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of August 13-15, 2005 Answer to Question 10 |
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10. Examine the storm-total precipitation at about 3:00 am on the 15th.
- Where has the most rainfall ocurred? How much has fallen?
- How is the axis of rainfall aligned with the front? With the 500-mb winds?
Answer.
- The axis of greatest precipitation is aligned southwest-to-northeast, right along where the front was located for nearly two days.
- Radar indicated a wide belt of three-plus inch rains, and five-plus inch rain totals were common.
- Parts of Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Carter, Murray and Seminole Counties have six-plus inch values.
The Bottom Line:
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Stationary boundaries and slow-moving features add up for flood-producing rains..
