First Alert Weather: Friday, July 10, 2020 - Scattered showers and thunderstorms this weekend and the summertime heat continues
July 10, 2020 at 6:31 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -
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July 10, 2020 at 6:31 PM
Noel Rehm
Meteorologist
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -
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First Alert Weather - 6:00pm July 10, 2020
Noel Rehm
Meteorologist
First Alert Weather: Friday, July 10, 2020 - Scattered showers and thunderstorms this weekend and the summertime heat continues
July 10, 2020 at 6:31 PM
Noel Rehm
Meteorologist
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -
Skies will be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy this evening with isolated showers and storms possible as they develop in the Gulf and move onshore. Overnight lows will fall into the low 80s and winds will be out of the west at 10-15 mph.
First Alert Weather - 6:00pm July 10, 2020
Showers and thunderstorms will become scattered late tomorrow morning and throughout the afternoon. One or two strong storms can’t be ruled out with rainfall totals anywhere from 0.25-2′' through Saturday evening. Skies will be mostly sunny to partly sunny with temperatures topping out in the low 90s. High dew points will allow feel-like temperatures to range anywhere from 101-105°.
Beach and Boating Forecast
The UV index will be 11.6, which is in the extreme range. Seas will be at 2-3 feet with a light chop on bay and inland waters.
Tropical Storm Fay has slightly picked up speed and strength as it moves closer to land, and forecasters decreased projections for rain totals and flooding.
The Manatee County Commission will host a series of virtual town hall events on this year’s Hurricane Season. The events will be held by each individual county commissioner in connection with the County’s Emergency Management and Public Safety offices.
Tomorrow a weak front will sag into north Florida and stall. It’s effect will be to slightly destabilize the atmosphere and shift winds to the southwest.
After drenching much of the South, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the Midwest by Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Cristobal has crashed ashore in Louisiana, and the lopsided storm is also bringing high wind and drenching rains to nearby areas of Mississippi and Alabama.
The center of Tropcial Depression Cristobal should remain over land into Friday morning, some additional weakening could occur during the next 12-24 hours. A re-intensification trend is expected to commence in 36 hours, assuming that the center moves back into the Gulf of Mexico by then.
Torrential rain fell upon the Suncoast on Wednesday. Rainfall on Wednesday totaled up to 6 inches in some areas over N. Sarasota and S. Manatee prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning as one point.
The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday the storm was expected to turn north later in the week, cross the Gulf of Mexico and eventually threaten the U.S.
We have already had Arthur and Bertha and now possibly Cristobal by Tuesday. There is a lot of uncertainty with this one as it will get hung up in the SW Gulf of Mexico where water temperatures are well above average.
For those without hurricane resistant doors and winds, shuttering is the first line of defense. The least expensive option will be do-it-yourself plywood shuttering. But how good is that?
Starting Friday, shoppers in Florida emerging from coronavirus stay-at-home orders can avoid paying sales taxes while putting together disaster-preparation stockpiles for the 2020 hurricane season.
A tropical storm warning has been issued for South Carolina's coast and the storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
With the six-month Atlantic hurricane season starting Monday, emergency-management officials have changed how Florida will respond to storms as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
Tropical Storm Fay has slightly picked up speed and strength as it moves closer to land, and forecasters decreased projections for rain totals and flooding.
Doctors say they know that not everyone has the luxury to be able to buy these masks and protective equipment, or even to stay at home and self-isolate.
