I just want to Thank You for all your help during the Hurricane Season-which was a terrible one this year for sure! I live in Sarasota so got really hit hard. Also was in Highlands NC for Helene which was really frightening. I depend on your guidance and your sense of humor to get thru these events. You make it doable! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family-and the Tiger Cub! Best, Margaret Pennington.
As always…so much appreciation for all that you do. You do such an incredible job for us!
This sure was a squirrelly year. Like a suspenseful movie, it kept me on the “edge of my seat” all season. Milton ended it with a real bang…literally even here in the SE. So much damage by the Midwest style tornadoes still being dealt with. I lived in IL most of my life; it all hit too close to home for me. A hurricane or tornado alone is bad enough…but together? Truly nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
As a NWS volunteer, I try to convey to unknowing folks (like the goofball retirees in my community whose only concern is when can they go back to the pool) what they may expect with a storm. After following your excellent reports and a few others…along with a myriad of charts, graphs, etc…over course of many days, one can get a good sense of what we might expect even if you’re not a trained and experienced meteorologist. (That’s the true measure of how well this info is communicated to a lay person, and you simply excel at that!)
With Milton I made it clear it wasn’t the rain or close to Cat 1 wind gusts we could get to be concerned about, but the possibility of tornadoes…just like we had with Irma, but potentially more powerful. I got the deer in the headlights look every time. Not many people down here have experienced a true tornado and only have seen water spouts, so they didn’t get it. They, of course, ignored me…more inclined to follow the bare bones info and even inaccurate TV weather people (one station was predicting Milton would cross the state as a Cat 3 a couple days before it made landfall…🙄). I’m certainly far from an expert, but sure make the effort to share what I know so people stay safe. Seems, though, that they know better or think because they are not in the path, there’s nothing to be worried about.
The only good part with Milton is that people now know what tornadoes can do, and how they are different from hurricanes. Baptism by fire, I guess. Suffice to say, I no longer will be going out of my way to try to help other people understand these complex weather situations, and suggest how they might prepare (like moving their darn furniture out of the backyard, or putting up shutters at least where the strongest winds will be coming from). It’s like beating one’s head against the wall down here, trying to help people understand that FL is truly a very different place than anywhere else they have likely experienced before, and it is certainly of a very complex nature when it comes to weather.
There’s far too much reliance on TV and misinformation online, just like everything else these days. I fear what the next administration may try to do, too, to the NWS/NOAA/ FEMA and other necessary organizations that keep us informed and provide support when we get sacked by a storm.
All the best to you over the holidays! I’m sure you are looking forward to getting some badly needed rest…and some peace (like the rest of us) for a few months. 😉
Thanks for your efforts this season, even if it felt like rolling a boulder up a hill. It has been a long time since Southeast Florida took a direct, and there's still big chunks of population who have moved here since the last real landfall there. Unfortunately, there is no teacher like experience.
As happy as I am that hurricane season is ended (hope I didn't jinx it!!!), as Lloyd stated, I'm gonna miss your narratives! I look forward to your Off Season newsletters!
No jinx! Thankfully we went directly into something approximating real winter at the end of November, which will keep the Gulf closed until well into next year.
Thank you Dr. Ryan….in spite of this horrendous hurricane season, you gave me a few giggles and more importantly weather facts and insights that I never knew….and now I know what a GYRE is!
Great review. I look forward to containing with you next year. Looking forward to the next season is like visiting your favorite doctor for a proctoscope exam. You really like the doctor but not so much the exam. You young people will have no idea what that exam was.
Again, thanks for being here for us and the personal responses.
That device, while it looked, and FELT lit a Nazi torture device it was what they had back in the 60's and earlier for colon exams. I had whooping cough as a young child and got sulfa drug since penicillin was all going to the troops in WW2. The amazing thing to me is to see the rise of modern tech. I just had a full torso CT scan, It is like 240 Xrays they say but only took a couple of minutes for two scans.
Imagine doing your job in the 1950's or so.
When do we get to sign up for next year, I want to do it as soon as I can.
If you have spare time for reading, I again think you would like George R Stewarts, Storm. It goes back to probably the 1950's when California weathermen had to rely on calls from ships in the Pacific to get an idea of what was coming. Thats assuming the patio furniture is back where it belongs.
Doc, I am really gonna' miss your narratives, where else can you get ' (sic transit gloria scampi)'???? you need to do StandUp and write some books!. and of course, thanks for helping keep us safe - information is power (lb)...Thankful for you, Blessings, lb n Opie ps.Boeing is looking to dump their Space division - earth-shaking on the Space Coast!
Having survived a lifetime of hurricanes striking the Outer Banks of North Carolina (Hags Head) and now living in southwest FL, I have appreciated your attention to detail and timeliness of your daily post. Living in a hurricane zone, its nice to have you on our side.
Hey:
I just want to Thank You for all your help during the Hurricane Season-which was a terrible one this year for sure! I live in Sarasota so got really hit hard. Also was in Highlands NC for Helene which was really frightening. I depend on your guidance and your sense of humor to get thru these events. You make it doable! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family-and the Tiger Cub! Best, Margaret Pennington.
Thanks Margaret! Highlands and Sarasota both took the brunt of it this year for sure. Glad you are ok.
Grateful for your knowledge & ability to convey it in such a wonderful way!!
Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family!!
Thanks, Weather Tiger. Happy Thanksgiving!
As always…so much appreciation for all that you do. You do such an incredible job for us!
This sure was a squirrelly year. Like a suspenseful movie, it kept me on the “edge of my seat” all season. Milton ended it with a real bang…literally even here in the SE. So much damage by the Midwest style tornadoes still being dealt with. I lived in IL most of my life; it all hit too close to home for me. A hurricane or tornado alone is bad enough…but together? Truly nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
As a NWS volunteer, I try to convey to unknowing folks (like the goofball retirees in my community whose only concern is when can they go back to the pool) what they may expect with a storm. After following your excellent reports and a few others…along with a myriad of charts, graphs, etc…over course of many days, one can get a good sense of what we might expect even if you’re not a trained and experienced meteorologist. (That’s the true measure of how well this info is communicated to a lay person, and you simply excel at that!)
With Milton I made it clear it wasn’t the rain or close to Cat 1 wind gusts we could get to be concerned about, but the possibility of tornadoes…just like we had with Irma, but potentially more powerful. I got the deer in the headlights look every time. Not many people down here have experienced a true tornado and only have seen water spouts, so they didn’t get it. They, of course, ignored me…more inclined to follow the bare bones info and even inaccurate TV weather people (one station was predicting Milton would cross the state as a Cat 3 a couple days before it made landfall…🙄). I’m certainly far from an expert, but sure make the effort to share what I know so people stay safe. Seems, though, that they know better or think because they are not in the path, there’s nothing to be worried about.
The only good part with Milton is that people now know what tornadoes can do, and how they are different from hurricanes. Baptism by fire, I guess. Suffice to say, I no longer will be going out of my way to try to help other people understand these complex weather situations, and suggest how they might prepare (like moving their darn furniture out of the backyard, or putting up shutters at least where the strongest winds will be coming from). It’s like beating one’s head against the wall down here, trying to help people understand that FL is truly a very different place than anywhere else they have likely experienced before, and it is certainly of a very complex nature when it comes to weather.
There’s far too much reliance on TV and misinformation online, just like everything else these days. I fear what the next administration may try to do, too, to the NWS/NOAA/ FEMA and other necessary organizations that keep us informed and provide support when we get sacked by a storm.
All the best to you over the holidays! I’m sure you are looking forward to getting some badly needed rest…and some peace (like the rest of us) for a few months. 😉
Thanks for your efforts this season, even if it felt like rolling a boulder up a hill. It has been a long time since Southeast Florida took a direct, and there's still big chunks of population who have moved here since the last real landfall there. Unfortunately, there is no teacher like experience.
As happy as I am that hurricane season is ended (hope I didn't jinx it!!!), as Lloyd stated, I'm gonna miss your narratives! I look forward to your Off Season newsletters!
Happy Holidays to you and your family!
No jinx! Thankfully we went directly into something approximating real winter at the end of November, which will keep the Gulf closed until well into next year.
Thank you Dr. Ryan….in spite of this horrendous hurricane season, you gave me a few giggles and more importantly weather facts and insights that I never knew….and now I know what a GYRE is!
We couldn't stop the gyre, it just kept on turning while the storms were churning...
Thank you for all you do. Best wishes for a relaxing holiday season.
Great review. I look forward to containing with you next year. Looking forward to the next season is like visiting your favorite doctor for a proctoscope exam. You really like the doctor but not so much the exam. You young people will have no idea what that exam was.
Again, thanks for being here for us and the personal responses.
I think I'm going to enjoy being ignorant of that one. But thank you. Here's hoping for a less... invasive... 2025 season.
That device, while it looked, and FELT lit a Nazi torture device it was what they had back in the 60's and earlier for colon exams. I had whooping cough as a young child and got sulfa drug since penicillin was all going to the troops in WW2. The amazing thing to me is to see the rise of modern tech. I just had a full torso CT scan, It is like 240 Xrays they say but only took a couple of minutes for two scans.
Imagine doing your job in the 1950's or so.
When do we get to sign up for next year, I want to do it as soon as I can.
John
You are all paid up through the end of May, and the subscription should renew automatically at that point.
If you have spare time for reading, I again think you would like George R Stewarts, Storm. It goes back to probably the 1950's when California weathermen had to rely on calls from ships in the Pacific to get an idea of what was coming. Thats assuming the patio furniture is back where it belongs.
Cool man. I'll check it out now that I actually have time to read. Put that furniture back out when Sara dissipated.
Gene and Joan always said you were smart. Did it come from the Truchelut or Pasteris side?
Doc, I am really gonna' miss your narratives, where else can you get ' (sic transit gloria scampi)'???? you need to do StandUp and write some books!. and of course, thanks for helping keep us safe - information is power (lb)...Thankful for you, Blessings, lb n Opie ps.Boeing is looking to dump their Space division - earth-shaking on the Space Coast!
I'm thinking about writing a book. Going to try to draw up an outline during the off-season and kick the tires on the concept.
Having survived a lifetime of hurricanes striking the Outer Banks of North Carolina (Hags Head) and now living in southwest FL, I have appreciated your attention to detail and timeliness of your daily post. Living in a hurricane zone, its nice to have you on our side.
Thank you!