Here's another unique feature of Florida that makes intense rainfall events more destructive: It's flat.

You don't get the kind of extreme, swift-water flash flooding that happens in mountainous regions where water rushes downhill. Instead, it slowly drains through the watershed. If the soils are saturated, it very slowly drains, eventually reaching the rivers and streams, which rise as they, themselves, move slowly, ultimately making their way to the sea.

Florida. A flooding paradise.

Originally posted at Nice Marmot 09:35 Monday, 14 October 2024