Who Got The Most Rain in the Tampa Area Thanks to Debby?
It could’ve been much worse. Debby was just a Tropical Storm when she passed us dozens of miles off the coast. But she still drenched coastal areas with some serious rainfall. Bay News 9 just put out an infographic to see who got the most rain in the Tampa area thanks to Tropical Storm and now Hurricane Debby.
There was rain the Tampa area as I landed right before lunchtime at TPA. But it was nothing like the downpours we’d see in the afternoon and the bands that passed through overnight. So who got hit the hardest with the highest rainfall totals? Take a look. These numbers come to us from Bay News 9.
Across the area, it looks like Lakewood Ranch turned into a lake with over 16 INCHES of rainfall. Parrish got quite a soaking too with almost 14 inches of rain. I’m surprised St. Pete was closer to the bottom of this list. But it looks like it was Lakewood Ranch that had the most rain in the Tampa area thanks to Debby’s visit.
As for Hillsborough County, it appears Sun City Center… wasn’t so sunny. They were the ones that recorded over 11 inches of rain.
Not surprisingly Pinellas had some pretty high numbers too. I watched live video last night as roads were completely flooded near the Gulfport Casino. But they apparently only recorded about 8 inches of rain. Pinellas Park lead the way with over a foot of rain!
For the rest of the week, we’ll be back to the usual Florida weather with hot humid conditions. There’ll be some sun but the risk of those typical afternoon pop up thunder and lightning. Temperatures all week will hover right around 90. If it makes you feel any better, I spent some of the weekend up in Boston where I expected to catch a break from the heat. Not so much. It was hot and humid and around 90 there too.
How’d you do in your area? Share any photos or video you captured with me @GenoRadio.
