“Eddy, none of the hurricanes we weathered a few years ago down here compare to this…it’s still raining!”That was how the day started yesterday as we checked in with the folks in Melbourne, Florida. They described the flooding situation as the worse they had seen in years. At one time the comment was made: “We’d rather have the high winds than this!”
There is an old phrase, "To be in bad waters" that meant you were in a difficult position. The folks in Florida know this all too well now...
And it isn’t over. As of right now, Fay is still causing havoc with tornado warnings in both Florida and Georgia as she heads toward Louisiana; the first storm of its kind to make 4 landfalls in Florida. Fay is now right around Apalachicola and there seems to be no sign of her changing her pattern. This afternoon Fay will go out over the Gulf where I expect she will pick up some speed as well as strength in the warm waters.
While we had our fair share of rains in Nebraska this year, imagine the folks back near the old Chasing4Life headquarters in Cape Canaveral where they have experienced 22.83” of rain so far! National Weather Service has estimated rain in Melbourne at 26.65 so far! The previous record, by the way, was Hurricane King in 1950 who dumped 15” on Cape Canaveral. As of this morning, Lake Okeechobee’s water level is now 1.6 feet higher than last week.
Fay has been a tornado maker too. As of this morning I think the count was 15 tornadoes, but that count could be growing with the present warnings on the screen here at our tracking center (see picture). I expect that we will see more tornadoes at least through Tuesday.
It won’t be over by any means come Tuesday however, as tropical wave 94L is now about 200 miles east of the Lesser Antilles islands. This storm seems to be growing and heading toward the Florida coastline; you can bet that Brandi will be in the tracking center countless hours this week watching the development of this.
Our prayers are with our old neighbors and friends down south and we will continue to keep you abreast of the situation as it develops...
And it isn’t over. As of right now, Fay is still causing havoc with tornado warnings in both Florida and Georgia as she heads toward Louisiana; the first storm of its kind to make 4 landfalls in Florida. Fay is now right around Apalachicola and there seems to be no sign of her changing her pattern. This afternoon Fay will go out over the Gulf where I expect she will pick up some speed as well as strength in the warm waters.
While we had our fair share of rains in Nebraska this year, imagine the folks back near the old Chasing4Life headquarters in Cape Canaveral where they have experienced 22.83” of rain so far! National Weather Service has estimated rain in Melbourne at 26.65 so far! The previous record, by the way, was Hurricane King in 1950 who dumped 15” on Cape Canaveral. As of this morning, Lake Okeechobee’s water level is now 1.6 feet higher than last week.
Fay has been a tornado maker too. As of this morning I think the count was 15 tornadoes, but that count could be growing with the present warnings on the screen here at our tracking center (see picture). I expect that we will see more tornadoes at least through Tuesday.
It won’t be over by any means come Tuesday however, as tropical wave 94L is now about 200 miles east of the Lesser Antilles islands. This storm seems to be growing and heading toward the Florida coastline; you can bet that Brandi will be in the tracking center countless hours this week watching the development of this.
Our prayers are with our old neighbors and friends down south and we will continue to keep you abreast of the situation as it develops...
