Monday, August 27, 2012
The region may have escaped the worst of Isaac, which is heading toward the Florida Panhandle and Louisiana.
All tropical storm and tornado warnings have expired for the Tampa Bay area as Isaac continues to move further west over the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said Monday. The good news for Tampa Bay means bad news for the northern Gulf coast, as Isaac is expected to reach hurricane strength over the next 48 hours as it approaches the Florida Panhandle and Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center warns of significant storm surge in the northern Gulf coast region, where several tropical storm and hurricane warnings are in place. The storm was about 250 miles south of Apalachicola at 11 a.m. Monday and moving at about 14 mph. It had maximum sustained winds of up to 65 mph, forecasters said. Locally, bands of heavy rain and wind gusts are still …
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Tropical Storm Isaac has caused the closing.
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
This just in: Mary Jo's Performing Arts Academy is closed on Monday, Aug. 27 due to Tropical Storm Isaac. The school is located at 15906 Mapledale Boulevard. Check Patch for updates on whether the school will re-open on Tuesday.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Isaac is expected to strengthen to a hurricane and reach the Tampa Bay area Monday.
Most of Florida's west coast is under a tropical storm watch, as Isaac gains strength and momentum tonight off the coast of Cuba. The storm is anticipated to become a hurricane Sunday and reach the Tampa Bay area Monday. Although its precise location is uncertain, hurricane officials expect Isaac to travel west of Tampa. Isaac will impact the Tampa Bay area, regardless of whether it touches land. Tropical force winds from Isaac extend outward for up to 205 miles, bringing rainfall measuring from 8 to 20 inches. At 5 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service reported that Isaac was traveling at 21 mph with winds near 60 mph. The storm is expected to reach the Florida Keys on Sunday as a hurricane. The Tropical Storm watch now in effects …
The watch covers Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Desoto, Highlands, Charlotte, Lee, and Hardee counties.
As Isaac menaced Haiti Saturday morning, the National Weather Service put the Tampa Bay area under a tropical storm watch that extends from Lee County to Pinellas County. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area within 48 hours. The tropical storm watch is from Bonita Beach in Lee County to Tarpon Springs in north Pinellas County. The following counties are under a tropical storm watch: A tropical storm watch also was issued for Florida's east coast north of Sebastian Inlet to Flagler Beach. Isaac is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Sunday and muscle its way over the Florida Keys, which is under a hurricane watch that extends up the southern Florida peninsula to Palm Beach County…
Friday, August 24, 2012
The Florida Keys and southern Florida are under a tropical storm watch, as Isaac approaches.
Tropical Storm Isaac is "getting better organized," as it moves northwest toward Haiti, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Friday night. The Tampa Bay area still is within the cone of uncertainty, with Isaac projected to arrive Tuesday morning, as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm could affect plans for the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in downtown Tampa and runs through Thursday. The New York Times reported Friday that presidential candidate Mitt Romney's nomination has been moved up two days, from Wednesday to Monday. The change will enable the process to be completed before the storm is forecast to reach the Tampa Bay area. Isaac was moving northwest at around 14 mph as of 11 p.m. Friday but is …
The Tampa Bay area remains in the five-day cone of uncertainty, as seven Florida counties are put on tropical storm watch.
The Florida Keys and the southern Florida peninsula are under a tropical storm watch tonight, with the center of Isaac about 790 miles southeast of Miami, the National Weather Service reports. The storm has shifted to the east slightly, keeping the Tampa Bay area within the cone of uncertainty. Tropical Storm Isaac is 880 miles southeast of Naples. Florida's tropical storm watch extends from the Keys to Palm Beach County and (inland) to Glades County, as the storm intensifies, with winds reaching 65 mph. At 6 p.m. Friday, the storm was traveling in a northwest direction at 16 mph. Isaac is expected to move across eastern Cuba Sunday. It is projected to travel west of Tampa Bay Tuesday morning, as a Category 1 hurricane. If the storm stays…
It's too early to know with certainty. Tampa is still in the cone of possible tracks, but Isaac may arrive west of Tampa Bay early next week.
We're not in the clear just yet. At 8 a.m. today, Tropical Storm Isaac churned at sea, just south of Haiti, where a hurricane watch is in effect. The National Weather Service expects the storm to crawl at about 15 mph toward Florida, crossing Cuba Sunday morning. But hurricane officials are not anticipating a direct hit on the Tampa Bay region. If current projections stand, Isaac will arrive west of Tampa Bay after midnight Tuesday as a Category 1 hurricane. There is a chance that Isaac will impact Florida's panhandle next week. Of course, all that may change with the unpredictability of the storm as it edges closer to landfall, hurricane officials said. According to National Weather Service meteorologist Nicole Carlisle, the Tampa Bay …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
The tropical storm is still on track to reach the Tampa Bay area sometime Monday afternoon, just in time for the Republican National Convention.
Tropical Storm Isaac continues to stay on course to crash the Republican Party's National Convention in Tampa next week. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center predicts the storm will keep to a west-northwestward track for the next 48 to 72 hours and possibly reach Florida's Gulf Coast and the Tampa Bay area by around 2 p.m. Monday. The storm's structure suggests it will strengthen slowly, but conditions are favorable for "rapid intensification," forecasters warned. That means Isaac could reach hurricane strength at about the time it makes landfall in Hispaniola, in 24 to 36 hours. "It still has to interact with Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, and so we'll see how much that tears it apart," said Jennifer Colson, …
Florida Gov. Rick Scott says the final call will be up to RNC leaders.
Gov. Rick Scott said today that he is activating Florida's Emergency Operations Center and meeting with convention officials, as concern grows about Tropical Storm Isaac's potential impact on the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Scott told NBC News today: "Isaac is a unique storm in this regard, it has the potential to threaten a major convention, designated a special national security event," Scott said Thursday. "That's why I have convened local, state, federal and conventional officials for twice daily briefings." (See attached video of the governor's press conference.) The RNC runs from Aug. 27-30, with more than 50,000 visitors expected to pour into the Tampa Bay area. A kickoff party is scheduled for Aug. 26 at Tropicana …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Emergency responders are keeping a close eye on the storm and urge residents to do the same.
With the Republican National Convention just around the corner, the last thing Hillsborough County wants to deal with is an uninvited guest. Courtesy of Tropical Storm Isaac, the county’s emergency responders might not have a choice in the matter. While forecasters say Isaac could turn north by the weekend and head for Florida, it's still too early to tell for sure if the storm is a serious concern for the Tampa Bay area, said Hillsborough County Emergency Management spokesman Willie Puz. "We still don’t have a defined path," Puz said. "We don’t know where it's going to go. It's on our radar and it's something we’re watching as we do with any storm.” Puz was part of a state-wide planning team that discussed all aspects of the Republican …
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