News Desk: Hurricane Isaac Heads for Florida

post from TaylorMarsh.com on 22 August 2012 06:00:42 PM. © TaylorMarsh.com

Projected path of Tropical Storm Isaac as of August 22, 2012 (NOAA.gov)

THE GOP CONVENTION in Tampa could be in for some improvisation.

It’s been 90 years since a major hurricane made a direct hit on Tampa. The last to strike Florida’s west coast was Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 packing 150 mph winds. The Aug. 13, 2004, storm was small yet powerful — and was initially forecast to strike the Tampa Bay area before it turned and slammed Port Charlotte, about 100 miles south
Jeff Masters, director of meteorology at Weatherunderground.com, said long-range storm track predictions five days in advance are notoriously inaccurate, often off an average of 260 miles. But Masters said the climate situation has improved chances that Florida could be in the system’s sights during the GOP event that runs Monday through Thursday.
“It would take a perfect storm of a scenario where a bunch of factors all conspire together,” Masters said. “But we definitely have to watch this one.”

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