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Sean in New Orleans
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The Florida Fantasy...
I'm living the Florida fantasy...A tropical storm is less than 25 miles from my house...I have power, cars are traveling down the road with a normal routine, many are getting ready for the Saints game, winds are CALM, there is no rain--it's finished, and the rest of the day looks to be getting clearer. Over the last two and half days the drought at my house has ended in the perfect fashion...steady rain that soaked the ground with over 9 inches of the good wet stuff that has soaked all the way down through the roots of everything. There has been no flooding (just ponding here and there), and relatively few limbs down from earlier winds. It's been the perfect tropical storm. If they could only always be this way. As destruction bore down on Florida four different times this year and people were inside of their homes and evacuation centers many dreamed about a normal experience in life while surrounded by frightening sounds. Many wanted it to just "go away," or "calm down," or "just stop!" Well, I'm living it here, live, now. IF they could only all just be this way! BTW, my pressure is at 29.60" and is still slowly falling.......
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Sanibel,
The way it floods from heavy rains in New Orleans is when you get a first hour of more than 1.5" followed by succeeding hours of over a half of an inch. They've upped the capacity a little bit, but that's the general rule of thumb. At any rainfall rate beyond what I said, the pumps get backed up (some canals are higher than the surrounding houses), then the canals, pipes, drains and finally streets. So even though it rained for the better part of about 36 hours, most of it was light enough to never get us behind. That changed this morning when we got the heavy thundrestorm in the 6:00 hour, but it just drizzled afterward so everything could catch up.
Steve
The way it floods from heavy rains in New Orleans is when you get a first hour of more than 1.5" followed by succeeding hours of over a half of an inch. They've upped the capacity a little bit, but that's the general rule of thumb. At any rainfall rate beyond what I said, the pumps get backed up (some canals are higher than the surrounding houses), then the canals, pipes, drains and finally streets. So even though it rained for the better part of about 36 hours, most of it was light enough to never get us behind. That changed this morning when we got the heavy thundrestorm in the 6:00 hour, but it just drizzled afterward so everything could catch up.
Steve
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...but unfortunately, it appears they are going to meet with reality real soon.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p19r0/si.kmob.shtml
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p19r0/si.kmob.shtml
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I agree with you Sean - Matthew is the perfect storm. We had our excitment for the last week or two trying to figure out how strong it would get and where it would go, but we weren't blown to pieces when it did arrive. The slow rain has been wonderful. This afternoon the tropical breeze has picked up a little which I also love. Too bad all storms can't be so gentle, but then again if they were I guess noone would track them.
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Sean in New Orleans
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