I drove out to Pass-a-Grille Beach this morning to check the surf before the winds turned to the south and messed things up. Pass-a-Grille wasn’t the best place to go because most of the south swell was blocked by the sandbars in the pass. Still, there was a little wave by the jetty and quite […]
A recent report by a local news channel is continuing to emphasize the erosional impacts of tropical storm Debby on the Pinellas County Gulf coastline. For anyone with a beach wedding planned or a beach vacation scheduled this summer/fall, these reports can be scary. The news reports are always accompanied by photographs and video that […]
News reports have been flying fast and furious since tropical storm Debby began affecting Florida beaches on Saturday, June 23, 2012. Let’s have a look at some of the reports and see where the beaches stand today. Was Pass-A-Grille beach really wiped out? Far from it. I posted some post-Debby pictures of Pass-a-Grille beach here […]
Here are some of the better videos of the effects of tropical storm Debby and the tornado she spawned which ripped through Pass-a-Grille Beach Sunday evening, June 24, 2012: From Ric8984, this is the best video I’ve found so far of the tornado crossing the Pass-a-Grille channel and hitting the island. Lots of electrical sparking […]
Tropical storm Debby has been pounding the west coast of Florida for several days with wind, rain, and storm surge. If that wasn’t enough, a waterspout came ashore Sunday night at the south end of Pass-a-Grille beach and did significant, but not catastrophic damage everywhere. There were about 20 properties that were in pretty bad […]
Pass a grille beach showing a very high tide and heavy surf from Debby. The storm surge reaches all the way to the dunes. Don Cesar live web cam. Stormy day on Ft. Myers beach doesn’t keep people indoors. Web cam link. Watching the surf at the Mucky Duck on Captiva Island, FL. Captiva web […]
Sunday evening I was in Bradenton and decided to take a drive out to the beach and go for a walk. While out on the beach, an ominous storm front approached from the southeast. It was a breezy evening and just enough surf that I was seriously thinking about walking back to the Beach Scout […]
This afternoon we decided to leave the computers behind and head for the beach. Pass-a-Grille was our choice as it’s close by. We took a walk down to the jetty and enjoyed a view of a very green and vibrant Shell Key as we watched a rain shower form and start moving toward us. We […]
This morning we woke up to Tornado warnings and severe weather warnings along the northern and central portions of the state. A late season cold front brought heavy winds, lightning, and a few water spouts and tornadoes. We really need the rain. Lifeguard Curtis Mcfee captured this awesome photo with his cell phone camera just […]
