Fort Myers flooding: Record-breaking rainfall totals
Chad GillisIf you've ever wondered what record-setting rainfall looks like, just take a peek outside your house, office or semi-swamped car.
The three day period between Aug. 25 and Aug. 27 produced 16.7 inches of rain at Page Field Airport, well above the all-time records for those days (9.8 inches).
The 9.8 inches weren't the wettest three days during that period. They were the three individually wettest days added together, and two of those records have been surpassed in the past four days.
Fort Myers, Cape Coral, south Lee County area hit by relentless rains, flooding
More than 5.4 inches of rain fell on Page Field on the 25th, with .8 inches on the 26th and 5.6 inches on the 27th, according to National Weather Service records.
The heavy rains are expected to continue through Tuesday.
Endless Fort Myers, Cape Coral rain: What we know now
"Today and even into tomorrow we’re still looking at some chances of heavy rain," said John McMichael, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Ruskin. "We’re looking at 1 to 2 inches in your area and there will be some localized rain of 4 to 6 inches. But Tuesday could be little less, but it could be a 1 to 2 inches again."
Here are three-day totals from other locations in Lee County:
- Alva Fire Department: 2.9 inches
- Bonita Springs Utilities: 9.6 inches
- Fort Myers Beach: 11.5 inches
- Lakes Park: 11.2 inches
- Lover's Key: 10.1 inches
- Popash Creek: 6.5 inches
- Ten Mile Canal: 13.2 inches
- Three Oaks: 11.4 inches
Source: Lee County