Weather, environment and critter reporter for USA Today Florida. Certificate in Weather Forecasting, Penn State. Surfer, dog walker. University of Arizona.
West Palm Beach, FL
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Kimberly Miller retweeted
The Virginia Key (VAFK1) tidal gauge recorded a preliminary peak of 2.54' (MHHW) between 10-11am this morning. Since consistent records began at the site in 1994, this is the 3rd highest peak value recorded behind Hurricane Wilma (#2 - 2.55') and Hurricane Irma (#1 - 3.63').
King Tide flooding in Lake Worth Beach. I could not get to Lantana on A1A or Federal. Road closed on A1A. No idea what was happening in Federal.
Downtown West Palm Beach this morning. Tomorrow morning’s high tide is about 9:30 am. Could be a floody commute. #kingtides
Palm Beach king tide flooding. More Bradley Place and Lake Trail. @NWSMiami #kingtides
Cordova and Flagler in West Palm Beach. King tide + NE winds + rain. @NWSMiami #kingtides
Early tidal flooding South Flagler Drive and Valencia in West Palm Beach. Still coming up. @NWSMiami
UMRosentiel School tide expert Brian McNoldy called this weekend's king tide + east winds + rain "dire" for coastal flooding. He said he's not seen anything like what's forecast in 4+ years of tide forecasts bsky.app/profile/bmcnoldy.bs…
Moderate coastal flooding is expected to continue through the weekend with major coastal flooding possible late this weekend into early next week around each high tide cycle. #FLwx
What led to 6 alligator attacks in Florida, including two fatalities? palmbeachpost.com/story/news… via @pbpost
Ghostly raccoon in Florida raids cat's dinner and steals the Internet palmbeachpost.com/story/news… via @pbpost
A perfect-storm type of soaked weekend looms for Florida's east coast. Freshwater and saltwater flooding possible. palmbeachpost.com/story/weat… via @pbpost
High tide flooding in West Palm Beach at Monroe Drive and Flagler. @NWSMiami
Kimberly Miller retweeted
NHC will initiate advisories on Subtropical Storm Josephine (formerly AL93), located offshore of the U.S. East Coast, at 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC).
Gopher tortoises have had their challenges; buried alive, relocated and drowned by Good Samaritans who think every turtle swims. Now they face an extinction warning. palmbeachpost.com/story/news… via @pbpost
Kimberly Miller retweeted
21 years ago today, on October 19, 2005, Hurricane Wilma became the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic.
185 mph sustained winds surrounded its 2.3 mile-wide pinhole eye. (That's narrower than the El Reno tornado.)
Its minimum pressure bottomed out at 882 millibars, or 26.05 inches – the lowest on record in the Atlantic.
That meant it was missing 13% of the air from its middle, resulting in an incredibly powerful vacuum effect that drove extreme inward winds.
On October 24, Wilma made landfall in Cape Romano, Florida, with winds of 120 mph as a mid-tier Category 3.
Say it however you want, but the name Isaias will likely be back. palmbeachpost.com/story/weat… via @pbpost
Google AI crushed forecasts for Isaias but missed a crucial detail palmbeachpost.com/story/weat… via @pbpost
