Look west toward the beach we go. Gorgeous start in clearwater beach, but if you wait until 3, 4 00 approaching and off the beach inside. Big warmup. In the low 80s in tampa. 82 in tampa, sarasota and venice. St. Pete and clearwater feeling like with the humidity near 90 in spots. And another warm start to the day and an east wind that pushes the rain to the west. And in the coastal waters. To the sou a for some deeper moisture that are not gradually heading our direction into the part of the week. Around our area high clouds to the south. And plenty of deep tropical moisture and while our disturbance that we have been watching near the bahamas have not moved much, there is more moisture. It is being sheared though. And while we are talking about a sheared system. Notice where that is and the brighter pink and oranges are. That is the convection east and south of the center along the new models to show you. And before you panic, what they are showing is while more models have it clippi
5 30 this afternoon. On the ground you will find a pile of charred clothing next to the second gazebo, as well as a burned spot on the concrete where Authorities Say a 50yearold woman believed to be homeless was struck by lightning and killed. Several people in the park say the woman had frequented here about seive seven years and ita very popular plate park homeless to come and sleep because of the covered benches. When firefighters arrived they had to extinguish a fall fire from the lightning bolt that struck her. This woman said he didnt know the woman but said there is no way to explain this tragedy oother than calling it what it we will all come to account one way or another but today . No, i dont think i was anticipating anyone being hurt. At this point wii been doing some of the research and according to our chief meteorologist Paul Dellegatto this is actually the seventh deadly Lightning Strike in the state of florida this year. Thats right, seven people in our state have died
And you said it right, it is developing. Thats key. We dont have Tropical Storm yet we no longer have an invest. We have what kind of in between a tropical depression that starting to pull away from cuba. Overnight, you know most of this moisture and most of these showers and storms or over land and out over water. Haern hunters are out there checking out environment. That running into, because we need our computer models to get a better grasp. What we know right now is that this is on its way. Into t wind sheer values will be dropping. Its going to take some r thi t organize. The question remains how strong is this going to get and where is it going to head. At least were Getting Better consensus as to whether where models take it as of 5 00 a. M. I know its 8 00 a. M. We will get new track at 11 00 a. M. We have tropical depression. 35 mile per hour winds moving west at 9. West northwest movement over the next 24 hours, perhaps becoming Tropical Storm her mean or ian by late tonight
Tracking the tropics. A depression to the south now. Its pretty unpredictable. Still a chance it could come this way. Im russell rhodes. Laura and im laura moody. Its a busy morning. With start with lindsay. Shes tracking the tropical system. Whats the latest . What do we call it . Lindsay its a tropical depression, meaning its on its way to becoming a Tropical Storm. Which name it gets is kind of up in the air because we have two depressions thi the other approaching the carolinas early this week. If youre curious, its either going to be hermine or ian. This tropical depression is so close to cuba that its more over land than water and thats what Hurricane Hunters are finding this morning. Notice the flow around the low and as that green, the rain fills into southeast florida, thats a sign our atmosphere gives us a 60 rain chance today. Information. Theyre out there, getting stats on how this system is doing and where it may be headed today. Theyre on the way back right now but this i
We are beginning with that developing story out of Sarasota County where lightning struck and killed a woman at this park. She was moving to take cover beneath the gazebo there when the storm hit. We are jned live from mlk park by crystal smith. The it happened. She was crossing from one ga gazebo toanother when the lightg struck. We are told this happened around 5 30 this afternoon. On the ground you will find a pile of charred clothing next to the second gazebo, as well as a burned spot on the concrete where Authorities Say a homeless was struck by lightning and killed. Several people in the park say the woman had frequented here about seive seven years and ita very popular plate park for the homeless to come and sleep because of the covered benches. When firefighters arrived they had to extinguish a fall fire from struck her. This woman said he didnt know the woman but said there is no way to explain this tragedy oother than calling it what it is a freak accident. We will all come t