[Friday] Tracking Franklin and Watching for Development in the Gulf of Mexico

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Dr. Levi Cowan creates videos and blogs pertaining to tropical cyclones, primarily hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. Posts occasionally concern other, non-tropical weather events around the world. Dr. Cowan has a Ph.D. in meteorology from Florida State University.

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Thanks for explaining everything and not attempting to just hype it up and scare the crap out of everyone. This was a very professional and well done presentation.

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@@zen_mindset1 well, my first guess would be that you don’t own anything that can be destroyed. Otherwise, you might be a bit more concerned other than preparation.

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[@gamewithhunt]

Hello from florida. Thanks Levi for always updating us

[@macmedic892]

Watching from a rig in the Gulf of Mexico…

[@TroyRubert]

Stay safe out there brother.

[@raywalters243]

Stay safe man from Jacksonville 👍🏻👍🏻

[@johnathanschneller6811]

Best wishes from Destin!
Stay safe and happy chasing with the possible TC.

[@t_prey]

Watching from the Leeward islands. Stay hopeful.

[@seekingrainbows]

Hello sweetheart! Stay safe! Love from Pensacola Beach Florida.💫🏖🥂🌊

[@courtneyh2717]

Thank you for the update! Watching from citrus county (North of Tampa)

[@netta358able]

Here in Daytona Beach 🏖️ FL.thank you much 🙏

[@MegaMikeylikes]

Hello Dr. Levi Cowan From Halifax I hope you are doing well friend thoughts and prayers to the people of Hawaii. Yes sir our friends at the ECCC in Canada must be paying attention to you they twittered Franklin as a possible threat here in the Maritimes yesterday. We don't need anymore drought to wildfire to a years worth of rain in 4 days here in Nova Scotia. I am not sure but what's left over of Gerd looks like its becoming absorbed into the Eastern side of Franklin it may be interesting how large this becomes once the wind shear relaxes for a couple days I guess.

[@mariannenoordermeer2993]

Watching from the Keys, thank you Dr Levi

[@ahurricanegod3361]

Hello from Massachusetts! Hopefully the disturbance and Franklin wont cause big impacts in Bermuda nor the Gulf.

[@danhenegar5954]

Ahhh. The Dan Rather of weather forecasting. Calm, cool and to the point. 👍

[@zygotepeyote]

Thanks so much Levi. Always good to hear your expert opinion on these matters. Appreciate you taking the time and effort to keep us informed and safe!

[@Tropical-Tidbits]

Appreciate you taking the time to comment!

[@patpierce4854]

Thanks for your insights, Dr. Levi! Well done! Watching from north of Atlanta, GA.

[@hunterdavis3003]

Hey it’s Franklin 🎵

[@deepquake9]

Well its very cloudy and hot in Guatemala. Thank you for the excellent update Dr. Cowan!

[@fkubiggness]

thank you very much. Your clarity and depth bring comfort and preparedness!

[@NandR]

Football and hurricanes. That time of year.

[@gregd4633]

Thank you so much Dr Levi. Much love from Savannah Georgia

[@kevenmcginn5406]

Appreciating you from Upper Tampa Bay! 🤞.

[@kathleencraig3804]

here we go again with the florida love of "I" storms, hope not a Ian ...this is very concerning but hoping it's just a tropical storm at most. Where it hits is the question, hope not ft myers beach or North port. Ian was suppose to hit Tampa and decided ft myers ..north port circle above our house...well this is why we're concerned. thanks dr cowan for the update.

[@reneesheppard1901]

Thank you Levi
Thank you for all you do
Have a bless evening ❤

[@derekdunn9643]

I'm using the "pin the tail on the donkey" saying when I track storms on radar while giving locations from now on.

[@sanautin]

Same!

[@barbaraemanuel1379]

Thanks from fla

[@jsamerican38]

Great you did a video for today!!

[@briggs5534]

gdt / tci ... Franklin gave us only a couple hours of mild to moderate winds and rains, but as of yesterday (with a bright, sunny sky and 20+ mph winds), we have been blessed with about 2 feet of sargassum weed ...

[@TroyRubert]

We really need the rain here on the Gulf Coast of Central Florida.

[@SandcastleDreams]

We've been getting tons of it just north of you in Marion Co.. Many 4" rains per our rain guage.

[@TroyRubert]

@@SandcastleDreams it's been so dry here in Tampa that my vanilla orchid bloomed for the first time in 15 years.

[@SandcastleDreams]

@@TroyRubert Is that an orchid from desert regions?

[@TroyRubert]

@@SandcastleDreams from my understanding its a tropical plant. But all the other years we had plenty of rain and never saw it bloom.

[@SandcastleDreams]

@@TroyRubert Could be temperature, or you watering it or fertilizing it just right...or age!

[@KaityWorldXYX]

Thank you for your excellent research and reporting, Always honest with thorough attention to detail. I have been Following you ever sine Irma and Marie in 2017, You remain my go to, I look forward to tuning in with you this next week!

[@boov9432]

It's that time of year again!!!

[@benchapman9662]

Excellent coverage.

[@chadhuff1692]

Thanks from Florida. Been watching since around the time Irma came through i beleive. Always look forward to your analysis.

[@seeharvester]

Thanks Doc.

[@henrye7483]

Thank you Dr. L🙏~Go NOLES…🎉🎉🎉

[@Traveljetsetter954]

Thank you dr levi

[@tmartinez1948]

Watching from Broward County thank you Levy

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

greatly appreciated.

[@KINGSHRED777]

Literally the best weather man of all time

[@seekingrainbows]

You are the BEST!!💫

[@skyepilotte11]

Thx for your analysis...

[@PALup13]

Thanks so much, Levi, for a thorough explanation of what is known right now w ….the “I” storm, maybe????

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

Thanks for the update!

[@srod679]

Thank you Dr. Cowan, watching from Clearwater, Florida, you are always my go-to guy during Hurricane Season💨🙏🏾 thank you so much for everything you do.

[@antonakissaurelius8620]

Thank you for sharing this information. I appreciate your work. I live in South Carolina I will be monitoring this.

[@zacharyberger3765]

Hi, from port st lucie florida

[@TheNickhammond]

I was boating last week out of Tampa and the water nearshore (anclote) was 93 degrees. 50 miles out it was 88.7 degrees.

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Great video!

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Thanks.

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Thanks 👍

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Lol, my dad said “we are getting a hurricane next week” I said “what?”. He said Jim from WC is talking about a hurricane. I said let’s go watch Dr. C cause he is the one I trust.

[@LeslieFSU]

Thanks!

[@Tropical-Tidbits]

Thanks for your support!

[@BackroomsSlayer]

Thanks for the update from mid florida, probably gonna be at worst TD conditions, wind shear is gonna save us here.

[@nathaniellata7708]

Idk, shear seems weak enough to allow for at least a strong TS/weak C1, plus central Florida will most likely be on the dirty side of the storm. Not saying it’s gonna be Michael or Ian but it’s too early to write it off as no more than a rainmaker

[@BackroomsSlayer]

@@nathaniellata7708 it isnt going to do anything more here than a bit of wind and rain. I'm too far inland for any real effects other than that.

[@nathaniellata7708]

@@BackroomsSlayer if you’re inland then yea most likely. Still the whole state should be keeping an eye on it atp (which you are obviously)

[@bobmurphy2216]

Anything heading for Hawai'i any time soon?

[@artemismoon7655]

That developing storm needs to go away. Evacuating or not having power would be awful right now, at least, more awful than usual. I am treating my cat for cancer and he doesn’t travel well as it is.
Thank you for keeping everyone informed!

[@vaderjones357]

Thanks Levi💜🌀
Late to the party haha

[@XCBen]

I love you

[@playjack14]

Odd question, what is it you use to annotate/draw out what you're explaining during your interviews?

[@erik2913]

Thanks Dr. Cowan! Do you think SE Louisiana is in the clear from this storm?

[@kennycarter5682]

i would love some rain and outter bands here in pensacola. im yet to get a tropical storm day since i moved here
the Euro has been insistant for the past week or 2 on a big bend landfall.

[@atlflgirl9634]

In Panama City Fl the whole gulf coast is so dry! 🐊

[@tauceti8060]

Is the shear el nino related?

[@SM-ok3sz]

12:18 lol

[@sown-laughter4351]

Texas towards Arizona .

[@joezucchiatti7110]

3:49

[@MikeX3000]

The Ucatan is very flat and should not impede too much.

[@Daisy_982]

Money is on Margot and Nigel.

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1st

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Thanks!

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Thank you!