Re: Hanna

True enough.  Tropical Storm Agnes was not what you'd call an impressive
storm system.  But when she parked herself over the Susquehanna river basin
and poured down rain for a solid week, she caused broken levees and whole
valleys to flood.  At the time (1972) Agnes was the worst storm in terms of
property damage in US history.   I haven't lived in a flood plain since.

On 9/6/08, TeichFauna@aol.com <TeichFauna@aol.com> wrote:
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> A stalled tropical storm can flood a city.........we had 48 inches of rain
> in Houston a couple years back with Tropical storm Allison.  More rain than
> with any hurricane that ever came through this area.    A stalled
> rain  system
> (non-tropical) can dump more rain than some hurricanes, as many  areas that
> never see tropical systems can relate to.   We had 10+  inches a month ago,
> some
> was associated with Eduoard, but most was not.  We  didn't get a drop of
> rain
> with Rita, just heavy winds, even though landfall was  east of Houston, but
> we
> were on the clean side.   A fast moving storm  does a lot less damage than
> a
> stalled system.    Also depends if  one is on the dirty (right) or clean
> (left) side of a tropical  system.
>
> I agree, one should always be prepared, never know what can happen at any
> time......
> Noreen
> zone 9
> Texas Gulf Coast
>
> In a message dated 9/6/2008 5:16:26 PM Central Daylight Time,
> dp2413@comcast.net writes:
>
> A  forecast 2" can turn into a couple of weeks without water or  power.
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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