Siesta Keys, Sarasoto Florida TORNADO kills 2
Hope none of our Snowbirds where headed to Turtle Creek CG area. Reports of 4 tornado's touching down last night. Hardest hit was Siesta Keys and Sarasota. http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2016/...
Forum Discussion
JoeTampa wrote:
I'm a Skywarn spotter for NWS and helped relay amateur radio reports overnight.
I've been a Skywarn Spotter in Michigan for over a decade, and took the course for Brevard County in December. A few differences I noticed, between northern and southern tornadoes: Midwesterners might not recognize a Florida tornado, since they don't form those classic "Kansas supercells" shown on TV; they might not realize that prime tornado season is Jan/Feb; that El Nino adds the shear to Florida's atmosphere so the tornadoes are larger and longer-lived; or that FL tornadoes in El Nino years tend to strike in the middle of the night.
Brevard County is so concerned with the El Nino/stronger tornado connection that they staged "The Great Tornado Practice Drill" a few weeks ago, to make sure that everyone knows where to take shelter, whether at home or at work. And sheltering in an RV is a VERY bad idea.
