How much rain did Hurricane Debby dump on Polk? See what NWS rain gauges say
While Hurricane Debby didn't pack much wind for Polk County, it was a rain-maker, for sure.
The storm, which hit the Florida Gulf Coast near Steinhatchee on Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane, was making its way through Georgia on Tuesday and expected to dump more than 20 inches on Atlantic cities like Savannah and Charleston.
Monday, several parts of Polk County were experiencing various levels of flooding. Just how much rain fell throughout the county? As predicted the west side of Polk took the brunt and rain numbers got lower heading east.
Here are numbers measured by weather stations throughout Polk County used by the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay, from highest rainfall to the least. All measurements came between midnight and 1 a.m. Tuesday unless otherwise noted.
- Mulberry: at the last measurement at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Mulberry had received 8.03 inches from Hurricane Debby, the most in Polk County.
- Gibsonia in North Lakeland: 7.99
- Highland City, Lakeland: 7.82
- Lakeland south of Crews Lake Drive near Crews Lake Road: 7.49
- Florida Polytechnic: 7.25
- Lakeland, near Crews Lake Drive and Lakeland Highlands: 6.84
- Lakeland, New Jersey Road near Woodlake Park: 6.53
- Lakeland Linder airport: 6.36 (last measured 4:30 p.m. Monday)
- Itchepackesassa, West Lakeland: 5.86
- Winter Haven, near Lake Jessie: 5.35 (last measured 9 p.m. Monday)
- Davenport, Loma Del Sol neighborhood, Ronald Reagan Parkway: 4.88
- Winter Haven Regional airport: 4.8
- Davenport, near U.S. 27 and Student Drive: 4.5
- Polk City/Auburndale: Berkley Charter School: 4.34
- Auburndale, Holt Road west of Inwood: 4.29
- Davenport, Ronald Reagan Parkway and U.S. 27: 3.83
- Bartow Airport: 3.64
- Fort Meade at Peace Creek U.S. 98 bridge: 3.14