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Thunderstorms Again....Surprise, Surprise
Jun 18, 2008 | 8:52 AM
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now through the mid-afternoon we will see thunderstorms coming in off the gulf of mexico and roilling through most of our western counties and cities.

once the west coast sea breeze collides with the east coast sea breeze around late afternoon we will see a higher coverage and a lot stronger thunderstorms. lightning should be pretty intense again today and very heavy rainfall will move in and last through 9pm before clearing out.

the next three days i am going to forecast a lower coverage and put the expected rainfall around 30%.

on sunday the forecast will bring the storm coverage back up to around 50%

 

jim

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Jun 22, 2008 | 6:57 PM

Hey Jim,
I hope you had a GREAT FATHER'S DAY. I couldn't wish anyone a Happy Father's Day. So for all the men who read your blog, Happy Be-lated wishes.
I sure have missed reading about the weather, (and your other blogs) darn computer crashed, and I can't even make a comment about it being caused by lightening.LOL
I thought you'd find this funny...in WVA I have often sat on my front porch and watched the lightening flash across the sky. It wasn't nothing to go out barefoot as a little girl and splash around in the mud puddles in the rain. I moved out here to Florida, ( now you've got to remember that this is a girl who never even went on vacations growing up.) My first big storm comes and like a fool I go trampsing outside to enjoy the thunderstorm. All of a sudden BOOM...I thought my life was over...I saw lightening traveling on the ground across the yard. You can bet I never did that again...then my friends said "Hey, Hillbilly don't you know in Florida lightening can kill you from 1/4 of a mile away.
Imagine that...I never knew that I could write back home and tell everyone that I can WALK on water. AUQAFIRS....WOW
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Jim Van Fleet is the meteorologist for Fox 35 Morning News from 5:00 - 9:00 a.m. Before coming to FOX 35, Jim was a Meteorologist for both WFAA and Texas Cable News in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. His career also includes Chief Meteorologist for KXXV in Waco Texas, KVII in Amarillo, Texas, KSWO in the Lawton/Wichita Falls market, and KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jim was awarded the National Weather Association's "Television Seal of Approval" in March of 1998 and is also a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. Jim grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and could be found outside during tornado warnings trying to spot the storm rather than taking shelter. When not at the studio chasing storms, his favorite past time is singing country music with his local band, "Jim Van fleet & The Reign". You can find out more information about his band by going to www.jimvanfleet.net

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