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From: Thomas Giella (fmci{at}gbronline.com)
Date: Sat Jan 04 2003 - 11:26:36 EST

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  I would not be surprised to see lake affect snow showers in Florida this
morning. Over the 46 years that I've lived here in the sunshine state I've
same seen the lake affects mentioned by Tony drop snow squalls/showers
routinely during cold air advection situations. It's a very common
occurrence and known to the locals that live downwind but it does not make
the news, due to the chamber of commerce tourism mentality prevelant here in
Florida. Another prolific snow shower producer is the "Florida Mountains"
region of 200-300+ foot hills that
run from Zephyrhills through Dade City and Brooksville to Lecanto along the
central west coast. Also the central ridge area of 200-300+ foot hills in
the vicinity of Mount Plymouth, Mount Dora, Sugarloaf Mountain and Clermont
west of Orlando see the same affect.
  By the way this morning it was 32 deg. with a stiff NNW wind here in rural
west Plant City east of Tampa.

Take Care,
Thomas Giella
Plant City, FL, USA

FL Meteorological & Climatic Institute:
http://www.kn4lf.com/sub/fmci.htm

Florida Daily WX Discussion:
http://www.kn4lf.com/sub/fmci17.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Cristaldi" <tony.cristaldi{at}noaa.gov>
To: <stormreports{at}wxmatrix-membersonly>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 8:56 AM
Subject: [STORMREPORTS] "Lake Effect" in Florida this morning

>
> No, it's not snow, but a rather unusual sight nonetheless.
>
> First light visible imagery shows fingers, or plumes of lake
> enhanced stratus or lower based stratocumulus clouds
> (bases {at} 1000 to 1500 feet) stretching downwind from
> Lake George and Crescent Lake, near the junction of
> Putnam, Flagler and Volusia counties in east central Florida.
>

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