Aug 2006
Media tried hard, but.....
08/31/2006
Ernesto
would not cooperate! Despite the medias' best efforts to
hype the "Ernesto disaster", the storm turned into a non-event.
No damage, no wind-blown debris, no extra water in pools....
no sign of his passing at any of your homes. OK to uncross fingers
and toes....Thanks!
hype the "Ernesto disaster", the storm turned into a non-event.
No damage, no wind-blown debris, no extra water in pools....
no sign of his passing at any of your homes. OK to uncross fingers
and toes....Thanks!
Ernesto update
08/31/2006
Thursday
morning dawns bright and shiny. All signs of Ernesto gone. Only
about 1 inch of rain in our rain gauge and no wind damage seen.
Will be checking your homes later today.
Hurricane Ernesto
08/28/2006
Looking
more certain that Hurricane Ernesto will be hitting our area
toward the end of the week. We are paying close attention to info.
Your irrigation systems will be turned off and if you have
hurricane shutters, we will be putting them up.
Homes will be inspected as soon as possible after the storm clears
and y'all will be notified generally via this page and individually
with photos - if need be and it is possible.
Fingers and toes crossed, PLEASE! Thanks.
toward the end of the week. We are paying close attention to info.
Your irrigation systems will be turned off and if you have
hurricane shutters, we will be putting them up.
Homes will be inspected as soon as possible after the storm clears
and y'all will be notified generally via this page and individually
with photos - if need be and it is possible.
Fingers and toes crossed, PLEASE! Thanks.
water, water everywhere.....but Mt. Dora
08/27/2006
Just in
case y'all have been wondering about no reduction
in your water bills this summer.....THIS YEAR, WE ARE NOT
EXPERIENCING OUR USUAL EVERY AFTERNOON
RAINSTORM PATTERN, ESPECIALLY HERE IN MT. DORA.
Storms seem to circle round us with very little rain. Thus we have
left your irrigation systems on. We will turn off irrigation systems
later this coming week if Ernesto looks like a sure thing
for this area. See the two quotes below for more info.
Questions and answers below from the 'ASK TOM TERRY'
column - as appearing in the Orlando Sentinel
on Aug. 20th & Aug. 22nd.
(Tom Terry is the Chief Meteorologist for WFTV - Channel 9.)
"I can't remember the last time an August has been this dry.
Could we be setting a record for the driest August? --- (Sandra in Orlando)
Well, if we continue this trend, this month will set a record for the driest
August since 1934 in Orlando. That year, we only saw a little more than
2 inches of rain. So far this month, we've had a little more than an inch.
Just 11 more days to catch up on some rain.
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I keep hearing about how dry we are for this time of year and that the
drought numbers are in the 400 to 600 range. What would be a normal
number for Central Florida for this time of year? --- (Chris in Orlando)
We are extremely dry, and our Orlando deficit is more than 10 inches
for 2006! This is normally our wet season, and in August, those numbers
should usually be in the 100 to 200 range on the drought index.
in your water bills this summer.....THIS YEAR, WE ARE NOT
EXPERIENCING OUR USUAL EVERY AFTERNOON
RAINSTORM PATTERN, ESPECIALLY HERE IN MT. DORA.
Storms seem to circle round us with very little rain. Thus we have
left your irrigation systems on. We will turn off irrigation systems
later this coming week if Ernesto looks like a sure thing
for this area. See the two quotes below for more info.
Questions and answers below from the 'ASK TOM TERRY'
column - as appearing in the Orlando Sentinel
on Aug. 20th & Aug. 22nd.
(Tom Terry is the Chief Meteorologist for WFTV - Channel 9.)
"I can't remember the last time an August has been this dry.
Could we be setting a record for the driest August? --- (Sandra in Orlando)
Well, if we continue this trend, this month will set a record for the driest
August since 1934 in Orlando. That year, we only saw a little more than
2 inches of rain. So far this month, we've had a little more than an inch.
Just 11 more days to catch up on some rain.
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I keep hearing about how dry we are for this time of year and that the
drought numbers are in the 400 to 600 range. What would be a normal
number for Central Florida for this time of year? --- (Chris in Orlando)
We are extremely dry, and our Orlando deficit is more than 10 inches
for 2006! This is normally our wet season, and in August, those numbers
should usually be in the 100 to 200 range on the drought index.