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Tornados in N Fla

Postby Squirrel Girl » Mar 8, 2008 7:01 am

There was something on the news about tornados in north Fl, including Lake City. Anybody know how things are doing in cave country?
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Re: Tornados in N Fla

Postby DeWayne » Mar 8, 2008 4:16 pm

Been some reports posted on the CDF. Sounds like a lot of roof damage, DR seems to have missed the bullet while winds hit other buildings in the neighborhood. Still lots of rain coming down (it's worth logging on to see the video shot of Little River siphoning, and the recent photo posted.) I did offer to exchange snow for rain with with, but no takers yet :shrug:
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Re: Tornados in N Fla

Postby Squirrel Girl » Mar 8, 2008 7:03 pm

DeWayne wrote:Been some reports posted on the CDF. Sounds like a lot of roof damage, DR seems to have missed the bullet while winds hit other buildings in the neighborhood. Still lots of rain coming down (it's worth logging on to see the video shot of Little River siphoning, and the recent photo posted.) I did offer to exchange snow for rain with with, but no takers yet :shrug:

I heard that everything in FL is siphoning right now. Normally it takes the river to go way up for them to siphon, but this time they siphoned with a small rise in the water.
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Re: Tornados in N Fla

Postby DeWayne » Mar 8, 2008 7:41 pm

From the looks of the picture that Mike M posted recently, LR would be close to being a mix dive right now, its way up as in the parking lot is flooded. The video I mentioned shows a mean vortex over the entrance, so it's probably gone for a good 2-4 months.

Rains have been so heavy down that way that JB was even blown out a couple of weeks back (and that rarely happens); supposedly clearing now (reading reports of 50-60ft milky vis) with a noticeable increase in the flow.

I'm still willing to trade their rain for our snow.
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