Snow in Miami????

[Geronimo36]

Too funny!

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weath...ida_2010-01-10
"Sleet, Flurries Fall in Florida
by Tim Ballisty , on Jan 10, 2010 10:24 am ET
The current arctic cold outbreak has impacted the state of Florida in a significant way. Below you'll find cold weather stories and perspective from east-central Florida to west-central Florida to South Florida including Miami-Dade County.

From the National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida:

Ingredients came together on Saturday morning and afternoon to produce a very rare and wide-ranging occurrence of sleet, ice pellets and in a few cases snow flurries over east-central Florida.

Numerous reports of sleet were received by the NWS office in Melbourne along and north of a line from Poinciana in Osceola County to Palm Bay in southern Brevard County.

A few locations over Lake, Volusia, Seminole, Orange and north Brevard Counties reported light accumulations of sleet on vehicles or roof tops. There were no known accumulations of wintry precipitation on grassy surfaces or the ground.

This event is comparable in areal coverage to a sleet and snow event that occurred in central Florida on January 19, 1977.

An outbreak of cold arctic air will continue to spill over the area early this week with wide ranging sub-freezing temperatures over the next few nights and hazardous wind chill values well into the state.

weather.com: Yes, these reports of sleet does include the city of Orlando in Orange County and Daytona Beach in Volusia County. Sleet reports (and a few snow flurries reports) came into the Melbourne NWS office around 4:30am ET to around 7 or 8am ET on Saturday morning.

But it wasn't just east-central Florida that got into the wintry action - some isolated spots in south Florida also received some wintry precipitation. Trained spotters in Kendall in Miami-Dade County reported a few ice pellets and flurries at around 7:20pm ET Saturday evening.

In Oakland Park in Broward County, another trained spotter reported snow flurries mixed with rain at around 7pm ET Saturday evening.

Speaking of Miami, the city tied a record low on Sunday morning as it dipped to a very cold 35 degrees.

In west-central Florida, it's not the flurries making headlines but the extended cold stretch that is now in record territory for Tampa and St. Petersburg.

From the Tampa office of the NWS: For over a week now we have seen much below average temperatures across west-central and southwest Florida.

Although it is not unusual for the area to experience these temperatures each winter, it is rare that the cold spell last as long as it has.

The length of this cold stretch has reached record criteria for Tampa and St. Petersburg where readings have not climbed above 60 degrees since January 1.

Other locations are not far behind and with a few more days of cold weather expected, we may experience even more broken records.

Since January 2, temperatures have been running 10 to 30 degrees below average in west-central and southwest Florida."

[sledge]

We'll be back in the 70s-80 just in time for the weekend...

[cigdaze]

Dude, this is one of the funnies threads I've read in a long long time....

Karma's a biotch!!! Ya'll enjoy the humble pie! Now don't rub it in anymore!!!

Supposed to be 36* in central Jersey today!

I'll be boating this weekend. I'll takes pics just for you!

[Geronimo36]

Be sure to put the anti-freeze in!

Even if this is short lived, it's classic!

Issued by The National Weather Service
Tampa Bay/Ruskin, FL
4:04 am EST, Mon., Jan. 11, 2010

... HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ... FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING.

EARLY THIS MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S INLAND TO AROUND 30 NEAR THE COAST. DURATIONS OF TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 HOURS NEAR THE COAST TO 6 TO 12 HOURS INLAND. DURATIONS OF TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 27 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 HOURS ACROSS INLAND AREAS.

TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S INLAND TO AROUND 32 NEAR THE COAST. DURATIONS OF TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 HOURS NEAR THE COAST TO 4 TO 8 HOURS INLAND.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR 3 OR MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 27 AND 32 OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA.

RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS... AND BRING PETS INDOORS. IN ADDITION... APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT EXPOSED WATER PIPES ARE ADEQUATELY INSULATED TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS EARLY THIS MORNING... OR TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING YOU SHOULD PREPARE ACCORDINGLY. WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING... AS THEY WILL INSULATE YOU BETTER THAN A SINGLE COAT OR JACKET.

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[Tommy Gun]

I just finshed driving from Ft. Myers to LOTO...when I left Ft. Myers Sun. a.m. it was 32; I didn't see anything warmer than 36 during the trip.

[JupiterSunsation]

one huge positive so far this year......cold = cold pools and I have sold 5 pool heaters in 10 days!

Pools are 55 degrees right now........with the right heater they can be 90 tommorow morning!

[BUIZILLA]

one huge positive so far this year......cold = cold pools and I have sold 5 pool heaters in 10 days!

Pools are 55 degrees right now........with the right heater they can be 90 tommorow morning!

what do you do with it come July?? put ice cubes in it?

[Tony]

I woke up in Ocala this morning with no running water in the hotel. I call the desk they say everythings is froze. I go out to the truck and its 24 degrees. Theres guys in the parking lot trying to figure out why their diesel trucks wont start. Its 20 degrees at my house right now. FLORIDA WAS 4 DEGREES WARMER THAN OHIO in a 12 hour span. Al Gore needs a snowmobile shoved up his azz.

[MikeyFIN]

Guys, leave the water running slowly even instead of shutting down when the temps go down, remember running water doesn´t freeze that good and you´ll notice it sooner to avoid further damage.

And if the filters are filled in the diesels with paraffin/water there´s no chance to start unless you warm everything up.
You might get it idling but hit the road and it will clog up.

[Edward R. Cozzi]

what do you do with it come July?? put ice cubes in it?

I bet the ultra-rich have pool water coolers for the summer months down here. When your pool water is like a bath, it's not refreshing for me. Give me that little jolt of 78 to 80 degree water when I first dive in.

Yes Sy, I CAN still dive at my age.

[Wrinkleface]

what do you do with it come July?? put ice cubes in it?

poolside commercial ice makers!!