Very Wet here.........

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Very Wet here.........
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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 11:34am
Remember me mentioning that it was very wet here on Thursday. Well, they've been posting the rainfall, (an all time record here), at 136 mm in 24 hours. That converts to 53 1/2" in 24 hours!!! It was so bad that it completely washed out a road, stranding about 100 residences that live on a penninsula. They have no way of getting to the mainland. It's let up now, but it's not over yet. Fortunately, we are all safe and sound. Oh, and the irony of it....there is a convention of meteorologists (sp?) meeting here in Victoria to discuss the weather extremes!! LOL
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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 4:46pm
Hi Shar, When I read your posts about Victoria, I remember myself sitting in the lobby of the Empress hotel watching the tourists go back and forth. We were camping, so must have looked great. Victoria is so beautiful, I can only imagine the rain, that you must be having. I have spent many summers in southeast Alaska, where rain is an everyday thing. I wish you would sent some of that rain down here to California. We do not have rain from April-November and it gets pretty brown and dry.

Take Care

Sharon

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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 5:43pm
Did I read that right...53.5 inches?

Live With Passion!

Phyllis

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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 6:56pm
Yes Phyllis, you did read that correctly. In fact in another story they quoted 160mm which is about, 65"! Here is a link to one of the stories from our local paper...

http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/story.asp?id=85A0723A-FD76-4BDE-BBBC-471FDB22E4AA

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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 7:02pm
That is an unbelieveable amount of rain!!Hope things clear off and dry off soon for you guys.What a hoot about the weather guys being there for the discussion of extreme weather!!!

Really glad you guys are ok.Hey and way to go on those pants you picked up today!!!

Miss P