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Florida thunderstorm

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A severe thunderstorm hit an airshow at Lakeland Florida today.

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In the words of John Miller " Oh Dear " 0_o

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I'm sure the severe weather and associated damages were distressing for all concerned. I hope there were no casualties. Shame to see so many planes tipped over and a happy occasion spoiled.
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8-o gees what a storm
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that video shows how quickly the wind and rain can hit with those storms fronts over there
I dont think those guys in the tent knew it was going to get that bad! (or anyone else in the area (otherwise the plains would have been lashed down obviously)
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Looking back at the gfs it looked a good set up for severe thunderstorms over central Florida. LI's-5, 850mb flow 45kts, cold front dropping south. From memory the SPC were outlooking low severe probs.
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But what amazed me was the visibility at its peak was down to maybe 10- 20 m at the best,certainly we don't get storms any where like that around here.