We survived our first 'hurricane', albeit a very MINOR one, since we moved to Florida. The majority of the winds started after 9 p.m. and were much decreased by 7 a.m. ~ suffice it to say we slept through most of the storm.
I checked the rain gauge this morning and it only caught a little over 1 1/2" of rain, very minor by our usual rain storm standards. I've seen it rain more than 5" in a few hours here before. Of course, we could have had more than that amount of rain but it just blew sideways instead of down.
The only 'casualty' of the winds that I've noticed is our Angel Trumpet plant ~ yesterday it was in FULL BLOOM. This morning most of the flowers are littered around the yard. But it's a stubborn plant, it'll send out new blooms and be beautiful again soon!
I checked the rain gauge this morning and it only caught a little over 1 1/2" of rain, very minor by our usual rain storm standards. I've seen it rain more than 5" in a few hours here before. Of course, we could have had more than that amount of rain but it just blew sideways instead of down.
The only 'casualty' of the winds that I've noticed is our Angel Trumpet plant ~ yesterday it was in FULL BLOOM. This morning most of the flowers are littered around the yard. But it's a stubborn plant, it'll send out new blooms and be beautiful again soon!