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Northeast FL Surf Report #2 Sunday 11:30 AM 07.21.2024
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It’s Thunderstorms-Lite Sunday, then more widespread rain during the week
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Saturday storms were few, but still with a few downpours. Ward Lake, on the east side of Bradenton, picked up over an inch (1.14″), the east side of Sarasota almost a half inch (0.48″) while SRQ stayed dry. We’ll see a few isolated storms again Sunday. A large area of dust from the Sahara moves overhead today. That could give us a hazy overcast and thunderstorms might not be as widespread as they would be without the dry dust layer overhead, but we will still see some thunderstorm activity. Fortunately, the dust will keep the tropics quiet for several days. As the dust layer dissipates during the workweek, a small disturbance in the upper atmosphere moves over Florida. That disturbance could make afternoon and evening storms more widespread during the week ahead.
Scientists seek public help to prevent spread of invasive coral along Florida's coast
Scientists urge divers, recreational charters, residents and visitors exploring the waters of South Florida to look for an invasive soft coral species that has been reported on the nearby surrounding shores of Cuba. The invasive pulse corals, a species within the Xeniidae family, are native to the Indo-Pacific and the Red seas. Several species of pulse corals have been discovered growing outside their native range into Hawaii, Venezuela, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Pulse corals reproduce rapidly, including...
Central Florida organizations unite to empower youth, combat crime with community event
ORLANDO, Fla. — Multiple organizations joined forces on Saturday to host a family-friendly event that promoted crime prevention while providing positive activities for children. Programs like Central Florida's Credible Messenger and initiatives like 'gloves up, guns down' aim to prevent crime while giving kids an outlet. This youth crime...
Florida's back-to-school tax-free holiday is coming up. What to know
With the new school year quickly approaching, you can expect some juicy back-to-school sales to crop up soon, too. Most scholarly sales happen around one of Florida’s many tax-free holidays. The next one up on the calendar is the back-to-school tax-free holiday, which stretches across two weeks at the end of July and the beginning of August.
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