- Why Is It So Cold??!!!
- Tropical Storm Bertha
- Time for a patriotic song.
- Portable High Definition Televisions
- Storms Halt Olympic Trials
- Less Severe Storms Today
- Turn Around, Don’t Drown
- Saturday Storm Reports
- Warm Start To Summer!
- First Day of Summer - June 20
- Drier Air Spoils Forecast!
- Father’s Day Advice
- Remembering Tim Russert
- Strong/Severe Storms Again Today
- Strong Storms Thursday
That may seem like a crazy title for the middle of summer in Tampa Bay, but I find myself shivering more often than sweating! First of all, we keep it like a meat locker in the weather office and newsroom. But I find that it’s also very cold in local restaurants. I actually sit outside for dinner whenever possible. Not to mention, you are coming in from 90+ degrees outside and running into the cold blast right at the door. Well, NBC did a story on this phenomenon! Watch the story below...it shows that we are less productive when we are cold. (This blog is especially for Chief Meteorologist Steve Jerve who is the ONLY one comfortable in the weather center!!! 
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Are you cold in your office? Leave me a comment and vent your frustrations!
Our second tropical storm of the season developed this week near the coast of Africa. This is an area of the Atlantic we usually see become active in August and September, but obviously, it’s not out of the question we could see a storm develop there earlier.
Right now, the track takes the storms over some relatively cool waters in the Atlantic, so Bertha will only slowly intensify. According to the National Hurricane Center’s forecast, the storm will move quickly to the west for the next 3 days and then turn slightly to the northwest. Even five days from now, the storm is forecast to be well off the coast of the U.S.
It’s still something we will continue to monitor. You can follow along with us. Click here for the National Hurricane Center’s forecast track.
Happy 4th !! This little girl’s father is a captain in the military.
Recently, many people have asked the weather team about what will happen to their battery-powered portable tvs after the digital conversion in February, 2009. Unfortunately, your old “rabbit ear” television will no longer work. You could connect a converter to it, but that converter requires power. Which means, when the power is out...your converter won’t work either.
So, what are you to do during Hurricane Season 2009? There have only recently been some portable HDTVs on the market. They are not cheap!
Here are a couple of examples. Remember to look for a television with a ATSC 2009 compliant tuner.
These are not the only ones on the market, and we are not endorsing these. We just wanted you to see that the product does exist.
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