Tropics and Thunderstorms Over Miami In July.... Chasing Storms with my Best Friend

There's a decaying frontal boundary draped across the SE.

Convection flares up in the Gulf of Mexico.

Across Florida always but agitated more so by the nearness of the old front.

Off the SE coast there's convection.

A beautiful wave traveling Westbound low towards the Islands.

This is really seen best at night on this satellite image.

During the day there's much to look at.

At night only the strong stuff remains.

Anchored in place.

Check out the BOC.... 

Close in to Florida.

And oh those African Waves.....
...not expected to develop.
Much conversation online on that.

Well, that sure does look interesting. A product of the strong CCKW perhaps? @MJVentrice @webberweather pic.twitter.com/57jrp8nqUN

— Mark Sudduth (@hurricanetrack) July 26, 2019

This is July in the tropics.

Late July as that wave is very much alive.

But nothing is expected to form for the next five days.

We can check back later and see how that verified.

I had an awesome day yesterday.

Spending time with close friends and family.

Oh and chasing severe thunderstorms.

My best friend and I often chased storms.

Miami has crazy monsoon storms.

That take up the whole sky .... 

...roll across the sky to where it was once sky blue.

This image is facing East out doors the ocean.

Behind those palm trees is Haulover Beach.

Note how dark the squall line was moving East.

Bal Harbor.

Little white apartments dwarfed under the picturesque palms.

A few blocks further down and a few minutes later.

Darkness rolls in.

I lived on Miami Beach for many years, in ways I grew up there and started my adult life there before moving for a decade or so to California and then coming back to Miami Beach again. My best friend Sharon and I chased many storms, spent hours at the ocean before various hurricanes taking pictures and recording the weather details while capturing photographs that would stay alive in our mind forever. Small storms that no one remembers as well as watching Andrew hours before dark, before we hunkered down for it's assault. It's always awesome. Often a huge thunderstorm complex actually has more weather than a long forgotten tropical storm that's name remains on the list to get it's chance at infamy down the road.

Collins Avenue near Bal Harbor has wonderful places and hidden hideaways to catch the storm's arrival and that's what we did after an incredible lunch at a nearby Israeli restaurant. We managed to get to Haulover on the Bay side in time to watch it roll in, feel the wind, watch the palms dance and then the rain began. Oh, there were a lot of deadly lightning strikes with this storm... craziest lighting I've seen since I've been here. Beautiful Then we went back to the high bridge to get a better view as it rolled East and South over the ocean and Miami Beach. https://www.subresgrill.com/

It was so dark the street lights all came on.

You really can't beat chasing storms with your best friend.

Note Phil Ferro's post on the amount of lightning.

Noisy afternoon across Broward and Miami-Dade with over 11 hundred lightning strikes over a 30 minute span. pic.twitter.com/7q7dYtlq8q

— Phil Ferro (@PhilFerro7) July 25, 2019

I'll be back soon. 

Not much more to say.

Enjoy your day.

Besos Bobbistorm

@bobbistorm on Twitter and Instagram

Check back later today.

Maybe I'll do a surprise Ps ;)

Have a birthday breakfast to be at soon.

Oh and again sorry for any typos.

I'm late for a very important date!