[kyblue]

Thought it was funny looking at the web cam for Sumpter last night - the band was there - but - no people. Looked totally empty.

Cincy is beautiful this week - but - we still would rather be at our home South.

[SUNNYMARYANN]

ok Hadley is one of my choices but will also have to take a look at Mallory. In Katrina my new house (30 days ) was 9ft 3in above sealevel and we had four feet of water inside the house.

[In awe of TV]

SMA - How awful for you!

I'd definitely research the high ground! I must develop a spreadsheet with all these facts . . .

Seriously, good luck with the rain, I sincerely hope there is no flooding.

[Hancle704]

The rain is a blessing as it will help the aquifers. It may also keep the normal May-June Love Bug infestation under control. The longer you live here, the more you will see the great variety of weather cycles. In the "normally dry" January of 1998 right after Pete Wahl made the dry season is upon us proclamation, in his weekly Pete's Place Column in The Daily Sun, we had close to a month of torrential rains with ponds overflowing, streets closed and flooded homes and golf courses. TV has done great things since with the water management systems they've installed and we no longer see the flooding we had back then.

Lastly, one good thing about the rain, you don't have to shovel it out of your driveway.

[handieman]

Google Earth says the high part of Mallory is 140 meters above sea level, Not to worry the recent 10-13 inches of rain is all stored away in all the detention ponds and they look great. Paradise is soon to return to normal and Life is good
Handie

[Donna]

So glad to hear it rained so much! We needed all that and more!!!

[chuckinca]

Originally Posted by handieman

Google Earth says the high part of Mallory is 140 meters above sea level, Not to worry the recent 10-13 inches of rain is all stored away in all the detention ponds and they look great. Paradise is soon to return to normal and Life is good
Handie

Believe that's feet not meters.

Odell at Morse is elev 70 ft, top of Murphy's Estate Dr is elev 145 ft

[SteveFromNY]

Originally Posted by SUNNYMARYANN

ok Hadley is one of my choices but will also have to take a look at Mallory. In Katrina my new house (30 days ) was 9ft 3in above sealevel and we had four feet of water inside the house.

Height above sea level is relavant but it seems more important is the ability of the local infrastructure to deal with the water. If you are 100' above sea level, but in a gully or depression anyway, you could still flood. In looking around here this week it is easy to see how carefully this place has been designed to deal with these monsoon-like rains. During the heaviest of rains, the drainage depressions between houses would fill up some, but they'd run off into the street, and then into the storm drains and then into the retention ponds.It's really a remarkable feat to be able to handle the amount of rain we've received (which I had guess was around 9" or 10" based on the news reports from Ocala and Leesburg - but will stand corrected that someone measured at 13"). This place is really well designed!

[Russ_Boston]

Since it started raining on Monday I've played 18 with a TOTV member on Monday. Went to downtown Disney for lunch, shopping and a movie on Tuesday since we had to go to the airport for a pickup. Went to a lunch gathering of friends on Wednesday along with a few games of bowling in SS. Did a full day of Sea World and Arabian Nights with my son and his girlfriend on Thursday.

The point is that there are always things to do in and around TV even when on a rainy vacation. We've had enough now though. It can stop for my last 9 days!

Russ

[handieman]

Originally Posted by chuckinca

Believe that's feet not meters.

Odell at Morse is elev 70 ft, top of Murphy's Estate Dr is elev 145 ft

I stand corrected. Old eyes is my excuse
Handie

[tom60]

I had another 3/4 inch of rain in my gauge this morning . It rained last nite. So now my grand total for the month of may is 14 and 1/4 inches . Almost all of it coming in the last 7 to 10 days. They said on the radio this morning that the drought is finally over.

[chuckinca]

Ten day weather outlook is still solid rain every day.

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[graciegirl]

Is anyone thinking to help Kathie with that Ark?

[dtorch]

The rain total from Sunday afternoon until noon today( Friday) varies from 9.8 in to 11.00 ins. The village reporting the most was Virginia Trace

[dtorch]

Originally Posted by dtorch

The rain total from Sunday afternoon until noon today( Friday) varies from 9.8 in to 11.00 ins. The village reporting the most was Virginia Trace

There are still scattered showers coming our way.