Jen Hemmerdinger

One more video as the outerbands of #HurricaneIdalia approaches the Tampa Bay Area. I’ve never seen the sky so dark during the day. Mother Nature is showing all her strength today! @wusf @WFLA @MattDevittWINK @NOAA @NHC_Atlantic @NWSTampaBay #Idalia #nokomis #flwx

@JetBlue I’ve called the PHX bag services 5xs, main bag services 3xs and filed an in person bag claim at TPA. The bag is still sitting in PHX.

@JenHemmerdinger We're sorry to hear about your bag, Jen. Bag claims are handled exclusively by our Baggage Services team at 866-538-5438. Everything bag related must go through this team since they'll be the ones to help with claims and provide any updates. Thanks for your continued patience.

.@JetBlue 5 days ago you flew my bag to PHX after I missed my connection due to your maintenance issue. I had planned to visit my BFF of 20 years in PHX to see @GreenDay. You rebooked me on the next flight to PHX, 24 hours after my original flight & after the concert. #jetblue

.@JetBlue you didn’t provide a hotel while I was stuck in Boston, which is required per the @USDOT. I had no bag because it went to PHX without me. Thank God I was able to stay w/a friend on Tuesday. But I had to cancel my entire trip. Please deliver my bag! #jetblue

HOW CRAZY IS THIS?! 🤯 It was hotter today above the Arctic Circle than it was across parts of #Florida! The air temp of Fort Mcpherson in Canada, 3,500 miles to our north, reached 95°…beating out Fort Myers at 92°. Chinook winds are one of the reason(s) for the heat so far north!

@ByERussell @jmhdinger @FlyTPA We need to change that!

@JenHemmerdinger @jmhdinger @FlyTPA I do not!

I knew the assignment. Wore my #pdxcarpet socks to find the OG PDX carpet in the new @flypdx terminal 😅 (📷 @StuckatAirport)

@ByERussell @flypdx @StuckatAirport @jmhdinger and I want to know if you have @FlyTPA socks!

@ByERussell @flypdx @StuckatAirport This is so great. So on brand Ned! We love it 😊

WHCA is proud of our members, visual journalists who stood up after gunfire, moved toward chaos and documented this assassination attempt for the moment and for the historical record.@dougmillsnyt⁩ ⁦@evanvucci⁩ ⁦@AnnaMoneymaker⁩ ⁦@jabinbotsford⁩

@JamesPindell Glad you’re ok, James!! 🙏

Fall starts tomorrow for everyone, except Florida! 🏖️ @WINKNews

#BREAKING 🌀 Tropical Depression #13 has formed in the Atlantic as of 11 am Tuesday. It's expected to become a powerful storm this week, with the NHC calling for a Category 4 Major Hurricane in their first cone. Here are my thoughts and the latest as of Tuesday: INTENSITY: With low shear and plenty of warmer than normal water ahead (84° and higher), this will quickly strengthen for the rest of the week and especially into the weekend. Next name is #Lee. I'm expecting this, along with the NHC, to become at least a Category 4 Hurricane. I also can't rule out a Category 5 at peak strength, which a few models indicate. Too early to note what intensity it would be if it makes landfall (or completely stays out to sea). TRACK: Current model majority and highest probability is for the eventual Major Hurricane to curve north roughly 500 miles east of Florida. Still a tad too early to 100% guarantee, but the trend has been our friend with every update. Let's keep it going! I would still recommend from the Carolinas to Canada to monitor the storm. Make sure to stick with WINK News in Southwest Florida for your #1 source for tropical updates with no hype, just facts weather. @WINKNews

It seems that so many wonderful people are leaving this world, and now Jimmy Buffett is one of them. I’ve known Jimmy for some time and found him to be one of the kindest and most generous people.  I remember once on holiday when I had forgotten to bring my guitar and was itching to play. He said he would get me one of his, but I said, ‘I’m left-handed’. So, Jimmy had his roadie restring one of his guitars which he loaned me for the duration of the holiday. He then followed this act of generosity by giving me my own beautiful left-handed guitar that had been made by one of his guitar-making pals. It’s a beautiful instrument, and every time I play it now it’ll remind me of what a great man Jimmy was.  He had a most amazing lust for life and a beautiful sense of humour. When we swapped tales about the past his were so exotic and lush and involved sailing trips and surfing and so many exciting stories that it was hard for me to keep up with him.  Right up to the last minute his eyes still twinkled with a humour that said, ‘I love this world and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it’.  So many of us will miss Jimmy and his tremendous personality. His love for us all, and for mankind as a whole.  Last, but not least, is his songwriting and vocal ability. If someone made an interesting remark he repeated it in his gorgeous Louisiana drawl and said, ‘That’s a good idea for a song’. Most times it didn’t take too long for that song to appear. I was very happy to have played on one of his latest songs called ‘My Gummy Just Kicked In’. We had a real fun session and he played me some of his new songs. One, in particular, I loved was the song, ‘Bubbles Up’. And I told him that not only was the song great but the vocal was probably the best I’ve heard him sing ever. He turned a diving phrase that is used to train people underwater into a metaphor for life when you’re confused and don’t know where you are just follow the bubbles - they’ll take you up to the surface and straighten you out right away.  So long, Jim. You are a very special man and friend and it was a great privilege to get to know you and love you. Bubbles up, my friend.  Love, Paul

@JuliaHWeather @MattDevittWINK @NWSTampaBay @NOAA Hi @JuliaHWeather yes I took that video from my phone. Yes, you can use the video footage with credit to me. Thanks for asking.

@JenHemmerdinger @MattDevittWINK @NWSTampaBay @NOAA Hi! Did you take this? Can WUFT News use on all platforms w/ credit to you?

The outerbands of #Idalia around noon on Nokomis Beach. Wild! @MattDevittWINK @NWSTampaBay @NOAA #florida #HurricaneIdalia

Major storm surge in Cedar Key, FL from Hurricane Idalia

Dangerous storm surge continues in Cedar Key, FL with strong westerlies on the backside of Hurricane Idalia. Here is the peak storm surge: youtube.com/watch?v=P_qG-d…

Serious Storm Surge Steinhatchee.

In the eye of Idalia in Perry!

All aircraft on the installation have been evacuated/secured in preparation for #HurricaneIdalia . During the evacuation, the 50th ARS recorded St. Elmo’s fire, a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created in an atmospheric electric field.

Water as far as the eye can see! #Idalia Cedar Key, FL

7:45 AM EDT update: Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane #Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 125 mph. Catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds ongoing.