Lake FLL

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

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Seattle be like…. Wait, rain stops?

 

[DPApilot]

Seattle be like…. Wait, rain stops?

This was something like a 1,000 year rain. It kept building and dumping. I haven’t seen this much rain outside of a hurricane. With water not being pushed out, it just can’t handle it. Rain all day today didn’t help either.

 

[SurferLucas]

Seattle be like…. Wait, rain stops?

Seattle doesn’t get the FL torrential downpours…FLL had 26” in 24hrs.

If that happened in Seattle, the idiots out here would find a way to A) have even more wrecks, B) find a new tax to levy

 

[ASpilot2be]

Seattle doesn’t get the FL torrential downpours…FLL had 26” in 24hrs.

If that happened in Seattle, the idiots out here would find a way to A) have even more wrecks, B) find a new tax to levy

Seattle doesn't even get that much rain. Just a lot of cloudy drizzly days.

 

[Roger Roger]

Seattle doesn't even get that much rain. Just a lot of cloudy drizzly days.

Ketchikan has entered the chat

 

[Soul Brotha']

My company told me not to come to work.

 

[KLB]

My pool is certainly extra full due to the torrential rain. But there was no major flooding in my community. Miami also didn't really have any issues. It literally just dumped on Fort Lauderdale.

 

[derg]

Hot damn, I heard *something* about flooding but didn't realize it was to THAT level. :/

 

[ahw01]

Hot damn, I heard *something* about flooding but didn't realize it was to THAT level. :/

Old man yells at cloud etc

 

[scooter2525]

I'm kind of impressed that the hold short lights are working under water.

Wig wags don’t quit!

 

[scooter2525]

My pool is certainly extra full due to the torrential rain. But there was no major flooding in my community. Miami also didn't really have any issues. It literally just dumped on Fort Lauderdale.

That’s one way to take care of a iguana.

 

[KLB]

That’s one way to take care of a iguana.

Oh they are still there. They've taken refuge under my ceramic roof shingles. I have to take much more stern action before it turns into a full on infestation. Plus iguanas are excellent swimmers and can stay submerged for long periods of time.

 

[ahw01]

floatplanes who are 'fresh water only' or tailwheel who wont fly in FL in an easterly wind are gonna suffer a bit methinks

 

[fholbert]

The real problem isn't the amount of rain. The problem is Florida can get rid of the water.

Rain runoff in Florida

Rain runoff in SoCal

Florida

SoCal

Any questions?

 

[ahw01]

The real problem isn't the amount of rain. The problem is Florida can get rid of the water.

Rain runoff in Florida

Rain runoff in SoCal

Florida

SoCal

Any questions?

Thanks General Hydro Ramrod III Jr

 

[CFI A&P]

The real problem isn't the amount of rain. The problem is Florida can get rid of the water.

Rain runoff in Florida

Rain runoff in SoCal

Florida

SoCal

Any questions?

There are canals, waterways and drainage for normal operations. There's even a state agency called water management to manage those assets. However dropping a deluge of 26" in 24 would be a difficult task for anywhere on Earth. One calculation is that it was approximately 88 billion gallons of rainfall. For comparison, Conesus Lake in New York's Finger Lakes is about 48 billion gallons.

 

[Adler]

 

[Adler]

There are canals, waterways and drainage for normal operations. There's even a state agency called water management to manage those assets. However dropping a deluge of 26" in 24 would be a difficult task for anywhere on Earth. One calculation is that it was approximately 88 billion gallons of rainfall. For comparison, Conesus Lake in New York's Finger Lakes is about 48 billion gallons.

Don't mind Frank, not only is his local GA flying the epitome of aviation, apparently he's an expert on everything, cause California.

 

[ahw01]

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That's quite the size

 

[BobDDuck]

Don't mind Frank, not only is his local GA flying the epitome of aviation, apparently he's an expert on everything, cause California.

26 inches of rain would wipe LA off the map.