TS Barry: June 2

Well he's here... the heaviest(and final) rain 'bands' are over and
approaching Pinellas County (where I live). TS Barry will have made
landfall within the next 3-5 hours, in the vicinity of Tampa Bay. It's
raining pretty heavily here right now (I'm quite enjoying it :) ) and the
rain is all ahead of the center of circulation.

This is what I'd call a good storm for Florida - just mostly rain. The
only thing to watch out for is local flooding (Shore Acres area for
example), and maybe some tornadoes. The official forecast is calling for
3-5 feet above. At the moment St. Pete is between 1-2 ft above, and I
think Clearwater is closer to 2ft.

If you don't already know about this, you can look at the water levels at
tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov. On the left, click on 'state maps', then on
whatever state you are in, and then the locations shown. The blue is the
predicted - including the normal high/low tides. The red are the
observations, and the green is how high the water is above the predicted
value.

Have a lovely day everyone. I'll probably not send out another email until
the next storm.

Be careful. Watch your local reports (news/weather) for more information.

J.
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DISCLAIMER:
These remarks are just what I think/see regarding tropical storms - not
the opinion of any organization I represent. If you are making an
evacuation decision, please heed your local emergency management and the
National Hurricane Center's official forecast and the National Weather
Service announcements. This is not an official forecast.
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