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From: Thomas Giella, KN4LF (kn4lf{at}gbronline.com)
Date: Wed Jan 01 2003 - 09:08:16 EST

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2003 Florida Daily Weather Discussion

#2003-1 Published 01/01/2003 At 12:15 AM EST

http://www.kn4lf.com/sub/fmci17.htm

Happy New Year to all! Well I forecasted another widepsread El Nino enhanced
rainfall event but this event has exceeded my expectations. I have to say
WOW what a wild end to the year weather wise, as tremendous rainfall totals
continue piling up across the already waterlogged Florida peninsula. As of
11:59 pm 12/31/02 here in rural west Plant City east of Tampa I've measured
5.59" of rainfall and it's still raining very heavily, with my backyard
including my weather station standing in 6"-12" of water. My December 2002
rainfall total is now 19.66", a new month record with 89.69" for the year
2002.

Other rainfall totals across the entire central peninsula have range between
2-4", with many areas still seeing heavy rainfall and isolated severe
thunderstorms. Even more amazing is the very large area including Manatee,
Hillsborough and Polk Counties where entrainment has resulted in 9-13" of
rainfall.

Tonights excessive rainfall event will translate into a very serious
flooding threat for virtually every river basin and river on the peninsula!
With three more months of excessive El Nino rainfall events possible this El
Nino is on it's way to surpassing the great El Nino flooding of 1997-98.

Take Care,
Thomas Giella
Plant City, FL, USA

FL Meteorological & Climatic Institute:
http://www.kn4lf.com/sub/fmci.htm

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