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GOTCHA! Mr. Redtop does not drink coffee ;-)

There was NOTHING standing in the street when it was over, not a cup of water. Things are wet but not saturated. Where did 6” go? Do you get less rain in the direct path of the storm? I know the eye was pretty dry as we were able to work in the yard some and check things out thoroughly. I was so worried about rising water and we seemed to not even get a thorough soaking.

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Sorry it took so long. I had to run out to get a coffee pot to support my new habit.

I guess the water all ran down hill! Maybe it soaked in?

Here's a US map of observed precipitation for yesterday only from water.weather.gov:

CONUS + Puerto Rico: 9/13/2008 1-Day Observed Precipitation
Valid at 9/13/2008 1200 UTC - Created 9/14/08 10:31 UTC

I'll try to find a similar map of our area. (doesn't that coffee smell great when it's brewing?)