Knight85 wrote:eastcoastFL wrote:TheDreamTraveler wrote:
It's still mind blowing to me that the biggest surge ever recorded in the Tampa Bay was 4 feet during the Storm of the Century in 1993. And yet Ian's forecast surge is going to be 6-10 feet at least. This just shows you how rare powerful major hurricane strikes like this are on this part of the west coast of Florida
If the GFS is right they could see nearly 4 feet of rain.
The ground in the Tampa Bay area is waterlogged as it is. Driving along Bayshore in Safety Harbor, the drainage ditches are nearly topped already.
I live in land o lakes, Our lake is already at the top of my dock from rain, luckily it hasn't rained the last 7 days that much and it's dropped some, but some people on the opposite side of our lake, have had it almost up to their doors. Where I live, the lake had encroached over the rocks, and I had a small area of water in my yard where the water peaked over and started to enter the backyard. If we get 40 inches of rain here In land o lakes... My yard might flood. I have a pool right outside my doors as well. Do have flood insurance here, it was required.
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