Fay Makes Landfall Again; Winds At 60 MPH with Torrential Rains

Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

Tropical Storm Fay has begun moving west-northwest at 5 mph on the east coast of Florida. This general slow motion should continue for the next couple days.

FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. --National Hurricane Center

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Ft. Pierce northward to the Savannah River

NEWS STORIES
Fay Floods 8,000 Homes (CNN)
At least 7 possible Tornadoes in eastern Florida (CNN)
Tornado Strikes Florida, Damaging Dozens of Homes (Fox News)
Fay Spawns Tornado In Brevard County; Injures 2 (WKMG, Orlando)
Tropical Storm Delays Space Shuttle's Move (Yahoo! Space News)

LIVE TV COVERAGE
WFTV NBC, Orlando
WJXT CBS, Jacksonville

LIVE RADAR
WFTV, Orlando

Fay Pathcast

Loop Track Forecasts [Java Loop]

More:  Latest Advisory on Fay  |  NHC Graphics

Local NWS Pages:
Melbourne Hurricane Statement
Jacksonville Hurricane Statement
Miami Hurricane Statement
Tampa Bay Tropical Weather

Stay tuned for updates...

There is a Slight Risk of severe weather for parts of North Dakota and Montana. Also for parts of Florida and Georgia due to Tropical Storm Fay.

WATCHES
***There are currently no watches in effect***

7:35 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for McHenry and Pierce counties in North Dakota until 8:00pm CDT.

6:45pm CDT
A Tornado warning is in effect for Beaufort and Jasper counties in South Carolina until 8:15 pm EDT.

Today In Weather History
1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail from Correll to north of Appleton. Thunderstorms in north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100 mph at Wilson Dam. Thunderstorms around Lincoln NE produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of rain, and Boone NE was deluged with five inches of rain in an hour and a half.(Storm Data)(The National Weather Summary)

SevereStudios.com is proud to announce the First Annual Severe Weather Photo and Video Contest. SevereStudios created this contest to recognize and reward severe weather enthusiasts for their hard work in capturing photos and videos of severe weather events during the 2008 chase season.


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School officials in California "baffled" by how to program and operate weather radios given to them by Homeland Security:

Read Story (San Diego Union-Tribune)

If you are in charge of safety at a school district or similar institution and you are concerned about the well-being of your students, weather radios should be operational 24/7 in the main school office(s) where emergency decisions are made. For help, please email info@severestudios.com and SevereStudios will provide free assistance in the procurement, setup and operation of weather radios.

This is from Monday August 4, 2008 on The Weather Channel where SevereStudios Chaser Ben Holcomb did a phoner with Jim Cantore during the Severe Derecho event in Northern Indiana.

Jon Davies has posted a recap of the end of the Little Sioux/Moorhead tornado's path, where Kory Hartman and Kenny Allen were located.

As a result of our own research and that of John and Shawna Davies, we can safely conclude that it was, indeed a tornado that Kory and Kenny encountered on June 11, 2008.

Read Jon Davies' Blog Entry on the Little Sioux Tornado.