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Flood — Holmes, FL

Feb 25, 2013

A series of upper level disturbance rotating around a mean longwave trough west of the area brought copious amounts of moisture into the area. The KTAE rawinsonde sounding on the evening of February 22nd measured a PWAT value of 1.77 inches, which was the 2nd highest PWAT observed during the month of February at that location. Rainfall amounts generally between 9 and 14 inches were observed during the 5 day period between Feb 22-26 across the Tallahassee area with similar amounts across the re

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 436277). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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