Local Hurricane Expos July 3, 2008

We held our last hurricane expo of the season over the weekend at the Boynton Beach Mall.
Turnout was good, with lots of nice folks taking the time to shop for hurricane information. In addition to our booth featuring Eric, Felicia, Kate and myself, more than two dozen other participants (from the Red Cross to the [...]

Helping The Heartland June 25, 2008

Field of Dreams is one of my all-time favorite movies. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best picture, it was the feel-good film of 1989. If you believe the impossible, the movie’s tag line said, then the incredible can come true.
This wonderful movie tells the story of Iowa novice farmer Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin [...]

Surveillance Cameras and Weather June 10, 2008

It used to be that the only place you’d find a surveillance camera was inside a bank snapping fuzzy, black and white photos of anyone moronic enough to attempt a robbery. Today, surveillance cameras are everywhere, capturing crystal clear, often color, images of nearly every aspect of our society.
Cameras monitor roads, highways and interstates, keep [...]

Tornado Trouble June 2, 2008

“The scariest place on earth is earth is directly in the path of an onrushing category 5 hurricane.” That is the prologue to David E. Fisher’s 1994 book The Scariest Place on Earth, Eye to Eye with Hurricanes (Random
House) It is a wonderful book, full of hurricane history and the personal story of Fisher’s ordeal [...]

Hurricane Season Begins June 2, 2008

By now, you’ve probably heard that the experts think the 2008 hurricane season will be a busy one. Last week, forecasters with the National Weather Service released their predictions for this season calling for “a 65 percent probability of an above normal season and a 25 percent probability of a near normal season. This means [...]

Wet Season May 21, 2008

Record high temperatures, steadily increasing humidity and afternoon thunderstorms; that sure sounds like the beginning of South Florida’s wet season. And, for a chance, it looks like it is starting right on time.
The average date for the start of the wet season is May 21 for Palm Beach County and May 23 for the Treasure [...]

Gray’s Forecast April 9, 2008

It began with a simple premise: to predict the future, study the past. Dr. William Gray’s exhaustive study of past hurricane seasons led to a forecasting revolution in the early 1980’s when he was the first to issue a seasonal hurricane prediction.
Initially, despite Gray’s impressive credentials as a hurricane researcher, his seasonal forecast was met [...]

What Follows Two Days Of Rain? March 20, 2008

It is a very old joke but it still brings a smile to my face. What follows two days of rain? Why, Monday, of course.
I hate to admit but I’ve used that little gag from time to time on television following a wet, dreary weekend across South Florida. It is an admittedly [...]

The Super Storm March 12, 2008

I thought March 8, 1993 was going to be another routine day of weather forecasting here in South Florida. March is one of my favorite months since it often features warm, dry days and cool, clears nights. The heat and oppressive humidity of summer usually are still a few weeks away.
When I arrived [...]

Weather And Video Games January 21, 2008

I’m supposed to be a grownup. After all, I’m over 50 years old, my hair is turning gray and I’m lucky enough to have a wonderful family. Yet, I’m still a kid at heart, which may explain my fascination with video games.
A few years ago a group of us at the TV station [...]