Justin E. Reed
EF3
In just the past 3 weeks, parts of Jacksonville Metro have gone under water close to half a dozen or more times, and frankly, we're sick of it. I'm vacationing in Phoenix right now and won't be back until Sunday, but I've read and heard the stories. The area of JAX caled Mandarin, directly across the river from Orange Park, and 4 miles SE of NAS JAX has reported close to 22 inches of rain in 3 weeks, not even counting the deluge happening at this very moment. The totals in Duval County alone range anywhere from 5 around the airport, to 14 at Jacksonville Beach, 9 at NAS JAX/ORANGE PARK, and 22 in Mandarin. It has been so bad, that with astronomical high tides and wave action pushing tides higher in the St. Johns River, and dumping 14 inches of rain in one day on top, the river actually came out of its banks in many locations. The St. Johns rarely does this in JAX due to the fact that its mainly tidal levels in Duval County. So the drought has been squashed, and then some in this area, can we spread the wealth, or well, at least some, not a single place in the CONUS could take 14 inches of rain in one day, no where.
