Hurricane Preparedness Blog

Florida isn’t out of the woods yet; Fay could bring more heavy flooding to areas in its track…

As I was watching some of the radar loops from around Florida, it occurred to me that some of this heavy rain is falling in areas where there is some elevation. Thus, the rain will have to collect somewhere downhill.

Central Florida and areas along the Panhandle have rolling hills (quite spectacular to see when driving through) and there is a risk of deep flooding if the rains persist or get too heavy. So, I am calling on people who live in the area or who know people that do to be prepared. The first part of that is to be aware. Check your local NWS web page for updates. Listen to your local TV meteorologist and their advice. Doppler radar can pinpoint some heavy rain areas and the competition within the local TV markets is such that each has a better radar than the other- take advantage of that and listen to what the meteorologists are saying. They, coupled with the local info from the NWS, will help you to be educated as to what the threat is to your life and property.

If you are traveling through the region- be extra careful. Slow it down and never drive across flooded roads- even if you have an SUV. Moving water is especially powerful and where gravity gets involved with this rain runoff, there will be problems. Stay aware and stay safe.

This is a serious situation and the places with elevation will have aggravated flooding issues.

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