tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915442507015152354.post1395090130087426599..comments2024-03-08T07:38:27.911-07:00Comments on Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network: Hot & Dry WeekendJulianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273644010979074747noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915442507015152354.post-65391394462555206702008-08-03T11:23:00.000-06:002008-08-03T11:23:00.000-06:00HI CHRIS,I'M BETTER KNOWN AS GA-FT-11.YOU REMEMBER...HI CHRIS,I'M BETTER KNOWN AS GA-FT-11.YOU REMEMBER,THAT NUT DOWN IN GEORGIA THAT RECORDED 5.69 INCHES OF RAIN AND MADE NO COMMENT.<BR/>WELL,THIS IS WHAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THAT READING.<BR/>I PURCHASE THE RECOMMENDED RAIN GAUGE FROM "WEATHER YOUR WAY" AND MOUNTED IT ON A POST IN MY BACK YARD.YOU MAY VIEW THE LOCATION ON GOOGLE EARTH.319 RIVERTOWN RD FAIRBURN,GA.[33* 34'16.60"N,84*35'28.34"W] <BR/>IT BEGAN TO RAIN AT 7:05PM[1905HRS.]<BR/>AND WAS STILL RAINING HEAVILY AT 10:30PM WHEN I RETIRED FOR THE NIGHT.WHEN I CHECKED THE GAUGE SHORTLY AFTER 7:00AM 8/1/2008 I WAS AMAZED AT THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WHICH HAD BEEN COLLECTED.<BR/>I TOOK THE GAUGE INTO MY HOUSE TO SHOW MY WIFE.THERE I EMPTIED THE INNER TUBE AND REFILLED IT FROM THE <BR/>LARGER CONTAINER TO OVERFLOWING FOUR<BR/>TIMES.THAT'S FIVE INCHES.THE FIFTH TIME THE GAUGE HELD ".69INCHES".<BR/>I HAVE TWO ONE HUNDRED LBS.RODESIAN <BR/>RIDGEBACK DOGS IN MY BACKYARD AND IT VERY UNLIKELY THAT ANYONE WENT INTO MY YARD AND TAMPERED WITH THE GAUGE.<BR/>NO ONE KNEW ABOUT IT OTHER THAN MY WIFE.<BR/>YES 5.69 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT MY LOCATION WHICH CAUSED LINE CREEK AND <BR/>BEAR CREEK TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.<BR/>I UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEONE WOULD QUESTION THIS PHENOMENON{1. a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable: to study the phenomena of nature. <BR/>2. something that is impressive or extraordinary. <BR/>3. a remarkable or exceptional person; prodigy; wonder. <BR/>4. Philosophy. a. an appearance or immediate object of awareness in experience. <BR/>b. Kantianism. a thing as it appears to and is constructed by the mind, as distinguished from a noumenon, or thing-in-itself.} <BR/> THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST,<BR/>HENRYSORJOURNERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255156915016491154noreply@blogger.com