TS Debby Moving Slowly: Not Well Organized

As of 7pm CDT, Tropical Storm Debby was still hanging in there but it has weakened over the past twelve hours, a trend that has continued now for 24-hours. Debby was located about 30 mi SSW of Apalachicola, Florida and was moving very slowly to nearly stationary. Maximum wind speeds are now down to 45 mph and the minimum central pressure had risen to 992 mb (29.29").

I have been watching Debby all day and she has continuously looked unorganized with widespread cloud cover, rain and convection well out and ahead of the main circulation, impacting the entire state of Florida. Earlier today, the main area of convection was over the Florida peninsula but now it has shifted up across northern Florida from Tallahassee to Jacksonville.

Overall, little change is expected in the rainfall zone. More rainfall is expected for the Florida peninsula and northern Florida. Additional rainfall of 5"-10" is possible across northern Florida with 3"-8" of additional rainfall possible for much of the peninsula through Friday. Add that to the abundant rainfall that has already made the sunshine state soggy and additional flooding is very possible.

Waterspouts and Tornadoes From TS Debby Impact Florida: Stay Safe with WeatherCall

Tropical Storm Debby continues to churn in the Gulf of Mexico and remains nearly stationary. As of 7 AM CDT, Monday, June 25, 2012, the center of Debby was located about 90 mi SSW of Apalachicola, FL. Debby has weekend, slightly, over the past twelve hours as maximum sustained winds have lowered to 50 mph and the minimum central pressure has risen to 993 mb (29.32").

When viewing Debby via satellite you can notice that there is not much in the way of well organized convection around the center of circulation. Instead, the main convection is lined up southwest-northeast from the central Gulf of Mexico into western Florida. This is also where several water spouts and tornadoes have been seen and more are possible. As a result, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a tornado watch for much of the Floridian peninsula until 2 pm EDT.

As long as Debby spins to the west, a threat for tornadoes will be possible. This is quite possibly until the end of the work week. So stay safe and aware of any tornado warnings that are issued for your specific location. Receive the warnings immediately by using WeatherCall. I rely on WeatherCall to keep my family safe and highly recommend it. There are several options available from a basic service to a mobile and more enhanced one. Pick the one that fits your needs. Pricing as low as $9.95 a year!


I will post another detailed post on my current thoughts on Debby later this evening so please check back!

Tropical Storm Debby To Hang Around For the Week

As of 7pm CDT, Sunday, June 24, 2012, Tropical Storm Debby was located 115 mi SSW of Apalachicola, FL and was nearly stationary. Her maximum sustained winds were 60 mph, which is a strong Tropical Storm. Minimum central pressure was 990 MB or 29.23".

Debby is not well structured with most of the convection to the north and well east of the central circulation with little to no convection or clouds on the south-southwest side of the central circulation. Northern most bands of rainfall and convection is already impacting the Florida Panhandle and southern Georgia and Alabama. Additionally, most of the Florida peninsula is experiencing rainfall in association with Debby.

Rainfall is the main concern with this storm as the storm will move very slowly through the upcoming work week bringing rounds of rain after rain to much of the same locations. Unfortunately, for much of the Panhandle of Florida this is not what they want nor need. Just two weeks ago 1 to 2 feet of rain fell over southern Alabama and the western panhandle of Florida. Now, through Friday morning, these same areas could see 3" to 8" of more rain with even heavier amounts approaching a foot towards the Big Bend and northeastern Florida.

Rainfall Forecast thru Friday AM