[Syrupmakers] Flooding

[Richard Harrison]

T C,
   Most in Florida don't live on high ground. The highest elevation in Florida is 345'(near the Alabama border). I am on 220'---considered high for my local area. Contrasting, Cocoa Beach, FL is near sea level and they got 33" of rain--reportedly more than Atlanta, GA got all year!
   Although the eye of the storm passed over us, more flooding occurred in SW Georgia(NE of here). Winds were reported to be around 45 mph or so(but I think there MAY have been some higher gusts---just looking at the sugarcane).
   We had higher wind than expected here.Two 70 year old pecan trees(with weak roots on the North sides) blew over. Sugarcane blew over probably worse than I have ever seen it for this early in the season. Some sugarcane is still pretty straight, a good bit is at at 45 angles and some is on the ground, too.
   Our electric power went off at about 8 p.m. Friday night and didn't come back on until about 5 p.m. Saturday. This has to be the slowest traveling tropical storm that I have ever seen. It hit Key West last Saturday and took over a week overland to get out of Florida!  Hurricanes are usaully gone in 3 days.
   6 people die in Florida--attributed to the storm : 3 drowned, 3 in car accidents. But at least we were spared a full-fledged hurricane and there were no tornadoes here. Thanks to God.
                                                                        Richard

--- On Sun, 8/24/08, G Wilson <glenarchie at webtv.net> wrote:

From: G Wilson <glenarchie at webtv.net>
Subject: [Syrupmakers] Flooding
To: Syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
Date: Sunday, August 24, 2008, 6:18 AM



     I sure hope all you syrup makers in the southeast live on high ground.

T C Wilson
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