[Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 19th May 2018 onwards]

https://youtu.be/BjwthR3n1T8

Timelapse of the storm in Hertfordshire as seen from St Albans earlier this evening...

[SE and East Anglia general weather discussion 26/03/2018 onwards]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjwthR3n1T8

Cracking light show from my local park in St Albans...

[Hurricane Irma]

Latest sea level in Key West is 4.00ft. 

The previous record was 3.13ft in 2005 and its still 4 hours until the next high tide.Looking at the tide gauge on the quay, I doubt it will last that long as its just a wooden hut.

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8724580

Bit scary but still hardly a 6ft surge as NHC was warning or the 18ft surge that occurred across the quays in the 1930s.

Typically Key West experiences a tidal range between low and high tide of a mere 1ft, hence the surrounding roads and infrastructure are located just above it. 

By comparison the tidal range in the UK - especially along the Severn estuary is up to 50ft. 

IF these storms (i.e. Jose) ever ventured this way to the UK waters, then THAT would be a storm surge!