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Category: Weather/Climate

By Brian Nelson   Posted in Around Town & County Weather/Climate
Posted on January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

Another polar vortex will soon blast North Florida

By Leslie Hudson – Storm Center Published on January 16, 2025 at 11:04 am JaxToday If you thought last week was cold, hold onto your hot lattes and be ready to bundle up as (…


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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Marsh Creek Community Weather/Climate
Posted on October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Around Town & County Marsh Creek Community Weather/Climate
Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Weather/Climate
Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Technology Travel Blog Weather/Climate
Posted on June 28, 2024June 28, 2024

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Around Town & County Weather/Climate
Posted on June 24, 2024June 24, 2024

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Environment Health Weather/Climate
Posted on June 20, 2024June 18, 2024

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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By David Muir   Posted in Environment Marsh Creek Community Weather/Climate
Posted on March 30, 2024March 30, 2024

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Health Weather/Climate
Posted on July 20, 2023July 20, 2023

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Weather/Climate
Posted on June 18, 2023June 18, 2023

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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By Meri-Kathryn Peed   Posted in Around Town & County Weather/Climate Wildlife
Posted on December 11, 2022December 11, 2022

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Marsh Creek Community Weather/Climate
Posted on November 11, 2022November 11, 2022

Nichole is Gone, Tomorrow Beckons

Tonight’s sunset was a beaut! From David Muir From Ken Wasmer


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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Marsh Creek Community Weather/Climate
Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Around Town & County Weather/Climate
Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Marsh Creek Community Weather/Climate
Posted on November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Marsh Creek Community Weather/Climate
Posted on November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Weather/Climate
Posted on November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Around Town & County Weather/Climate
Posted on October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Marsh Creek Community Weather/Climate
Posted on October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

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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By Brian Nelson   Posted in Around Town & County Marsh Creek Community Weather/Climate
Posted on September 29, 2022September 29, 2022

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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