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Tropical ice!  Frozen Florida: At the end of a week of freezes, a neighbor down the street got frisky and hosed down a tree branch. Result? Gorgeous icicles on Jan. 10 in Rockledge, Florida. See more photos.  Big night: There was an impressive parade of storms and lightning on July 24 on Florida's Space Coast. See the pictures, or see all the 2009 chase reports.
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DISPATCHES 18 JANUARY 2010  Those little white streaks are sleet pellets bouncing off the top of a tiki on our deck Jan. 9. From chills to sweat: It was freezing here in east-central Florida a week ago. Then there were record high temperatures yesterday (82F in Melbourne). Craziness. But the ice sure was pretty on Jan. 10 - even if manufactured by a neighbor and a water hose. We did have sleet on Jan. 9, though, followed by a few snowflakes. Craziness. Now my tropical palms are paying the price, with brown fronds and a generally pathetic demeanor. See the photos. 15 DECEMBER 2009  Fog in Cocoa, Florida, on Dec. 14 Fab fog: Unusually warm weather (temps in the high 80s) bumped into the ocean, and we had a tremendous fog roll into Brevard County yesterday. I saw it about 3 p.m. as an eerie brownish roll of cloud enveloping the barrier island as I drove east over the causeways from the sun into its cool, misty clutches. It spread inland and made for pretty (short) views, if dangerous roads. It really softened the look of Christmas lights. See the pix.
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 Portrait of Chris and Gracie by Lorene Prell of the Black Dog Gallery Thanks for dropping in! My name is Chris Kridler. I'm a journalist whose work includes articles and criticism, and I write fiction, poetry and other creative stuff, as well as take photographs and video. I live on the edge of Florida's Lightning Alley, and I love to chase the mighty thunderstorms of the Plains. For more info and credits, see my bio. |