Finally Some Rain But Still Restricted

From Friday June 1 to Sunday June 3 it seemed as though the rain would never stop. Most would consider this a good thing considering the fact that South Florida was experiencing a drought. According to a report by the Sun-Sentinel, this rain was due to Tropical Storm Barry. The storm brought about 2 inches of rain to the north part of Lake Okeechobee. This brought the lake up from 8.9 feet above sea level to 9.01 as of Sunday morning.

Even though South Florida endured a couple of days of almost non stop rain, the water restrictions are still in place. There has even been some talk about having restrictions year round to prevent the water levels of the lake from getting to a dangerous level.

For more information about Tropical Storm Barry check out this page. This story gives a good break down of ow much rain fell in some of the major cities of South Florida and gives a good explination of how low the lake levels are.