We have lived in Tampa, supposedly the US capital of thunder strikes. Where we
live now, on the western edge of the Mediterranean, we do not get that much
thunder, but we do have an interesting weather phenonmenon called “gota fría”
(“cold drop”). It occurs most often in late October-mid-December. Cold air from
the north arrives over the still-warm water of the sea, and epic rainfalls
result. Very photogenic, I enjoy them from the comfort of our covered back
porch.
Cheers,
Nathan
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> On 03 Feb 2016, at 20:00, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Florida is Florida and has some rather spectacular thunderstorms all over the
> state. But, having lived on both coasts I found the southeast coast to have
> novel behavior, I think because of the proximity of the Everglades and its
> water. From West Palm Beach down to the Keys the Everglades are only 5-15
> miles inland. In the summer, as the sun rises it heats the land and the
> water of the Glades and the rising air draws air in from the ocean which
> results in a 20 minute rain storm, sometimes with a bit of thunder. In the
> later afternoon the situation reverses as the sun goes down and the ocean
> draws the air from the land and the Glades but now at higher temperature.
> The result is an afternoon rainstorm but this time with a lot more flash and
> boom.
>
> I suppose the same think may happen in reverse order on the west coast down
> near Big Cypress (Naples area) but I haven't spent much time that far south
> on the west coast to know how it behaves.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 2/3/2016 12:55 PM, ChrisB wrote:
>> I enjoyed those spectacles as well, Chuck, when I was in Florida.
>> But as often as not I was out over the Gulf at height, watching the
>> coast light up with the flashes.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On 3 Feb 16, at 14:22, Chuck Norcutt
>>> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Late summer afternoons in southeast Florida produce some amazing
>>> thunderstorms and lighting displays. We used to take it all in by
>>> sitting in lawn chairs inside the open garage. Probably not the
>>> safest thing to do but it sure was enjoyable to watch (and hear).
>>
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