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Article Excerpt
It's been bad, as bad as many can remember. That's the general consensus in the construction industry concerning recent weather conditions. Torrential rains, flash floods, high winds, hail, tornadoes and hurricanes in 2002 and into 2003 have significantly hampered operations and negatively affected bottom lines.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) data, the Jackson office, which covers the heartland of Mississippi, from January 2002 through April 2003 the area saw rain totals 17.86 inches above average. During the four-month period from July-October 2002, which includes rain associated with Tropical Storm Isidore and Hurricane Lili, the Jackson office recorded 31.66 inches of precipitation, 16.66 inches above normal levels.
And the pattern has continued in 2003, which has already seen nearly 5.4...
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