Ida brings record rain to Augusta; lake full and deficit erased

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By StormTracker Weather Team

Story Published: Nov 9, 2009 at 12:10 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 12, 2009 at 10:48 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Rain totals from 3 to 5 inches have been recorded over the area since Monday night. Augusta's Bush Field received over 4.60 inches of rain, making this November already the 8th rainiest November since 1950. November is typically the driest month with 2.68 inches of rain.

Thanks to the heavy rain, Augusta is now running a rain surplus of over 3/4 inch for the year. Lake Thurmond is at 331.4 feet which is above the full pool elevation of 330 feet.

The heavy rains came as Tropical Storm Ida interacted with an autumn cold front. The highest rain totals over the Southeast exceeded 6 inches over parts of Alabama, north Georgia, and southern North Carolina.

Here are NBC Augusta Storm Spotter rainfall reports for this event:

Spotter Location Amount (inches)
Susan Augusta, Skinner Mill 4.20
Helen Chennault, Lincoln Co. 5.00
Ginger Warrenville 5.00
Leslie Aiken, Southeast 3.40
Janice West Augusta 5.05
Olin Johnston 3.82
Wendy Monetta 3.80
Wendall Martinez 4.08
Joel Petersburg Station, Martinez 3.80
Proctor Aiken 4.41
Rick Belair Commons, Grovetown 4.04
Lil Augusta 3.20
Vernon Langley 3.58
Sondi Harlem 4.00
Ken Windsor 3.90
George Augusta, Milledge Rd 4.00
Paul Grovetown 2.60
Mike Evans 4.58
Ronald Evans 5.00
Shelly Martinez 4.00
Barbara Hephzibah 3.39
Steve Twin Lakes, Aiken Co. 3.81
Honey Evans 4.11
WAGT Downtown Augusta 4.55
Sam Crawfordville 3.70
Melinda North Augusta 2.82
Rip Evans 4.13
Justin Downtown Aiken 4.13

 

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Hopefully the rain won't be that bad.

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