Has have all us Floridians had enough rain yet?

[deb_in_nc]

Since 8/2 I've had 3.50" counting today. I say take it while we can who knows when we'll get anymore.

Debbie

[Stormsfury]

It's been pretty much like that this across the Southeast and East for that matter. With the 4 year drought officially been declared over since earlier this year, some areas rainfall deficits in that 4 year period were phenomenal. Seems like a lot of areas are trying to make up for that rainfall deficit in just one year.

SF

[weatherlover427]

If this radar image doesn't prove it:



then I don't know what does. :o I have seen numerous reports of tornadoes in SE Florida, flooding elsewhere, high winds, hail - you name it, they've had it it seems. :o

[ColdFront77]

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
619 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

...A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MANATEE COUNTY UNTIL
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON DUMPED 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN OVER WESTERN MANATEE COUNTY
IN A 3 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME. THE SATURATED GROUND WAS UNABLE TO
ABSORB THIS RAINFALL WITH THE RUNOFF CAUSING FLOODING OF
CREEKS...STREETS...AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. THE HARDEST HIT AREAS
WERE PALMETTO... ELLENTON...BRADENTON...SAMOSET...AND SOUTH TO BAY
SHORE GARDENS. STANDING WATER PERSISTS IN MOST AREAS WITH MANY
ROADS AND NEIGHBORHOODS STILL UNDER WATER. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES
CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN MANATEE COUNTY...AND RESIDENTS CAN CALL THE
CITIZENS INFORMATION LINE AT 941-748-4501 TO FIND OUT WHICH ROADS
ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED.

WATER WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE THIS EVENING...WITH FLOOD CONDITIONS
LIKELY TO PERSIST LOCALLY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING IN TYPICALLY POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE WITH
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNSET WHEN FLOODED STREETS ARE DIFFICULT
TO SEE UNTIL ITS TOO LATE.

$$


FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
528 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2003

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA.

HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER BASIN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS
PRODUCED A SHARP RISE IN THE RIVER. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS AGAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

FOR THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA, THE LATEST STAGE IS 9.3 FEET AT 3 PM
SATURDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 11.9 FEET SUNDAY
AFTERNOON, WHICH IS 0.9 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE
ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 11 FEET AROUND 4 AM SUNDAY. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING. THIS COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
11.9 FEET ON SEP 23 1948. AT 11 FEET, THE RIVER OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY
LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 8AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE

LITTLE MANATEE
WIMAUMA 11 9.3 SAT 03 PM 11.5 11.0 9.8

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
525 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN MANATEE COUNTY...
INCLUDING PALMETTO...BRADENTON...

...UNTIL 600 PM EDT.

AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED THE
HEAVY RAIN HAD MOVED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...IT WILL
TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE WATER ON THE ROADS TO DRAIN. DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADS!

DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR STREAMS. IF NEARING A FLOOD
AREA...TURN AROUND AND DRIVE TO HIGHER TERRAIN.

DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

&&

LAT...LON 2764 8233 2743 8232 2740 8263 2757 8271

$$

72


BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
335 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR MARION COUNTY TONIGHT...

INTERESTS NEAR THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AND ALONG THE RAINBOW RIVER
FROM DUNNELLON TO RAINBOW RIVER ESTATES SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND FLOOD STATEMENTS TO STAY INFORMED OF THE POTENTIAL
FLOODING SITUATION.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES OR WARNINGS. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

$$

PP

[southerngale]

deb_in_fl said:

Has have all us Floridians had enough rain yet?

Yes ya'll have! Send it over here....the creepy crawly things are trying to find water in everyone's houses!!! :o