by Scott Jackson | May 2, 2014
Drenching rains brought unwelcome amounts of water to Northwest Florida this week. Many fish ponds received an overabundance of stormwater, pushing levels above drains, dams and levees. If your dam or pond needs repair after the storm, now is a good opportunity to...
by Doug Mayo | May 2, 2014
If the old adage about April Showers bringing May Flowers holds true, the Florida Panhandle will become a beekeeper’s paradise in 2014. Intensive, heavy rains set records all across the Panhandle for the month of April. Terrible flooding occurred at the end of...
by Libbie Johnson | May 2, 2014
Escambia County is making national news, but unfortunately, it is because of a natural disaster. Reports of more than 20 inches of rain are common, and the recovery from that amount of rain will be long and involved. These devastating heavy rains were mostly...
by Michael Donahoe | May 2, 2014
Initial surveys by Extension Agriculture Agents and USDA personnel revealed significant damage to agricultural interests in Santa Rosa County from this week’s flood. Rainfall throughout the county was highly variable ranging from 6 to 20+ inches during the April 29-30...
by Jennifer Bearden | May 2, 2014
April 2014 had already brought a record amount of rainfall to the Western Panhandle area, and last week’s weather brought North Okaloosa County another 7-19 inches of rain. The rain event of April 29-30 caused flooding across our county and right now the...