Beryl Makes Landfall In Florida

May 28, 2012

Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall near Jacksonville Beach this morning with winds of 70 mph. About 24,000 customers were without power, and trees were downed across the Jacksonville area.

Beryl, the second named storm of the 2012 hurricane season marked the first time since the 1908 hurricane season that two Atlantic named storms have formed this early in the year. The only other year with two storms this early was 1887. Records of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic extend back to 1851.

The latest information on Beryl is in the graphic below, click to enlarge for details.

Pictured top: Palm trees blow in the wind as clouds from Tropical Storm Beryl roll in to Jacksonville Sunday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

[Image of 5-day forecast and coastal areas under a warning or a watch]

Comments

7 Responses to “Beryl Makes Landfall In Florida”

  1. Teresa on May 28th, 2012 8:26 pm

    David: I agree!!! My home took in over 6ft of water. My husband had heavy equipment and drove his way to our shop with his backhoe wile lifting trees off peoples houses [for free] We also went to the FEMA ice and food locations and picked up for elderly neighbors that couldn’t go on there on…Not to mention the Red Cross trucks. No it wasn’t fun by any means but we did have support.
    People need to have at least a week worth of food. A few cases of water, peanut butter,can beans, I don’t care. But don’t wait on the government to get here.
    We had a lot of help….Quickly…And I live in one of the most devastated area’s in Pensacola.
    And yes Alay: Fema is broke…more reason to get prepared. MRE’s last for years and you can buy them online . Or buy can stuff or Ramon noodles. They last forever and are cheap. If a natural disaster docent strike here.. it will close buy…donate your stuff if its bothering you or getting to its expiration date. OK done ranting. I feel better now!

  2. David Huie Green on May 28th, 2012 2:41 pm

    everybody else got ice and MREs. In fact, we still have a case it looks like.
    We took truck-loads to assorted people who lacked transportation.

    FEMA helped. There was a steady stream of FEMA trailers coming in and through.

    Fire departments helped. Neighbors helped. Mennonites came down from Canada to help.

    Nobody’s really on their own unless they drive off those who would help.

    David for neighborliness

  3. chichi on May 27th, 2012 11:44 pm

    if we get a hurricane and you live in the north end of the county you are on your own dont expect help my wife and i are old and disabled and after ivan we couldnt get help from anyone fema state county or churches

  4. CW on May 26th, 2012 11:13 pm

    I was hoping we’d get some rain from it, but it don’t look like it.

  5. EMD on May 26th, 2012 9:47 pm

    What will we DO without FEMA!!!???? Horrors!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. alwayzmedlin on May 26th, 2012 7:09 pm

    just to think,FEMA is alredy bankrupt

  7. David Huie Green on May 26th, 2012 1:33 pm

    she also wasn’t told it isn’t June yet

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