Saturday, August 23, 2008

Fay a flood threat to New Orleans

From the Houston Chronicle:

The computer models seem to finally have a handle on Tropical Storm Fay, bringing it along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast and then turning it northward somewhere near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. The trouble is that, before turning, Fay may slow considerably.

Here's the most recent batch of computer models, which finally have begun to come into agreement:

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The difficulty with such a forecast track comes if Fay stalls in the vicinity of New Orleans, which of course is prone to flooding.

THREAT TO NEW ORLEANS

The floodwater pumping capacity of New Orleans has returned to pre-Katrina levels, officials there say. The city has 148 pumps to drain the parts of the metropolitan area that lay below sea level....MORE at SciGuy


And from the Ohio Weather Library:

World Point Rainfall Records

Time Rainfall Location Date

1 Min. 1.50 In.* Barot, Guadeloupe, West Indies 1/26/1970

3 Min. 1.75 In. Haughton Grove, Jamaica 9/30/1925

5 Min. 2.48 In. Porto Bello, Panama 11/29/1911

8 Min. 4.96 In. Fussen, Bavaria, Germany 5/25/1920

15 Min. 7.80 In. Plumb Point, Jamaica 5/12/1916

20 Min. 8.10 In. Curtea-de-Arges, Roumaina 7/7/1947

30 Min. 11.02 In. Sikeshugou, Hebei, China 7/3/1974

42 Min. 12.00 In. Holt, Missouri, USA 6/22/1947

1 Hour 15.78 In.* Shangdi, Inner Monggol, China 7/3/1975

72 Min. 17.32 In. Gaoj, Gansu, China 8/12/1985

2 Hours 19.25 In. Yujiawanzi, Inner Mongolia, China 7/19/1975

2Hr. 30 Min. 21.65 In. Bainaobao, Hebei, China 6/25/1972

2Hr. 45 Min. 22.00 In. D'Hannis, Texas (17 mi. NW) 5/31/1935

3 Hours 23.62 In. Duan Jiazhuang, Hebei, China 6/28/1973

4 .5 Hours 30.80 In. Smethport, Pennsylvania, USA 7/18/1942

6 Hours 33.07 In.* Muduocaidang, Nei Monggol, China 8/1-2/1977

8 Hours 41.34 In.* Muduocaidang, Nei Monggol, China 8/1-2/1977

9 Hours 42.79 In. Belouve, La ReunionIsland, Indian Ocean 2/28/1964

10 Hours 55.12 In.* Muduocaidang, Nei Monggol, China 8/1-2/1977

12 Hours 52.76 In. Belouve, Reunion Island Indian Ocean 2/28/1964

18 Hours 62.56 In. Foc-Foc, Reunion Island 1/7-8/1966

18.5 Hours 66.4In. Belouve,ReunionIsland 2/28/1964

20 Hours 66.81 In. Foc-Foc, Reunion Island 1/7-8/1966

22 Hours 70.08 In. Foc-Foc, Reunion Island 1/7-8/1966

24 Hours 73.62 In. Cilaos, Reunion Island 3/15-16/1952

2 Days 98.42 In. Cilaos, Reunion Island 3/15-17/1952

* These records are somewhat questionable.
and much, much more.

For U.S. Rainfall Records and State Rainfall Records click page 2 at top [bottom] left.

See Link on "Links" page to Christopher C. Burt's

Extreme Weather A Guide and Record Book