Tampa Bay Area Rainfall: How Wet Did It Get?

Tampa Bay, FL — As Tampa Bay area residents continue to wring out after Tropical Storm Colin’s trek through the region, the National Weather Service has released data that shows just how much rain was dumped on the area.

Tropical Storm Colin, the third named storm of 2016, passed by the Tampa Bay area on Monday. Although the storm did not make direct landfall in the region, it left plenty of flooding in its wake.

The weather service released a 72-hour rainfall amount report for the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday. Here’s how much rain fell in some of the region’s communities in advance and shortly after Tropical Storm Colin’s pass by:

Hillsborough County

• South-southeast Valrico – 9.01 inches
• East-southeast Bloomingdale – 6.83 inches
• Tampa International Airport – 6.46 inches
• Tampa – 5.39 inches
• Lutz – 4.93 inches
• Temple Terrace – 4.17 inches

Manatee County

• Bradenton – 14.3 inches
• West-southwest Bradenton – 4.28 inches

Pasco County

• West Holiday – 6.47 inches
• Southeast Land O’ Lakes – 5.18 inches
• Land O’ Lakes – 4.16 inches
• Port Richey – 3.36 inches

Pinellas County

• North St. Petersburg – 9.85 inches
• East-southeast Largo – 9.65 inches
• Largo – 8.69 inches
• Clearwater – 8.65 inches
• Tarpon Springs – 5.07 inches

Sarasota County

• South Sarasota – 4.33 inches
• East Siesta Key – 3.15 inches

“Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures,” the report noted. “Not all data listed are considered official. Not all 72 hour periods end at the same time and some totals may include rain (that) fell prior to Tropical Storm Colin.”

To check out the full report and see total for other communities, visit the weather service online.

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