RE: Weather phenomena (was: Aloha)

2002-07-23 Thread bbraver
Katie- once went through an expensive afternoon storm: we were getting some stuff at a small mall in Cocoa Beach, and huge rain with thunder/lightning started. none of us wanted to risk going to the car. wife needed a swimsuit, noticed a sale at a clothing store nearby. so, while we waited f

RE: Weather phenomena (was: Aloha)

2002-07-23 Thread Katie Howell
Oh you got that right Ben I live in Rockledge FL, just 40 miles east of Orlando, and this time of year you can count on a thunder/lightning storm every day around 4 PM. Scared the bejeezus out of me when we first moved here, but you kinda get used to it. My 4th floor office looks out over t

RE: Weather phenomena (was: Aloha)

2002-07-22 Thread bbraver
Eri*K*a, did you know that the Orlando, FL area is the thunder/lightning capital of the U.S.? there was a color-coded map in Natl Geog a while back, central FL looked like the bulls-eye. apparently due to the influences of Atlantic and Gulf weather patterns. our former neighbors from CA mov