Pete Simmons
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I live near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Just about ground zero where Tropical Storm Fay decided to stop for a day or two.
Think about the intense rain you get sometimes with a good thunderstorm and that is what we have had for the last 30 hours or so and it is expected to continue for another 12 hours.
Some areas within 20 miles of us got 30 inches of rain in the last 36 hours. They think we have had about 18 inches of rain.
Winds peaked around 65 mph but most of the time they were in the 30 -45 mph range with very little wind damage.
So far where I live we are doing OK. There is enough drainage to get some of the water over to the river. Other areas the water is over the top of the mailboxes.
It could be worse imagine if the winds were 100+ mph.
Just about ground zero where Tropical Storm Fay decided to stop for a day or two.
Think about the intense rain you get sometimes with a good thunderstorm and that is what we have had for the last 30 hours or so and it is expected to continue for another 12 hours.
Some areas within 20 miles of us got 30 inches of rain in the last 36 hours. They think we have had about 18 inches of rain.
Winds peaked around 65 mph but most of the time they were in the 30 -45 mph range with very little wind damage.
So far where I live we are doing OK. There is enough drainage to get some of the water over to the river. Other areas the water is over the top of the mailboxes.
It could be worse imagine if the winds were 100+ mph.