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Why Is It So Cold??!!!


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!!! grin)

Are you cold in your office?  Leave me a comment and vent your frustrations!


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Tropical Storm Bertha


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.


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Time for a patriotic song.


Happy 4th !!  This little girl’s father is a captain in the military.


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Portable High Definition Televisions


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.

Example #1

Example #2

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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Steve Jerve:

Steve Jerve, The Storm Team's Chief Meteorologist Steve Jerve provides your workday with weather forecasts on News Channel 8's 5, 5:30, 6 and 11pm newscasts. Email


Jennifer Hill:

Jennifer Hill You can catch Jennifer on the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekend newscasts. Jennifer first discovered how interesting weather forecasting could be while earning her degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Email


Mace Michaels:

Mace Michaels Storm Team 8 meteorologist Mace Michaels gives you the weekend forecast Saturday and Sunday evenings at 6 and 11pm. In addition to his forecasts, Mace also reports on weather-related stories throughout the week. Email


Leigh Spann:

Watch Leigh Spann's forecasts every Saturday and Sunday at 9am and noon. She came here from WCBD, Charleston, SC where she was the morning and noon meteorologist. While at WCBD, she received the Award of Merit for South Carolina Weathercaster of the Year.Email


Megan Hatton:

Megan Hatton is a weather producer at WFLA. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Atmospheric Science. Email


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