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Old 10-03-2022, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Altavia View Post
The 18" for Irma seems overstated, Leeburg reported 7.96"


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My error.

"12 to 15 inches of rainfall in about 18 hours" (slide in post #43 taken from a Villages presentation)

So Irma and Ian were comparable with Ian likely dropping a little (1") more.
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