Tropical Storm And more recent predictions shift the whole system over land, something that could lead to severe weather up and down most of the East Coast, but would likely spare waterfront areas a major storm surge:NOAA Hurricane Specialist James Franklin told Business Insider that beyond three days out, hurricane models live in a kind of 'fantasy land'.It's normal for models to look a bit chaotic that far in the future.Thomas Downs, a meteorologist with Weatherbell Analytics, told Business Insider that some particular weather events in the middle latitudes are making Hermine especially difficult to precisely predict. Five deaths were reported in Florida as a direct result of Fay. (The Jersey Shore looks like a possible candidate.) If it's green, you're good. So the 50,000 that remain are primarily for residents and business owners who need then, “or the possibility that the skies open up again this week, we get a ton of rain and we get a resurgence of these levels.”Michigan’s second largest city remains under a state of emergency because of significant property damage to a number of buildings in the downtown area.It’s estimated that around a thousand residents in mid and west Michigan have been evacuated from their homes. There are optimistic takes, too, like “circumstances have created great potential”, and “great fishing”. And that definitely is impactful." But at its exact path is much harder to predict.
You can access water quality, hydrology, rainfall and weather data on The Pinellas County Water Atlas Mapper.The mapper includes USGS current water levels in addition to data from additional gages and data sources. Without vegetation to hold the soil in place, flooding can produce mud and debris flows. The science of meteorology hasn't really caught up to quite the way hurricanes intensify and interact. There’s been very limited access into the city, with a number of bridges closed. An EF-1 tornado occurred in Barefoot Bay, which was also suffering the effects of the intense rainfall, and damaged 59 homes with 9 determined to be uninhabitable. We rely on readers like you to uphold a free press. Their role in south Florida has evolved and expanded over the decades and currently their mission is “To manage and protect water resources of the region by balancing and improving water quality, flood control, natural systems, and water supply.”Dora produced the flood of record on the Santa Fe River at Fort White and was the previous flood of record for the St Mary's River Basin until Tropical Storm Debby in 2012 eclipsed it.Total storm damage in Florida was estimated at $200-230 million ($2.76-3.17 billion dollars 2012 value).The link below is historical video footage from Hurricane Dora:The following report, in part, was submitted from the official in charge of the Weather Bureau office at Miami:The storm left thousands of people homeless as entire homes were removed from their foundations and smashed to bits in the rapidly moving flood waters. Above that area is the retail parking lot. We must, however, continue to be diligent in monitoring the situation,” Lunn said.The city is no longer calling on people to help fill and move sandbags, for now.“I can’t possibly imagine what else we could do to react to this situation,” Mayor George Heartwell said, “We realize that things could change dramatically in the next few days with more rain or if issues associated with structures – such as buildings, walls, or bridges - arise.”The crest will head to Grandville soon, where the city library is now taking on some water in the basement.In Lowell, upstream from Grand Rapids, the water is already beginning to recede. Lake Okeechobee had been running low due to lingering drought conditions. "What I see as a meteorologist is that the computer model's very confused right now," he said. As tropical storm Hermine - upgraded from a tropical depression Wednesday afternoon - takes aim at Florida's western Big Bend this week, a number of questions remain open.The cone in this map offers some idea of where Hermine might travel over the course of the next several days. U.S. Drought Monitor. : I nactive (or delayed) stations are either experiencing a minor technical problem or may be under maintenance. "Small creeks and streams around West and mid-Michigan hit their crests late last week. Saltwater coastal flooding is becoming increasingly common in Miami because of rising sea levels. PHOTOS: Friday's Flooding in South Florida Published June 7, 2013 • Updated on June 7, 2013 at 9:53 pm Flooding has occurred in numerous cities in South Florida as the region gets drenched Friday. Sunny day coastal flooding is now routine, submerging some areas on a monthly basis when the sun and moon line up just right. "Does that mean it's going to hit Washington DC or New York or Boston?"