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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:03 AM Aug 2015

Huge storms lash Tampa Bay area

Bay News 9 story here

Everybody be careful out there.

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Huge storms lash Tampa Bay area (Original Post) shenmue Aug 2015 OP

Been doing this for a week! djean111 Aug 2015 #1

We've had 17" of rain in the past week. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #2

Water coming up in Tampa... HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #3

djean111

(14,255 posts)

1. Been doing this for a week!

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:11 AM

Aug 2015

Luckily, I am on high ground, and all of my trees stand straight and will not topple due to soft soil.
If this replenishes water supplies and does not all run off to Tampa Bay, that will be great.
I live a tiny bit south of Brandon, and we are just getting rolling thunder and steady to soft rain right now. Not much in the way of wind.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

2. We've had 17" of rain in the past week.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 11:11 AM

Aug 2015

Over 24" in the past 2 weeks. It's rained every single day for 21 days now. It's like monsoon season.
St Pete faring well, most of the flooding is city of Tampa, and Pasco County to the north.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

3. Water coming up in Tampa...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 11:55 AM

Aug 2015

https://instagram.com/p/569a4Hx4qS/

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