To subscribe, call 904.829.6586 Order Home Delivery Online Order daily and Sunday home delivery of the Record for one year. It was a stormy, soggy, windy weekend for much of Florida, and more rain was in store for today. St. Augustine got 2 inches on Saturday and 1.4 inches on Sunday. And the forecast called for more rain today including thunderstorms with frequent lightning and gusty winds. For local farmers, the wet weather is a threat to potatoes and cabbage.
Farmers are also worried about rot and bacterial problems.
The wet weather helps spread disease and bacteria quicker, Jesseman said. But the weather won't stop harvesting. The heaviest rain Sunday was in the northern part of the state. Gainesville got 3.34 inches of rain. Jacksonville had 2.10 inches.