Podcasts about tropical storm elsa

Tropical Storm Elsa and a severe weather outbreak on July 29 helped spawn eight tornadoes in the month of July, putting 2021 near the top for most in one year. Meteorologist Joe Martucci and New Jersey State Climatologist Dave Robinson sit down to talk about it. Dave says we still have plenty of the year to go to get the top tornado spot of 17 back in 1989.  T.S. Elsa and the tornadoes both came with plenty of rain, with Robinson says way well above average. That rain did help put a lid on extreme heat. The Something in the Air podcast has new episodes on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Find it wherever you get your podcasts, The Press of Atlantic City's website, or YouTube.  Subscribe and get full weather access: http://www.pressofac.com/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello Interactors,This week’s post is coming to you from Avon, Connecticut as we’re about to head north to Maine. We’ve experienced some unseasonably humid days (and nights), a waiter serving bug spray in Cape Cod, and a hot and sticky college campus visit in Rhode Island. I can hear the locals now, “Welcome to New England.”As interactors, you’re special individuals self-selected to be a part of an evolutionary journey. You’re also members of an attentive community so I welcome your participation.Please leave your comments below or email me directly.Now let’s go…WHATA WET SUMMAI’ve become a weather wimp. Or, maybe I always have been. Summers in my native Iowa were hot and humid. I remember nights when the temperature would actually increase as I lay in bed, spread eagle, staring at the ceiling waiting for just a single puff of air to waft through my window. I’m not sure I was ever dry during those Iowa summer months.Humidity makes me sweat more than most. I’m sweating just thinking about it. Perspiring makes me perspire. So you can imagine what I was thinking this week as I, with my family, were descending a long hill downtown Providence, Rhode Island, with air so thick and a sun so hot that it felt like I was walking on a treadmill in a steam bath with a heat lamp over my head. As we approached the banks of the Providence River, we read a sign on one of the buildings that that visitors of the Rhode Island School of Design should check-in at the admissions building. You guessed it, it was at the top of the hill we had just descended. Just two steps up the hill and I had sweat gushing from my head. Part way we encounter a fountain. I soaked the cooling towel I tucked in my backpack and draped if over my skull and was rewarded with a cool tingling sensation down my neck. The bliss was short lived as we trudged up the final steps of the admissions building featuring a sweeping view of Providence and a sign on the door that read, “Closed”.The Northeastern region of the United States is known for its humidity, but July has been unseasonably wet. This is good news for the one thing that everyone agrees is more dreaded during summer than humidity. Mosquitoes. Cape Cod has been hit hard, especially the small town of Wellfleet. The fleet of white vans marked with the name “Mosquito Squad” parked in a lot on the way in to town should be the first clue this area is prone to these ‘Swamp Angels’. The word mosquito is Spanish for ‘little gnat’. I prefer ‘mini-beast’. Bart Morris of the Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project said, while spraying larvicide amidst clouds of mosquitoes, “This is about as bad as I've seen it…biblical in size.” Gabrielle Sakolsky has been with this organization since 1993 and she’s never seen a population boom like this. Dry air usually controls mosquito populations, but not this summer. It’s been a wild July in the Northeast. And it’s not over.Cornell University’s Northeast Regional Climate Center reports all but two days of the first half of July included a flashflood somewhere in the region. July kicked off with a tornado in Delaware and a week later New York subways were flooded. Then came two days of Tropical Storm Elsa with severe thunderstorms and torrents of rain. Connecticut, where we are now, and Maine, where we’re headed next, were hit with five inches of rain and flash flooding. The coasts were slammed with 67 mile per hour winds while New Jersey whipped up another two tornados as winds howled over 100 miles per hour. Then, on July 12th, 10 inches of rain dowsed southeastern Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey causing major flash flooding.  That’s a lot of extreme weather in less than two weeks. And a lot of moisture.In the first 15 days of July, portions of the Northeast have seen rainfall that is 300% above normal. The Cornell climate center tracks 35 weather sites that stretch from West Virginia to the south to northern tip of Maine in Caribou, which actually was only at 57% of their normal rainfall. Boston was another story. They were 574% above normal. You can see why the mosquitoes were doing a happy dance in Cape Cod. “Eight major climate sites experienced their wettest first half of July on record and another 17 of the sites ranked this July 1-15 period among their 20 wettest on record. In fact, for 12 of the major climate sites, it is already one of the 20 wettest Julys on record.”  ABNORMAL MEMORIES OF NORMALIt’s hard to know what normal is anymore. But the climate change explainers at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) remind us their analysis includes previous normal weather patterns. They adjust for the effects of climate change periodically and the last time they adjusted was 2011. That’s when the baseline for normal had shifted from the period starting in 1971 and ended in 2000. They created a handy map that demonstrates what plants and animals already knew – the planting zones across the United States had shifted north in latitude and up in elevation as normal temperatures warmed over that 30 year period.The point of analyzing and reporting on weather normals is to reflect what is normal today, and not how the values have changed over time. So NOAA updates their models every decade or so to reflect the “new normal”. It turns out reporting and understanding temperature normals is easier than precipitation normals.NOAA has collected 10 sets of these U.S Climate Normals dating back to 1901. The map below shows how the United States has warmed over the course of these ten segments of time. The blue zones are areas where the temperature was cooler than the 20th century average and the red zones are those areas warmer than average.Looking at these maps tells the story anybody born between 1901-1940 will tell you – generally speaking, it used to be cooler. Though, unfortunately, they can’t really. It’s called generational amnesia and it inflicts all of us. As climate and energy writer David Roberts writes, reflecting the research from two researchers at Columbia: “”extremely hot summers” are 200 times more likely than 50 years ago. Did you know that? Can you feel it?” It’s also part of what is called shifting baseline syndrome. We can’t relate to the baselines of the past. That’s true for temperatures, plant and animal populations, and the more fickle baselines of precipitation. NOAA’s same 10 time segments for U.S. Climate Normals for precipitation don’t show the same gradual nation-wide pattern temperatures do. Even before climate change, precipitation patterns varied greatly across different regions of the U.S. Unlike temperature normals, where we can say its generally getting warmer, we can’t say it’s generally getting wetter or dryer over time. We’re stuck with the more unsatisfactory answer, “It depends.”Take the Southwest as an example. It’s easy to think it’s just been getting gradually drier, but it’s a mixed bag. For the first two sets, 1901-1930 and 1911-1940 it was wetter than the 20th Century average. And then the next four segments were dryer until the 1961-90 segment which shows a mix of wetter and dryer across a mix of zones. The two most recent periods, including 1981-2010, have been wetter than average. This regional precipitation variation is evident even in the Northeast precipitation numbers Cornell provided for the first half of July. Caribou, Maine was drier than usual while Boston blew the normal out of the proverbial water. Given how dry and hot the Southwest has been, recency bias – the tendency to favor recent events over historic ones – will probably will keep people from believing that is true; before, that is, generational amnesia and baseline syndrome take over. But some weather events leave a lasting impression. As it did for my father-in-law, John Pappalardo, who grew up in Winsted, Connecticut. In August of 1955, John’s sophomore year at the University of Connecticut on his way to becoming a dentist, the Mad River running through Winsted flooded. “There’s a reason we called it the Mad River”, John told me, as he recalled the images of the flood: “Our two story house was flooded with water as high as the thermostat on the wall. We stayed up all night on the second floor as water ran down our street. It took a full day before someone came by in a boat, rowed in our front door, and rescued us from the staircase. But we were lucky, my friend’s house was split in half. You could see the dishes sitting in the cupboard from the street, just as they had left it.”Two hurricanes in as many weeks had ripped through Southern New England. First came Hurricane Connie between August 11th to the 14th which dumped four to six inches in two days saturating the land with water. Then, three days later, on August 17th, came Hurricane Diane dumping nearly 20 inches of rain in two days. Both exceeded New England records. With the land already saturated with water from the first hurricane, the banks of the Mad River couldn’t contain the onslaught of water from the second. Thus began a cascade of flooding through Winsted, down the Mad River, and into the Farmington River – Connecticut’s largest tributary feeding into the Northeast’s largest river, the Connecticut River.EVAPORATION NATIONStretching 410 miles long, the Connecticut River Basin stretches through four New England states; it forms the border of Vermont and New Hampshire and divides Massachusetts and Connecticut. The river provides 70% of the water to New England; 41% of which comes from Vermont, 30% from New Hampshire and Connecticut, and the remainder from another six New England states. It collects water as far north as the Canadian border and spills it into the Atlantic Ocean to the south at Long Island, New York. Like much of the Northeast, a lush tree canopy covers 80% of the basin. It’s health is vital to the Northeast Region making it a target of study for the effects of climate change on the region.Laying awake at night here in Avon, Connecticut, tucked under a canopy of trees, saturated soil, and a mosquito dive-bombing my ears, the still presence of humidity surrounds my body and engulfs my mind. I contemplate animals like me sweating – perspiration; plants sweating – transpiration; and the soil sweating – evaporation. Just then, the rush of rustling leaves permeates the stagnant calm as buckets of rain come pouring down. Precipitation – the source of perspiration, transpiration, and evaporation. The trees, like me, struggle to transpire amidst the invisible gaseous vapors of humidity – the most abundant greenhouse gas there is. Humidity is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air and is a primary player in the water cycle – and in cooling the planet. Just as sweat pulls heat from our body to be transported to the air, humid water vapors suck water and heat from animals, plants, soil, lakes, streams, and puddles and ferries it around the globe. Humidity is also invisible to the sun as radiation dances through the vapors and is absorbed by the earth. The soil in Avon is pregnant with fifteen days of record July rainfall and the sun’s stored energy radiates back into the atmosphere long after the sun has set; steaming me on the mattress like a plump white sticky bun. This nighttime reheating process explains why those hot Iowa nights would grow warmer as the night progressed. As the rich Iowa soil emanated stored heat, I wasn’t the only one sweating. So was the abundant Iowa corn. One acre of corn will transpire 3,000-4,000 gallons (11,400-15,100 liters) of water a day making significant contributions to the state’s humidity. Back here in Avon, the oak trees above me will contribute 40,000 gallons (151,000 liters) of water a year to the atmosphere. And I thought I sweat a lot. Scientists will sometimes combine the measures, and the letters, of evaporation and transpiration to form the term: evapotranspiration. Global climate models tell us evapotranspiration increases 2% for every degree of warming. Given global precipitation amounts must be balanced by evapotranspiration under a warming planet, it follows that the world should be seeing less frequent and shorter durations of precipitation. That is, we should also be seeing more and longer periods of dry days so that the atmosphere can be replenished with water vapors from evapotranspiration. But this is why it’s important to not just study the whole with aggregated data, but the highly variable parts as well with contextual data. Measures of specific regions can deviate significantly from a global mean. A 2014 study, quotes researchers from 2008 who “noted that over the period of 1895–1999, annual precipitation averaged over New England increased by 3.7% while the change of annual precipitation for individual states in New England varied between −12% and 29.5%.” This same study compared various sections of the Connecticut River Basin for each season. They analyzed the evapotranspiration, surface runoff, baseflow (stream flow between precipitation events), and soil moisture and found data to “support the theory that extreme precipitation events are becoming more common in a warming world.” Their “results show a clear increase in precipitation intensity for the Connecticut River Basin in the latter half of the 20th Century and early 21st Century.” While being careful to note it’s not always the case, they also find it “interesting to note” that “as precipitation intensity increases, frequency of precipitation is likely to decrease.”Another thing that kept me awake on that humid night in Connecticut was smoke. A good example of the nuanced and variable climate conditions regions can bring. Smoke from fires in drier areas of the Midwest United States, and parts of Canada and Pennsylvania drifted over the Northeast in a toxic smog that created an atmospheric red filter to the moon. A grim reminder of what may greet us in our return west to Seattle next week, through August, and well into October. Meanwhile, sorry Northeast, NOAA predicts “above normal precipitation is likely for the central and eastern Gulf Coast region and from the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coast” for August through October. Sounds like those mosquitoes will continue to do their happy dance.But before we head home, we stop in Maine to visit my sister and a couple more schools. Then back to water logged Boston to board a giant jet-fueled mosquito headed back against the prevailing easterly winds to the dry west coast. I’ll be ready to dry out in the mosquito-free air of Kirkland, Washington. Minus the smoke, of course. I also need to water the soil around the baby native ferns, firs, and vine maples I’m nursing to health in my nearby Kirkland park. Water that will start a cycle of evapotranspiration that, when combined with my perspiration, will form water vapors headed for the sky joining clouds drifting in from the Pacific Ocean headed east for more record setting precipitation in New England. Perhaps next year, they’ll be joined by my kids too. Subscribe at interplace.io

Kathleen opens the show wearing a foam shark fin hat (sent by loyal Missouri Termite Shelby), and drinking a Yuengling Flight beer (which she highly recommends adding to your “Day Drinking” beer list of options.) TERMITE SHOUTOUTS: Kathleen is thrilled to go through mail from the PO box, thanking Termite Jen from Colorado, who sent a hilarious book called “Judgmental Maps.” Kathleen then thanks Termite Laura for her custom-made Baby Shoe Madigan” bracelet, which she will wear for luck while gambling in Vegas next month, and Termite Cindy for her tiny Crown Royal bags which will help out with all of Kathleen's “tiny organizational challenges” on the road. “GOOD BAD FOOD”: In her quest for new and delicious not-so-nutritious junk food AND in continuing her search for the best Ranch, Kathleen samples Buffalo Wing Cheez-Its, which she LOVES (as she also loves regular Cheez-Its.). She then tastes Kroger's Private Selection Fire Roasted Poblano Ranch, which she finds to be delicious but also doesn't taste much like Ranch dressing. Kathleen finishes her tasting with Poppy's Tangy Carolina BBQ Popcorn which was sent from Termites Jessie and her mom Marian, which Kathleen also loves since it tastes exactly like her favorite vinegar-based BBQ sauce. UPDATE ON KATHLEEN'S QUEEN'S COURT: In this week's update from the Court, Kathleen advises listeners to check out Tanya's Instagram, since she's posting content from the road now that she's on tour. Kathleen then offers an update from Cher, who is an avid supporter of the #FreeBritney movement and whose Twitter feed continues to be CARA THE PYTHON FOUND: Kathleen laughs as she reads the call logs from the Mall of Louisiana staff to Animal Control when they found out that the 12-foot Burmese Python had escaped the zoo exhibit. It turns out that the staff watched the python escape, and then when no immediate help could be offered from County animal officials they hid from the snake and it slithered from sight. Kathleen completely agrees with that reaction.GOVERNOR RAVNSBORG'S HIT AND RUN: As an UPDATE to Episode 30, Kathleen reads an article advising that South Dakota's attorney general is attempting to access any psychiatric or psychological records of the man he struck and killed along a highway, alleging in court documents that the death may have been a suicide. Investigators say Ravnsborg was distracted and swerved out of his lane as Joe Boever, 55, walked on the shoulder with a flashlight. Kathleen reminds listeners that she believes the Governor had been doing a little “drinky-drinky,” which was the reason for the cover-up, and then offers multiple reasons as to why anyone wouldn't be carrying a flashlight on the shoulder of a road if they in fact wanted to kill themselves. ELIZABETH HOLMES TikTok FAN CLUB: When Theranos began to fall apart in 2015, hundreds of employees were laid off without warning. One former clinician was fired so suddenly that she walked out still wearing her lab coat, and as the Theranos fraud become a more mainstream subject she offered the coat for sale on the site Poshmark and a niche group of women called the “Holmies” was discovered. Kathleen is shocked at while reading the comments that the Holmies leave on TikTok, using the hashtag #GirlBoss to praise their "leader" and "queen" Elizabeth Holmes. They look up to her as an inspiration and feel as though she is brilliant in the unapologetic delivery of her strategic vision, which Kathleen reminds them MIGHT just land her in prison.DEATH OF ANOTHER BITCOIN BILLIONAIRE: In continuing with her love of cryptocurrency, Kathleen reads an article about a major bitcoin investor who suddenly died, leaving behind a cryptocurrency fortune reportedly worth more than $2 billion. Mircea Popescu, a Romanian national, drowned at the beginning of July off the coast of Costa Rica at the age of 41. Kathleen reads unconfirmed rumors swirling about the internet claim that he never shared his crypto wallet password with anyone, and his family cannot access his Bitcoin addresses. If nobody can gain access to his wallets (claimed to hold a million Bitcoins), those tokens could end up being lost forever. CATCHING A 4-POUND GOLDFISH: Kathleen laughs while reading an article out of Minnesota, where authorities are pleading with personal aquarium owners to stop releasing pet fish into waterways after several huge goldfish were pulled from a local lake. In November 2020, officials in Carver county (SW of Minneapolis) removed as many as 50,000 goldfish from local waters after oxygen levels were depreciating in local lakes, and a man caught a 4-pound goldfish while fishing.POST PANDEMIC AIRLINE ISSUES: As Kathleen heads back out onto the road, she shares stories of airport insanity that she has personally witnessed. She laughs as she reads a recent article about a woman who is duct-taped to her seat on an American Airlines flight when she tells a fellow passenger that she doesn't want the plane to “fly up anymore.” Kathleen goes on to report that the FAA has reported an increase in the number of reports of unruly behavior on flights since May 2021, when people started traveling again when COVID travel restrictions were lifted. Kathleen advises that she's going to start traveling with her Justin Bieber-themed duct tape in case she needs to ever be of assistance to flight crews. FACEBOOK BUILDS A VILLAGE: Termites know how Kathleen feels about Mark Zuckerberg, and she screams when she reads about plans that the company has to build an entire town called Willow Park near its headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. The development will include 1,729 apartments, a supermarket, a pharmacy, retail, as well as 1.25 million square feet of new Facebook office space housing roughly 7,000 employees. MEGALODON TEETH FOUND: In continuing with her love of sharks, Kathleen is thrilled to read an article about a man in Florida who found 2 rare megalodon teeth 3 weeks apart after Tropical Storm Elsa. DRUNK BUFFALO LEAD TO FARMER'S ARREST: Kathleen laughs out loud reading an article announcing that 3 Indian farmers were arrested for selling illegal alcohol after a herd of buffalo got drunk on their contraband moonshine. The buffalo were reported by a vet who noticed that water in the buffaloes' trough had turned a yellowish color, which was a result of the illegal liquor being hidden in their trough. MISSING PICASSO FOUND IN A BUSH: In continuing with her appreciation of the art world, Kathleen reads a news release advising that a 49-year-old builder has been arrested for the theft of Picasso's Head of a Woman, which was stolen during a raid on the Athens National Gallery in 2012. The piece of art would have been "impossible to sell or go on display" because it had a personal inscription from Picasso on the back that read, in French, "For the Greek people, a tribute by Picasso." Investigators believe that the thief had worked as an oil painter himself and had knowledge of the materials and of the gallery, and that he stole what he could get his hands on in the short window he was inside for the heist. When he learned that police were closing in on him after more than a decade of hiding the Picasso work, he moved it from a warehouse to the ravine where they were finally discovered.WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK: Kathleen recommends watching “The Flight Attendant” on HBO Max, which Kathleen put off watching forever but ended up binging the entire Season 1 in 2 nights. The lead character is played by Kaley Cuoco, who also played “Penny” on The Big Bang Theory. Kathleen tells a story about visiting Ireland with Lewis Black when a young girl in a restaurant recognized him for his role on a Big Bang Theory episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are you SENT by God? Have you been SET at liberty? Is this your season to be sent out on a MISSION? The Holy Spirit has blessed us with the power of knowledge to help those that are broken in pieces. Shared how I was sent to Florida. Since being here, I have comforted the families that were devastated by the beachfront condominium collapse that took place in Surfside, Florida. Had to fast and pray thanks to Tropical Storm Elsa that threatened the Florida Keys, and shared how officials linked members of the South Beach community with the torturing and killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Please keep in mind that I have recently been approved to be a Congressional Candidate for Florida's 20th Congressional district special election along with Florida State Representatives in the Fort Lauderdale area. With that being said we want to continue to thank the beautiful people of Florida, all our people that have been supporting this bible study from California, Texas, Ohio, Colorado, New York, Kentucky, North Carolina, Washington, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and country of India. Also a big shout out to our recent support coming from United Kingdom, Spain, Ghana, Japan, Macao, Nigeria, and Zombie. The SENT message is a reminder that we have been sent to bring order to the world and called to beautify it. John 17:18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. For more information please free to contact us at info@thesogcrew.com

Hello and welcome to the Sailing the East podcast. This is our podcast about sailing and cruising the East coast of the United States. In some episodes we will focus on passages and destinations, in other episodes, we will talk about boats, equipment, and techniques, and when we come across an interesting person, we will try to get them as a guest on the show. Today we have Simon and Sawyer Balint as guests on the podcast. They are repeat guests and were on this podcast in EP-29. In today's episode, we are going to discuss Simon and Sawyer's experience when they were anchored out during tropical storm Elsa when it hit the New England coast on July 9th, 2021. We discuss the decision-making process for evaluating their options. Such as anchoring vs. getting a mooring vs. going to a marina. We also talk about what happened during the storm with other boats in the anchorage, why they called harbor patrol and TowBoatsUS, and why they reset the anchor during the height of the storm. We also covered the lessons learned and how it was a positive experience for them both. Thanks for listening! We will be spending most of the summer sailing around Narragansett Bay, Long Island Sound, and Buzzards Bay. Hope to see you out on the water. We love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at sailingtheeast@gmail.com. If you would like to support the podcast, click on the sponsorship link below. For as little as 99 cents a month, you can help defray the costs of producing this podcast. Wishing you fair winds, and calm seas. Bela and Mike --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bela-l-musits/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bela-l-musits/support

Elsa became the fifth named storm of the hurricane season, bringing widespread impacts from the Lesser Antilles to Cuba, and up and down the east coast of the U.S. Today's podcast looks back at its impact, especially here on Delmarva.

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Derek is catfishing as Lucas on Tinder, and the crew practices their improv skills during a game of Scenes From a Hat. Derek talks about traveling during Tropical Storm Elsa, and Hunter brings up a criminal court case that sparks an interesting debate. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @boattalkpodcast

The title pretty much says it all. Today we are going to talk about tropical storm Elsa and how the news totally blew it out of proportion, for the most part. We are going to talk about the Tampa Bay Lightning winning back to back Stanley Cups. We are going to talk about Amalie Arena and my first ever trip to Tampa, and along with that we are going to discuss a whole slew of things near the arena.... The American Victory Museum Ship, Sparkman Wharf, the Tampa Bay History Center, and best places to park.

RADIO SAFE VERSION. The 26th X-Day Drill, previously called 24 X-Day, was a great reminder that maybe we'd better either start working on our own escape ships, or clean up the one we're already on. We're still rounding up recordings -- some may have been lost to Tropical Storm Elsa! -- but we have some early excerpts including a fantastic, sick Papa Joe Mama sermon and some killer music by Rubix Pube. There's also some terrible music by Fidd Chewley and Rev. Peas, and a wonderful 12-minute media barrage by R.A.T.H.O.L.E. The Rudy Schwartz Project and some truly puzzling Evidence round it out. Stang gives thanks in an impromptu rant inspired by the real-life invasion of the resort by walking catfish. subgenius.com

The 26th X-Day Drill, previously called 24 X-Day, was a great reminder that maybe we'd better either start working on our own escape ships, or clean up the one we're already on. We're still rounding up recordings -- some may have been lost to Tropical Storm Elsa! -- but we have some early excerpts including a fantastic, sick Papa Joe Mama sermon and some killer music by Rubix Pube. There's also some terrible music by Fidd Chewley and Rev. Peas, and a wonderful 12-minute media barrage by R.A.T.H.O.L.E. The Rudy Schwartz Project and some truly puzzling Evidence round it out. Stang gives thanks in an impromptu rant inspired by the real-life invasion of the resort by walking catfish. subgenius.com

Tropical Storm Elsa dumps several inches of rain across Massachusetts, three former MBTA Police Officers are charged in a salary fraud scheme, and Richard Branson of Virgin Group prepares to blast off to the edge of space. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in "The Loop."

Inside Edition reports…Torrential rain caused chaos as Tropical Storm Elsa made its way up the East Coast. One guy even tried to use garbage bags in an attempt to stay dry. And, the big question about battling Covid-19…Will people who are vaccinated eventually need a booster shot? Then Inside Edition meets the hero who jumped into action to help save a little girl after he witnessed her being snatched by an alleged kidnapper. Plus, Valerie Bertinelli has been public about her weight loss struggles…now she's in tears as she hits back at a woman who she says body shamed her online.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00) Tropical Storm Elsa and computer problems galore! Albert Breer might not be able to join the show because of the storm. Did Joe Murray talk to Sarge yesterday about vulturing off of Joe's hustle?  (22:52) WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT: There was an anti-wrangle last night. The Phoenix Suns are only two wins away from their first NBA title with a Game 2 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Watch Toucher & Rich every morning on Twitch! Watch them live or whenever you want: Twitch.tv/thesportshub

No fans at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Tropical Storm Elsa and the Florida condo collapse. The assassination of Haiti's president. The battle over critical race theory. Naya Rivera's family remembers her life one year after her death. America's newest National Park. The work-home-office and your finances. Inmates turned entrepreneurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Friday, Captain Mike Anderson joins Beckles & Recher to provide his weekly fishing report with talk of many other things as well, including the Lightning! Capt. Mike was in attendance at game 5 and says he has never experienced such energy as he did during that game. Captain Mike is also helping to organize the boat parade on Monday and talks a little about that process. Captain Mike then gets into Tropical Storm Elsa, before and after. A lot of red tide damage is in the bay, but offshore, conditions are much more favorable. And Aaron Rodgers? Yeah, Aaron Rodgers. All that and MORE!

Hammer & Nigel Records releases its latest single about Tropical Storm Elsa inspired by the movie Frozen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alicia Tarancon and Rich Jones discuss yesterday's severe weather as Tropical Storm Elsa produced tornado activity in Jacksonville and Kingsland.

Meghan reports on an Ortega fatality due to Tropical Storm Elsa. A tree limb brought down by high wind gusts struck his car, killing the 25-year old driver.

WFTV's Christy Turner gives a Central Florida update on Tropical Storm Elsa, as the storm makes its way along Florida's Gulf Coast.

Meghan reports on Tropical Storm Elsa damage in Columbia county, including tree damage affecting power lines in the area.

Kelly Wilson joins JMN to update SJC preparations for Tropical Storm Elsa as rains and winds pick up across Florida.

Mayor Curry checks in with JMN to review Jacksonville preparations for Tropical Storm Elsa.

John Ward joins JMN to update on Clay County preparations for Tropical Storm Elsa, as the storm reaches across the state from the Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Elsa is making landfall in Florida in Taylor County, according to the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds remain at 65 mph, with higher gusts. The storm will now push inland and slowly weaken, but it is expected to remain a tropical storm as it moves up the eastern seaboard over the next several days. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Listen along as we have a wide variety of conversations relating to all things Walt Disney World! This week we chat about the wording changes made to all show greetings, the incoming Tropical Storm "Elsa" and we discuss the new Fastpass system rumored to be joining Walt Disney World soon! Which topics would you want to hear more about? What are your thoughts on our discussions? Go onto our Instagram and Facebook page, @ADoseOfMagicPodcast, to let us know and be notified of the latest episodes! Want to watch the show instead? Subscribe to our YouTube channel and see the video for this Podcast: @A Dose of Magic: A Walt Disney World Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYma-U0wMRRI2X-r4k2LTw *** Disney podcast with your new favorite set of brothers! Join us every Wednesday for new episodes talking about all things related to the Walt Disney World Resort. Please subscribe, rate, and review to show your support!

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest challenge to search teams at the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, is Tropical Storm Elsa. Following the June 24th 12-story collapse, thus far 28 people have reportedly died as we go on air. Eleven are injured and 117 people remain unaccounted for. Are environmental factors that possibly were connected to the collapse being investigated? The condo was on a barrier island. What are barrier islands and what environmental role do they play? What is the danger of rapid development on barrier islands? Our guest is environmental journalist Tina Gerhardt. The first hurricane to hit the island of Barbados since 1955, Hurricane Elsa, hit the nation just a few days ago. The island is outside the chain of islands that are most under threat of hurricanes, but on Friday July 2nd, Barbados was hit. In Barbados, over 1,100 people reported damaged houses, including 62 homes that completely collapsed. Our guest is David Comissiong, Barbados's Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). There is a prisoner hunger strike going on in Pennsylvania. What's going on? What are the demands? Our guest is Fariha Huriya, an organizer with the DC Mutual Aid Network, a collection of community organizations and individuals who pool their resources together to support each other.

A hurricane watch has been posted for parts of the Florida coast in anticipation that tropical storm Elsa may strengthen enough to bring hurricane conditions to the region. I'll take a look at the latest concerning Elsa and the ongoing impacts, plus what to expect across the Southeast coast as Elsa moves inland, all part of my Hurricane Outlook and Discussion video via YouTube later this afternoon. Thanks for listening!

Broads discuss the 4th, Tropical Storm Elsa, Surfside tragedy, celebrity talk, the Netflix show Sexlife, and news of LoriAnn leaving the show to pursue a personal journey. 

Tropical Storm Elsa is "nearing hurricane strength" as it continues to travel parallel to Florida's Gulf Coast, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center. A hurricane warning has now been issued for parts of the Gulf Coast, including the Tampa area.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest challenge to search teams at the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, is Tropical Storm Elsa. Following the June 24th 12-story collapse, thus far 28 people have reportedly died as we go on air. Eleven are injured and 117 people remain unaccounted for. Are environmental factors that possibly were connected to the collapse being investigated? The condo was on a barrier island. What are barrier islands and what environmental role do they play? What is the danger of rapid development on barrier islands? Our guest is environmental journalist Tina Gerhardt. The first hurricane to hit the island of Barbados since 1955, Hurricane Elsa, hit the nation just a few days ago. The island is outside the chain of islands that are most under threat of hurricanes, but on Friday July 2nd, Barbados was hit. In Barbados, over 1,100 people reported damaged houses, including 62 homes that completely collapsed. Our guest is David Comissiong, Barbados's Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). There is a prisoner hunger strike going on in Pennsylvania. What's going on? What are the demands? Our guest is Fariha Huriya, an organizer with the DC Mutual Aid Network, a collection of community organizations and individuals who pool their resources together to support each other.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest challenge to search teams at the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, is Tropical Storm Elsa. Following the June 24th 12-story collapse, thus far 28 people have reportedly died as we go on air. Eleven are injured and 117 people remain unaccounted for. Are environmental factors that possibly were connected to the collapse being investigated? The condo was on a barrier island. What are barrier islands and what environmental role do they play? What is the danger of rapid development on barrier islands? Our guest is environmental journalist Tina Gerhardt. The first hurricane to hit the island of Barbados since 1955, Hurricane Elsa, hit the nation just a few days ago. The island is outside the chain of islands that are most under threat of hurricanes, but on Friday July 2nd, Barbados was hit. In Barbados, over 1,100 people reported damaged houses, including 62 homes that completely collapsed. Our guest is David Comissiong, Barbados's Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). There is a prisoner hunger strike going on in Pennsylvania. What's going on? What are the demands? Our guest is Fariha Huriya, an organizer with the DC Mutual Aid Network, a collection of community organizations and individuals who pool their resources together to support each other.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest challenge to search teams at the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, is Tropical Storm Elsa. Following the June 24th 12-story collapse, thus far 28 people have reportedly died as we go on air. Eleven are injured and 117 people remain unaccounted for. Are environmental factors that possibly were connected to the collapse being investigated? The condo was on a barrier island. What are barrier islands and what environmental role do they play? What is the danger of rapid development on barrier islands? Our guest is environmental journalist Tina Gerhardt. The first hurricane to hit the island of Barbados since 1955, Hurricane Elsa, hit the nation just a few days ago. The island is outside the chain of islands that are most under threat of hurricanes, but on Friday July 2nd, Barbados was hit. In Barbados, over 1,100 people reported damaged houses, including 62 homes that completely collapsed. Our guest is David Comissiong, Barbados's Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). There is a prisoner hunger strike going on in Pennsylvania. What's going on? What are the demands? Our guest is Fariha Huriya, an organizer with the DC Mutual Aid Network, a collection of community organizations and individuals who pool their resources together to support each other.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest challenge to search teams at the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, is Tropical Storm Elsa. Following the June 24th 12-story collapse, thus far 28 people have reportedly died as we go on air. Eleven are injured and 117 people remain unaccounted for. Are environmental factors that possibly were connected to the collapse being investigated? The condo was on a barrier island. What are barrier islands and what environmental role do they play? What is the danger of rapid development on barrier islands? Our guest is environmental journalist Tina Gerhardt. The first hurricane to hit the island of Barbados since 1955, Hurricane Elsa, hit the nation just a few days ago. The island is outside the chain of islands that are most under threat of hurricanes, but on Friday July 2nd, Barbados was hit. In Barbados, over 1,100 people reported damaged houses, including 62 homes that completely collapsed. Our guest is David Comissiong, Barbados's Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). There is a prisoner hunger strike going on in Pennsylvania. What's going on? What are the demands? Our guest is Fariha Huriya, an organizer with the DC Mutual Aid Network, a collection of community organizations and individuals who pool their resources together to support each other.

Rachel takes a look at federal emergency preparations as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches Florida. Nationally, she looks at the latest infrastructure deal concerns, as Congress reconvenes.

John Ward checks in on Clay County preparations for Tropical Storm Elsa.

Mayor Lenny Curry joins Rich Jones on JMN to discuss Jacksonville's preparation for Tropical Storm Elsa.

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Kelly Wilson joins JMN to give an update on SJC preparations for Tropical Storm Elsa.

John Ward has an update for Clay County preparations as Tropical Storm Elsa moves closer to Florida.

Karen McAllister updates us about JEA preparations for Tropical Storm Elsa.

Mike Buresh looks at the latest path projections of Tropical Storm Elsa, and the potential impact it could have locally and on the state.

Steve Woodward updates JMN on Duval County's preparations for Tropical Storm Elsa, as hurricane season starts up.

The latest on Elsa and the impacts expected for Florida. Thanks for listening!

Kelly Wilson updates how SJC is preparing for Tropical Storm Elsa

The latest on a very disorganized tropical storm Elsa on this Independence Day 2021. Thanks for listening!

Keys are open for business this 4th of July , so we are seeing another uptick in visitors. We are keeping an eye on the tropics for the approach at the time of release, Tropical Storm Elsa.

We now have tropical storm Elsa out in the tropical Atlantic heading towards the Windward Islands. The official forecast calls for gradual strengthening and I believe that Elsa will eventually become a hurricane as it moves through the Caribbean Sea. There could be impacts for Florida down the road but those details are not clear just yet. I'll have more concerning Elsa in my Hurricane Outlook and Discussion video on YouTube later this afternoon. Thanks for listening!

This is an update to Podcast #60 with a discussion of Tropical Storm Elsa, plus our discussion with Dr. Hal Needham. How high has the storm surge actually reached in hurricanes of the past? Luke and I talk with Dr. Hal Needham who has studied the historical records from Texas to Maine to learn how high the water reached, and what could happen in the future. Learn about Hal's experience studying and experiencing storm surge.