Raining Buckets in SoWal and Emerald Coast

[DuneLaker]

Just snuck in a quick walk. Beaches had a few visitors venturing out. Waves are kicking. Once this next bit of thunder gets by, may go back down. Some salt water washover into coastal dune lake at high tide this morning. Always fun to guess when it will open.

 

[DD]

Quack Quack!!

 

[Jdarg]

If I had skills, I could skimboard on our driveway right now!

 

[Franny]

Tropical Storm Alberto, 1994.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Alberto_(1994)

We have had some really big rains since then, but none seem to me to be as much as Alberto.

July of 1994...Remember the Flint River flooding in south Georgia..horrible time!

 

[DuneLaker]

Here's how the Eastern Lake Beach and Outfall area looked this morning between rainfalls. Didn't seem to bother this little heron. You can see the waves washing over pretty good at high tide. We've since had another hard rain.

For contrast here is how the outfall at Eastern Lake looked around Aug. 24, 2009. Neat yellow footed gull. He was different than most hanging out that day.

 

[Teresa]

If I had skills, I could skimboard on our driveway right now!

don't you dare! you'll break your hip!


its a friggin sauna out there now.

 

[Jdarg]

don't you dare! you'll break your hip!


its a friggin sauna out there now.

I guess I am closer in age to the hip breaking age group than the brave teenage group!

 

[DuneLaker]

Great Beach Day After the Deluge

It was amazing how quickly things changed. My walk at mid-morning revealed a much different beach on South Walton. It was 90 degrees just like that, nice sky and people all over the beach. JDarg. I'm glad you didn't skim board. I've got two boards if anyone wants to borrow and break your backside. You are on your own.

 

[Lynnie]

Those buckets are in SoBuc - wahoo~~~~~~~~

 

[Miss Kitty]

Those buckets are in SoBuc - wahoo~~~~~~~~

enjoy. we are drying out here. the sun came out yesterday afternoon and wow, it was bright! water bill will be blissfully lower!