CENTRAL AND SW Florida needs NO MORE RAIN!!!!!

[Rainband]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1020 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2003

...AUGUST 2003 AS WELL AS THE SUMMER OF 2003 (JUN/JUL/AUG) BECOMING
ONE OF THE WETTEST ON RECORD...

FOR A GOOD PART OF THIS SUMMER THE TYPICAL BERMUDA HIGH HAS HAD
TROUBLE BECOMING ESTABLISHED THANKS TO REPEATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS
SETTING UP OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. DURING TWO DIFFERENT
WEEKS...ONCE IN LATE JUNE AND ANOTHER IN EARLY AUGUST...THIS TROUGH
DIPPED WELL SOUTH INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SETTING UP A DEEP SOUTHWEST
FLOW OF TROPICAL MOISTURE. THIS COMBINED WITH A SERIES OF
ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES PRODUCED WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS A
LARGE PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...ESPECIALLY OVER
COASTAL LOCATIONS. DURING THE OTHER WEEKS THIS SUMMER RAINFALL HAS
BEEN ABOUT NORMAL WITH ONLY A FEW DRY DAYS.

FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION
WHICH HAS CAUSED SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES. ALSO...DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD
NATURE OF THE RAIN....MANY RIVERS ROSE SHARPLY WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING REPORTED ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT RIVER BASINS.

MANY LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER TWELVE INCHES OF RAIN IN AUGUST...AND OVER
THIRTY-FIVE INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE SUMMER WITH STILL A FEW DAYS LEFT.
THE CURRENT TOTALS ARE ABOUT 150 PERCENT OF NORMAL FOR AUGUST AS WELL
AS FOR THE SUMMER WHICH HAS PLACED SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE TOP TEN
WETTEST ON RECORD.

AN INTERESTING FACT IS THAT THE RAINFALL TOTAL AT TAMPA...LAKELAND
AND A FEW OTHERS SITES SO FAR THIS YEAR IS ALREADY MORE THAN THE
NORMAL YEARLY TOTAL. BELOW IS A TABLE SHOWING THE 2003 TOTAL
RAINFALL COMPARED TO THE 30 YEAR NORMAL AT SOME SITES AROUND WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

2003 RAINFALL
TOTAL THRU NORMAL YEARLY
AUGUST 27TH RAINFALL TOTAL
OBSERVING SITE COUNTY (INCHES) (INCHES)

BROOKSVILLE CHIN HILL HERNANDO 55.04 52.57
INVERNESS 3 SE CITRUS 54.92 51.77
ST. LEO PASCO 54.62 53.84
LAKELAND LINDER POLK 51.84 49.13
AVON PARK 2 W HIGHLANDS 49.55 49.09
TAMPA INTL HILLSBOROUGH 45.35 44.77

CHIEFLAND 5 SE LEVY 54.14 59.65
PLANT CITY HILLSBOROUGH 48.89 51.17
VENICE SARASOTA 46.38 48.77
SARASOTA-BRADENTON INTL MANATEE 45.88 54.12
FORT MYERS/PAGE FIELD LEE 44.82 54.19
MOUNTAIN LAKE POLK 44.08 47.70

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FOLLOWING ARE TABLES DISPLAYING THE AUGUST AND SUMMER RAINFALL
RECORDS AT A FEW SITES...AS WELL AS THE CURRENT RAINFALL TOTALS.

TOP 10 WETTEST TOP 10 WETTEST SUMMERS
AUGUST IN TAMPA: (JUN/JUL/AUG) IN TAMPA:

1 18.59 IN 1949 1 43.03 IN 1945
2 17.83 IN 1898 2 34.79 IN 1909
3 15.17 IN 1932 3 34.67 IN 1960
4 14.66 IN 1905 4 33.71 IN 1925
5 14.29 IN 1939 5 33.68 IN 1896
6 13.75 IN 1995 6 33.66 IN 1995
7 13.01 IN 1925 7 33.46 IN 1957
7 13.01 IN 1909 8 32.98 IN 1939
9 12.76 IN 1979 9 32.64 IN 1899
10 12.28 IN 1945 10 32.36 IN 1890

CURRENT TOTAL AT TPA CURRENT SUMMER TOTAL AT TPA
THRU AUGUST 27TH = 14.89 IN. THRU AUGUST 27TH = 31.71 IN.

NORMAL FOR TPA = 7.60 IN. NORMAL FOR TPA = 19.59 IN.
RECORDS BEGAN APRIL 1890 RECORDS BEGAN APRIL 1890

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TOP 10 WETTEST TOP 10 WETTEST SUMMERS
AUGUST IN LAKELAND: (JUN/JUL/AUG) IN LAKELAND:

1 15.57 IN 1948 1 33.29 IN 1994
2 14.15 IN 1935 2 32.12 IN 1968
3 13.49 IN 1915 3 31.87 IN 2001
4 11.97 IN 1928 4 31.78 IN 1948
5 11.93 IN 1949 5 31.59 IN 1995
6 10.93 IN 1988 6 31.23 IN 1945
7 10.69 IN 1939 7 30.26 IN 1939
8 10.52 IN 1975 8 29.46 IN 1935
9 10.47 IN 1917 9 29.45 IN 1917
10 10.45 IN 1992 10 28.75 IN 1974

CURRENT TOTAL AT LAL CURRENT SUMMER TOTAL AT LAL
THRU AUGUST 27TH = 8.75 IN. THRU AUGUST 27TH = 29.00 IN.

NORMAL FOR LAL = 7.33 IN. NORMAL FOR LAL = 21.84 IN.
RECORDS BEGAN JANUARY 1915 RECORDS BEGAN JANUARY 1915

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TOP 10 WETTEST TOP 10 WETTEST SUMMERS
AUGUST IN SARASOTA-BRADENTON: (JUN/JUL/AUG) IN SARASOTA-BRADENTON:

1 24.42 IN 1981 1 39.63 IN 1992
2 19.97 IN 1959 2 35.21 IN 1959
3 17.72 IN 1949 3 35.12 IN 1981
4 15.92 IN 1962 4 33.08 IN 1960
5 14.44 IN 1967 5 32.44 IN 1986
6 13.63 IN 1998 6 31.80 IN 1968
7 13.34 IN 1971 7 31.42 IN 1978
8 13.04 IN 2002 8 30.32 IN 1974
9 11.51 IN 1974 9 30.27 IN 1965
10 10.44 IN 1986 10 29.80 IN 1995

CURRENT TOTAL AT SRQ CURRENT SUMMER TOTAL AT SRQ
THRU AUGUST 27TH = 16.93 IN. THRU AUGUST 27TH = 33.70 IN.

NORMAL FOR SRQ = 9.43 IN. NORMAL FOR SRQ = 25.55 IN.
RECORDS BEGAN JULY 1948 RECORDS BEGAN JULY 1948

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TOP 10 WETTEST TOP 10 WETTEST SUMMERS
AUGUST IN FORT MYERS: (JUN/JUL/AUG) IN FORT MYERS:

1 17.64 IN 1932 1 42.27 IN 1974
2 16.73 IN 1981 2 40.01 IN 1995
3 16.22 IN 1972 3 36.90 IN 1982
4 15.86 IN 1967 4 36.89 IN 1943
5 14.97 IN 1990 5 36.76 IN 1981
6 14.79 IN 1979 6 36.32 IN 1968
7 13.90 IN 1995 7 36.29 IN 1936
8 13.41 IN 1961 8 35.44 IN 1945
9 12.63 IN 2002 9 34.91 IN 1992
10 11.44 IN 1968 10 33.80 IN 1972

CURRENT TOTAL AT FMY CURRENT SUMMER TOTAL AT FMY
THRU AUGUST 27TH = 15.78 IN. THRU AUGUST 27TH = 33.30 IN.

NORMAL FOR FMY = 9.54 IN. NORMAL FOR FMY = 28.29 IN.
RECORDS BEGAN JANUARY 1931 RECORDS BEGAN JANUARY 1931

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FOLLOWING ARE PRELIMINARY AND UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR FOR
THE MONTH OF AUGUST...AS WELL AS FOR THE SUMMER (JUN/JUL/AUG) AT
SELECTED LOCATIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THEY
ARE SORTED FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST SUMMER TOTAL RAINFALL.

AUGUST TOTAL SUMMER TOTAL
OBSERVING SITE COUNTY THRU AUG 27 THRU AUG 27
(INCHES) (INCHES)
...AIRPORTS...
BROOKSVILLE/HERNANDO CO HERNANDO 9.81 40.65
ST PETE/CLEARWATER INTL PINELLAS 12.63 38.27
SARASOTA-BRADENTON INTL MANATEE 16.93 33.70
FORT MYERS/PAGE FIELD LEE 15.78 33.30
TAMPA INTL HILLSBOROUGH 14.89 31.71
FORT MYERS/SW FLORIDA INTL LEE 11.33 29.04
LAKELAND LINDER POLK 8.75 29.00
PUNTA GORDA/CHARLOTTE CO CHARLOTTE 6.27 27.83
ST PETE/ALBERT WHITTED PINELLAS 11.65 27.70
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE HILLSBOROUGH 10.73 26.32

...OTHERS...
This is my neck of the woods :o HOLIDAY 5 E PASCO 21.08 47.70
SARASOTA 5 ESE SARASOTA 19.24 44.73
BONITA SPRINGS LEE 15.13 43.21
CHASSAHOWITZKA CITRUS 7.36 41.27
LAND O LAKES PASCO 14.61 40.86
VENICE 3 NE SARASOTA 15.22 40.18
POINT LONESOME CHARLOTTE 12.74 39.40
MYAKKA CITY MANATEE 9.65 38.28
FLORAL CITY CITRUS 7.30 38.22
CLEARWATER PINELLAS 11.03 37.97
ODESSA 3 S HILLSBOROUGH 13.47 37.43
CHIEFLAND 5 SE LEVY 12.53 37.30
COLEMAN 2 W SUMTER 11.39 36.81
INVERNESS 3 SE CITRUS 8.80 36.34
CRYSTAL RIVER 4 S CITRUS 8.14 36.27
DUETTE MANATEE 13.22 36.11
VENICE SARASOTA 9.87 36.11
BRADENTON 5 ESE MANATEE 14.22 35.75
WARES CREEK MANATEE 17.29 35.37
ENGLEWOOD 4 NNW SARASOTA 15.92 34.46
LAKE PANASOFFKEE SUMTER 8.16 34.35
PINELLAS PARK PINELLAS 13.76 34.24
DADE CITY 10 E (GREEN SWAMP) SUMTER 12.19 33.77
BROOKSVILLE CHIN HILL HERNANDO 7.17 33.74
ARCADIA 8 WNW DESOTO 12.00 33.44
GULFPORT PINELLAS 14.93 33.39
ST LEO PASCO 11.21 33.18
AVON PARK 2 W HIGHLANDS 8.82 33.00
BROOKSVILLE 8 NNW HERNANDO 7.86 32.98
PUNTA GORDA 8 NE CHARLOTTE 9.24 32.85
NORTH PORT SARASOTA 10.39 32.55
MASARYKTOWN 5 W HERNANDO 10.57 32.53
MULBERRY POLK 12.96 32.16
GARDNER HARDEE 10.38 32.15
RUSKIN/NWS HILLSBOROUGH 10.66 31.72
NOCATEE DESOTO 11.45 31.59
FORT OGDEN 14 E DESOTO 9.44 31.51
GOWERS CORNER 2 N PASCO 11.62 31.45
FOUR CORNERS POLK 10.25 31.04
HOLDER (WITHLACOOCHEE RVR) CITRUS 8.60 30.72
APOLLO BEACH HILLSBOROUGH 12.17 30.37
ONA HARDEE 10.06 30.37
SAFETY HARBOR PINELLAS 8.58 30.12
PALMA SOLA MANATEE 11.55 29.56
TRILBY (WITHLACOOCHEE RVR) HERNANDO 11.12 29.41
VALRICO HILLSBOROUGH 9.70 28.84
MOUNTAIN LAKE POLK 8.11 28.17
FROSTPROOF POLK 9.86 28.05
BARTOW POLK 7.58 28.03
BOWLING GREEN HARDEE 10.58 26.80
PLANT CITY HILLSBOROUGH 7.70 26.42
FORT MEADE POLK 11.28 25.77
FORT OGDEN DESOTO 7.28 25.48
OLGA (CALOOSAHATCHEE RVR) LEE 10.06 25.24
WAUCHULA 9 SW HARDEE 7.57 24.86
WILLISTON LEVY 7.50 24.53
BUSHNELL SUMTER 10.72 24.01
ARCHBOLD BIO STN HIGHLANDS 7.26 22.36
LAKE GIBSON POLK 6.29 21.19
INGLIS LEVY 6.10 20.82


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[wrkh99]

It's bone dry up here in the Panhandle so I have to Disagree !

[Rainband]

I will edit to say ..west florida..Thanks!!

[Lindaloo]

Mother nature doesn't care Rainband. You may be getting some more anyway. lol. I am praying for ya though.

[Rainband]

Mother nature doesn't care Rainband. You may be getting some more anyway. lol. I am praying for ya though.

Thanks Lindaloo
((hugs)))) LYL

[Lindaloo]

((((HUGS))))

[ameriwx2003]

Yes here in West Central Florida we are water logged. the latest 18 Z model runs of the ETA and GFS show the wet weather isn't going away anytime soon:):)

[Toni - 574]

Yes here in West Central Florida we are water logged. the latest 18 Z model runs of the ETA and GFS show the wet weather isn't going away anytime soon:):)

WOW, you can say that again. The heavens opened up in the St. Pete area around 4:15p today. Had one heck of a time driving home. Could not hardly see to drive. Lots of thunder, lightening, and hortizonal rain. Don't want to see anymore of that type of stuff!

[ColdFront77]

Interesting, too... the current radar from Ruskin, Florida (Tampa Bay Area) National Weather Service indicates a band of rain and thunderstorms along and a bit inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Movement is very slowly, mainly north/northwest with an easterly component.