{"id":357222,"date":"2026-07-30T05:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/357222\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T05:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:43:19","slug":"buresh-blog-flora-bama-co-owner-with-jacksonville-ties-passes-away-august-averages-104-5-wokv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/357222\/","title":{"rendered":"Buresh Blog: Flora-Bama co-owner with Jacksonville ties passes away… August averages \u2013 104.5 WOKV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2026 hurricane season continues… see & read updates every day during the season (until Nov. 30th) at \u201cTalking the Tropics With Mike<\/a>\u201d. August genesis map for the Atlantic:<\/p>\n

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Sad news from the Flora-Bama, an iconic bar & restaurant on the Florida\/Alabama state line, Perdido Key. Longtime co-owner Pat McClellan passed away at 76. In 2004, the Flora-Bama was devastated by Cat. 3 hurricane Ivan. A few months later I visited the area & was introduced to Pat at the Flora-Bama. The restaurant was still serving food & drinks as best it could… along with some live music. Pat has some history in Jacksonville having served locally in the Navy. 20 years after Ivan, I returned to the Flora-Bama to see how the business had recovered. Pat was – as always – ready to talk :)… & the Flora-Bama came back bigger & stronger than ever. You can watch the story near the end – at about the 18-20 minute mark – in \u201cPreparing for the Storm\u201d:<\/p>\n

WATCH: Get ready for hurricane season with the First Alert Weather special \u2018Preparing for the Storm\u2019 WATCH: Get ready for hurricane season with the First Alert Weather special \u2018Preparing for the Storm\u2019 <\/p>\n

Pat\u2019s 2024 interview in its entirety:<\/p>\n

We turn the calendars to August. The averages at JIA:<\/p>\n

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