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Tropical Storm Irene could threaten Tampa Bay

Posted by: CaymanMike, 12:34 AM GMT on August 21, 2011

The latest report on the tropical wave forecasters were calling Invest 97 is now calling it Tropical Storm Irene. The Nationnal Hurricane Center puts it about 250 miles east of the Lesser Antilles with westerly movement at 20 miles an hour. The offical NHC track shows Irene skirting the southeastern coast of the Island of Hispaniola while some of the computer models are projecting a course that leads it directly over Tampa Bay. While the projections should give Tampa Bay residents pause, it's not time to go into emergency mode, but it's never too early to start making preparations.

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Tropical Depression 4 forms in Gulf

Posted by: CaymanMike, 8:55 PM GMT on July 27, 2011

Just days after forecasters gave a tropical wave labeled Invest 90L a near zero chance of developing into a tropical cyclone, the Weather Underground website reports it has developed into a tropical depression with top winds of 35 miles per hour. Hillsborough County and Tampa Bay residents don't need to lose any sleep over this depression which is located just north of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and is moving in a generally westerly direction. Computer models show t...

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The Cayman Islands Are At Risk

Posted by: CaymanMike, 2:11 AM GMT on November 08, 2008

With all due respect to Dr. Masters and the computer models I think there is a severe danger from Paloma to the Cayman Islands that may approach Ivan: a storm from the south threatens to make a direct hit along the main tourist attaction, 7 Mile Beach. It also threatens heavy damage to the main port facilities. Ivan came in from the east and battered Grand Cayman for three days with seas and winds heavy enough to shut down the port. Until they could get the port ...

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Moving On

Posted by: CaymanMike, 3:26 PM GMT on August 13, 2006

On July 1st, I moved from Grand Cayman Island back to the Tampa Bay area of Florida.Despite my change of physical location I am still news director for stations Z-99 and Rooster 101. (The wonders of the Internet)Living in Cayman was one of the fascinating experiences of my life and while Hurricane Ivan was an event I would have gladly missed, I do carry the distinction of being the only U.S. journalist (that I know of) to have experienced two Category 5 storms at g...

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Surprise!

Posted by: CaymanMike, 3:25 AM GMT on June 11, 2006

Boy, did everyone here get caught flatfooted by Tropical Depression number 1! I mentioned in my last post that I knew we had had several inches of rain in the last couple of days, but I had no idea it would be almost two feet!This morning I woke up to some of the highest wind gusts and heaviest rains I've seen since Ivan roared through. We even lost power at my house for over an hour. It's times like these where one is glad to have a small generator and a tank f...

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