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Jeff Berardelli

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It’s rare that an upper level low pivots so far south over FL. The cold pool of air aloft is being forced south by a mega block, with an El Niño is assist. Result: overachieving storms w/ hail & tornadoes. Pictured: 500mb heights which may in Tampa’s top 5 lowest on record.1/

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By tonight 500mb heights are forecast to be 5510 to 5520 meters. So that means the height you’d have to rise to from the ground to reach a pressure of 500mb is 5,520 meters. (Pressure decreases with altitude). The cold pool aloft helps create instability & lift for storms.

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