning. These pictures were taken at 9:46am as water intruded…
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As Nichole Neared, A Daring Kite Surfer Soared
It was Tuesday afternoon, and the Atlantic was beginning to churn with high winds and dangerous waves, the early envoys of Tropical Storm Nichole. But surfers, and especially kite surfers, don’t see danger in these…
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Nichole Storms the Beach, Seeps into Marsh Creek
Here are a few scenes of Nichole’s arrival around 10;30am this morning, and shortly after high tide. The beach and pier were being pounded by high, rough surf, and inside Marsh Creek, high water levels…
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Tropical Storm Nichole Arrives
All night long, the winds blew, signalling the approach of Tropical Storm Nichole. The storm will make its presence better known as today wears on, bringing 30-40 mph winds and rainfall increasing this afternoon and…
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Nichole Brings Hurricane Watch for Coastal St. Johns
Shortly after 10am this morning, the National Hurricane Center issued a Hurricane Watch notification for Coastal St. Johns County, meaning hurricane force winds are possible in the area within the next 48 hours. More certain…
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Major Beach Erosion
A visit to the beach at the end of Pope Road Wednesday produced a shocker, five days after Hurricane Ian cleared out of our area. The hurricane, while well offshore by the time it reached…
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What We Dodged
There have been plenty of photos and videos to emerge since Hurricane Ian wreaked almost unimaginable destruction along the SW Florida coastline. As you know, Fort Myers was particularly hard hit from a storm that…
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Marsh Creek Floods as Ian Brushes By
At 5pm, the Hurricane Center declared Ian had returned to a Cat 1 hurricane. The storm pushed off-land into the Atlantic in the afternoon near the Kennedy Space Center as a tropical storm. As expected,…
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Flash Flood Warning Extended, Bridge of Lions Closed, 312 Remains Open
At 11:20 am, the National Weather Service issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for our area, and at mid-afternoon extended the advisory until 9:00 pm this evening. Water was already pushing into Marsh Creek from the…
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