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Rain to my north
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Yeah, we got POUNDED here with rain yesterday. Started a bit after 4pm and rained hard into the night. Not sure how much rain we got but some tubs I put out to collect rainwater for my insectivorous plants were filled to overflowing.
And we have a substantial amount of standing water in our temporary pond behind a big bamboo grove. Had to throw out some mosquito dunk bits so the mosquitoes don't have a field day breeding there. Of course, I imagine there are lots of other temporary ponds all over the place right now out in the lower areas of our woods near the stream on the north end.
And we have a substantial amount of standing water in our temporary pond behind a big bamboo grove. Had to throw out some mosquito dunk bits so the mosquitoes don't have a field day breeding there. Of course, I imagine there are lots of other temporary ponds all over the place right now out in the lower areas of our woods near the stream on the north end.
Darn! You would think your area would get regular rainstorms with the westerly breezes bringing moisture laden air off of the Gulf of Mexico constantly. I thought I was living in the most drought prone area of Florida. I've watched storm fronts heading this way, no matter from what direction, have them break up when they get here, then reform on the other side, with not a drop of rain hitting us. This happens very frequently. Started getting my thinking that there might be something to that magnetics lab in Tallahassee having an influence of some sort.
According to the weather radar I am looking at, you just might be having some rain heading your way right now.
CHASZ51
Z51
Line broke apart and missed my whole county. Never got a drop while everyone else got 1" or more.
4 days of possible showers in the next month .
And still no rain since then. Couple of storm fronts headed right towards us but simply dissipated before reaching us. We're having to water the fruit trees in group cycles pretty much daily now.
It's like we are located in the rain shadow of some invisible mountain range running from Quincy to Apalachicola. :shrug01:
It's like we are located in the rain shadow of some invisible mountain range running from Quincy to Apalachicola. :shrug01:
Heck, Connie and I went to St. George Island yesterday and it was pretty chilly there. We walked down to the beach, then just turned around and walked back.
One interesting thing there, however. Emergency medical personnel were at the parking lot on the east end of the park and we watched a medical helicopter fly in and land there. Picked a woman out from the ambulance there and then flew her off, I guess to a hospital. We asked a bystander there what happened and she said she thought it was a shark attack. The woman being transported from the ambulance to the helicopter had her leg heavily bandaged. No confirmation on that, however.
One interesting thing there, however. Emergency medical personnel were at the parking lot on the east end of the park and we watched a medical helicopter fly in and land there. Picked a woman out from the ambulance there and then flew her off, I guess to a hospital. We asked a bystander there what happened and she said she thought it was a shark attack. The woman being transported from the ambulance to the helicopter had her leg heavily bandaged. No confirmation on that, however.
Not so hot here, but VERY humid. I think we actually had a sprinkle last night, as I put out tubs to try to catch rainwater for the venus fly trap mini bogs I have. Only about a thimble full of water, but better than nothing, I guess. We are still round robin watering all the fruit trees. They are calling for rain here on Monday, but I've seen enough of those kinds of forecasts just evaporate to not take them seriously any longer. So I keep on watering the plants until it actually starts to rain.
Well, we got a LOT of rain here from a front moving through. Pretty severe storms too. Been raining all day so far, so the plants are getting a good soaking. I'm surprised the storm line didn't break up before getting to us like it normally does this time of year.
CHASZ51
Z51
It about all died out as soon as it moved on shore here. Maybe .20" max.