Posted by feww on April 30, 2014
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
SEVERE STORMS
EXTREME RAIN EVENT
HISTORIC FLOODING
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Extreme Rain Event and Historic Flooding Submerge City in Florida Panhandle
A slow-moving storm system, responsible for dozens of deaths and more than 100 tornadoes in Central, South and Eastern U.S., dumped 21.4 inches of rain in a 23-hour period on Pensacola, Fla., killing at least one person, washing away bridges and destroying many miles of highways and roads across the region.
A second, unconfirmed fatality was also reported as a result of flooding.
Multiple incidents of major flooding were reported in Alabama, North Carolina and other parts of Florida.
The system had also dumped about 21 inches of rain on Gulf Shores, Alabama, by early Wednesday.
Up to 3,000 lightning strikes per hour were recorded in central Florida. Lightning was also blamed for multiple bushfires in Volusia County on Tuesday.
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Posted by feww on August 22, 2008
Will she go north? Will she go west? Will she settle for west-northwest?
Fay is drifting toward the west near 2 mph (4 km/hr). Fay is forecast to move westward or west-northwestward with some increase in forward speed during the next 48 hours.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/hr) with higher gusts are expected.
Fay is expected to produce rainfall accumulations of 5 to 10 inches (25.4cm), across
- Central to northern portion of the Florida peninsula
- Florida Panhandle
- Southern Georgia
- Southeastern Alabama
Isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches are possible!
Tropical Storm FAY QuickLook – Posted: 18:00 EDT 08/21/2008
Tropical Storm FAY beginning to make landfall on Florida’s East Coast near Flagler Beach. As of 08/21/2008 18:00 EDT, water levels from northeastern Florida to South Carolina are elevated about 1.25 to 2.40 feet above predicted. (NOAA-NOS)
- Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are possible across the coastal areas of southern South Carolina.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible over southwest and southern Florida.
- Isolated storm total accumulations of 20 to 30 inches have been observed with this system over the east central coastal areas of Florida.
- Storm surge flooding of 1 to 3 feet above normal tides is possible along the east coast of Florida and Georgia
- Isolated tornadoes are possible tonight over portions of northeastern Florida and southeastern Georgia. (Forecaster: Brown/Knabb. NOAA-NHC)
Melbourne Florida: Roads Double as Rivers
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