Winter Storm More Like a Winter Hurricane. A WIND Event on Par with a Strong Tropical Storm. Trees Down, Power Outages and Travel Misery and Confusion. Update on Parkland and Life in Florida. I'm in the Miami Area for Purim

Weather on the rampage in many parts of the country today. What some don't understand is that this is much more of a wind event in some places than a blizzard with a foot of snow. When people don't see snow in the winter they think it's not really a huge weather event. Wrong...when snow is a no show in the winter time but winds are sustained at 69 MPH you are dealing with wind as strong as a Tropical Storm about to go Hurricane. Oh and there are wind chills involved obviously beyond trees falling on your homes, cars and businesses.  Sustained winds in the 50 and 60 MPH range from the Carolinas to Maine creates havoc in your front yard when the huge maple tree topples over onto your car or your flights are cancelled. And even if you are in Miami far from Washington DC your plane has most likely not arrived as it's stuck somewhere else and it's not landing today in the middle of this current winter storm. It's all about the wind...........

These are wind speeds NOT temperatures!

Again read the small print from the NWS

It basically says "shelter in place"

Look at the warning from the NWS in the DC area. You can go online and check out your favorite city and see how bad it is there specifically. Different cities have different concerns. My Raleigh Weather Apps keep sending me warnings for possible power outages far from the main impact of this storm further to the North.

Look at the wind sites online.

Many places are dealing with different weather.

Many weather warnings are up...

Yes, the wind is very whooshy and dangerous out there with or without snow flakes falling.

As for me I'm in Sunny South Florida with my family down here enjoying some various Meyer Family Milestones and hanging out with my best friend Malka for Purim where we dressed up and partied last night at her daughter and son-in-law's Chabad of Miami Lakes also servicing St. Thomas University. Making happy memories in the Miami area.

Below is me and Malka dressed up in costume.
Appreciating the happy moments in life.

With much going on in the world it's important to enjoy the happy times with those you love. Give charity, do good deeds and be grateful and aware of the good things in your life! Hug them tighter, tell them you love them and do acts of kindness together!

Besos BobbiStorm

@bobbistorm on Twitter

Ps It's always good to give Charity and am asking anyone reading this to think on giving money to this worthwhile cause. Around the rest of the country the Parkland Story may have faded into the past but here in South Florida where many students injured are recovering, many are still traumatized as they go back to school and there are groups here working on the ground to make a difference daily. Chabad in Parkland has been one of those groups. 

My oldest son who lives near there is celebrating a birthday and  asking people to donate towards those trying to help those at Chabad of Parkland. It takes a village to heal a community sometimes.

 https://www.facebook.com/donate/1573026836086396/10155176492486366/  Everyone knows that 17 people died but I'd bet most reading this do not know how many people were injured physically and are dealing with the trauma emotionally. When you give charity towards a cause where people are on the ground, one on one helping others you are part of that process of healing. 

Bryan Norcross Signs with Channel 10 in Miami For the HURRICANE SEASON . . . Just a Few Months Away. Bryan and Max Mayfield. Impressive. Forecast to be a Busy Hurricane Season. But This Week..... Winter Makes a Come Back

Okay that happened.

Bryan Norcross signed with Channel 10 in Miami.

He'll be on during the hurricane season....

...with Max Mayfield and the rest of the ABC crew.

Not sure how that affects his TWC contract but time will tell. For people in Miami who were there back in 1992 it's a homecoming that's long overdue. It's fun to have him on TWC but it's not the same if a hurricane is coming straight at South Florida. All the stations in Miami do a great job during the Hurricane Season; they were tested last year and they didn't disappoint giving viewers the best advice and information while being knowledgeable about the local concerns not always understood on the larger scale.

The hurricane season is less than 100 days away. So keep it in your mind while out there when you see things on sale (now during the slow time) that you might want to have this coming Hurricane Season. Because.... whether you are ready or not the Hurricane Season IS coming.

Most of the East Coast is all a buzz about the new Winter Storm or more so the return of Winter. The first 2 weeks of March are forecast to have a return to cooler temperatures more in line with what Winter is supposed to be... it's been more like Summer in the Carolinas and Spring a bit further up the coast.

Cantore asked what many have been thinking the last few weeks as trees are dressed in floral blooms and snow and ice have been a no show for a good part of the East Coast this February. Spring like wild weather has showed up early. The problem with a warm February is that when a cold front dives down the air masses clash and often people die. It's that simple and it happens every year. Yet we fear the Hurricane Season where we have more time to prepare; I'd rather have the lead time to prepare personally.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/five-dead-storms-tornado-stretch-texas-canada-n851146

As for me I'm baking cupcakes for the Jewish Holiday of Purim. We give treats of all kinds and trying to put together some packages for loved ones. I was cold today in Raleigh and kept setting the AC to a higher setting (yes Miami girl runs the AC when the Heat is not on) and then I stopped and asked Alexa what the temperature was and "oh it was 46 degrees" and that's about 30 degrees colder than yesterday. It was a nice illusion while it lasted. 

So.... keep watching that system as it powers up and unleashes itself over the next few days. Rumor has it the weekend will be crazy in some places. As for me I agree with Cranky on Twitter as now is the time to watch and wait and see how things come together; where specifically the details get hammered out and trust me someone is going to get hammered.

Here's the satellite loop.

No don't get distracted by the Low in the Atlantic.

Look West...

Hard not to stare at that huge low.

Let it go. 

Going to be an interesting several days.

www.spaghettimodels.com has all the information.

Links, images and models.

I'll be around but busy with Purim..

And to be honest the storm is going to the NE of me.

Well real winter weather.

I'm tired of rain.

Raleigh has been so gray the last few days.

One tease on Sunday in the morning.

Then poof back to rain and gray clouds.

Stay informed.

Be well ... 

... Be happy!

Besos BobbiStorm

@bobbistorm on Twitter

Ps... When it's cold and gray I turn the sound up and pretend I'm back in Little Havana in Old Miami. Way before Castro came out of the mountains Miami was a suburb of Cuba in many ways. My Great Uncles went back and forth to Cuba buying tobacco for their cigar business. Stores on Flagler Street in Dowtown Miami in the 1940s were filled with people from Havana visiting their American cousins and shopping. When you grow up where I grew up in Miami you are part Cuban in music, foods and culture. Great video really. Wondering whether hurricanes will visit Cuba this Hurricane Season. 

https://www.browneyedbaker.com/homemade-funfetti-cupcakes-from-scratch/