I would love to send you some of my rain. We have gotten to much rain here
in upstate eastern NY. The fields have wet spots that will have to be
avoided when I cut. The barnyard is muddy from all this wet. But as models
hint, 4 days of dry weather, then some storms then another 4 days so maybe
we will dry out.
jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: <kn4lf{at}webtv.net>
To: <casi-internal>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 5:11 PM
Subject: [STORMREPORTS] Heat/Drought In Florida
> We had another hot dry day on the central peninsula with readings in
> the mid and upper 90's in inland areas.
> I live in Plant City which is approximately 25 miles east of Tampa
> and 40 miles from the Gulf Of Mexico. Though we are also in desperate
> need of rainfall, we did luck out with above normal rainfall in April,
> just a fluke compared to the rest of the region but the countryside in
> my area is still relatively green.
> I went to my parents house today in Dade City, which is 30 miles
> north of Plant City and 40 miles NE of Tampa. It's an exceptionally
> beautiful area of steep hills, beautiful lakes, springs, clear running
> rivers and lush forests of pine, maple, oak, hickory, dogwood and more,
> much like north Georgia.
> As I drove around the region which is dubbed "The Florida Mountains"
> I WAS SHOCKED. It looked like the thrust fault hills of California in
> summer. Everything was burned up; dead pasture grass, dead orange and
> peach orchards, grape vineyards, dying maple, pine and oak,
> unbelievable. Very little in the way of irrigation is in place, as the
> region averages 65 inches of rainfall per year.
> Rainfall records says it's the driest period since 1915 and the
> second driest since 1835.
>
> 73 Friend,
>
> Thomas Giella, KN4LF
> P.O. Box 1987
> Plant City, Fl. 33564
>
> Grid Square- EL88
> Zone 5
> kn4lf{at}webtv.net
>
>
> KN4LF 160 Meter DX Site:
> http://kn4lf.tripod.com/index-2.html
>
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>
> Thomas Giella Weather Consulting Services Site-
> http://kn4lf.tripod.com/index-42.html
>
> 2000 Plant City, Fl. Weather Obs. Site:
> http://kn4lf.tripod.com/index-20.html
>
>
>
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