Possible Oil Rain in Panama City, Fl on 7-6-2010 - BP Spill

Getting some reports of oil rain in the Panama City, FL area today. We've had days of storms from the tropical system in the gulf, but today was the first day we've had the storms coming directly in from the gulf (moving out of the Southeast towards the Northwest). A local forum user posted a picture of the interior of his car after driving in the light rain with his windows down. I then checked my truck and my wife's new car.. take a look at what I found on her car. Also two other forum users are reporting strange residue after today's rains.

I haven't been particularly convinced that oil rain is real but the things I've seen and read about today are making me think a little harder about the possibilities.

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• bp
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• toxic
• dispersant
• gulf
• fl
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• miss
• alabama
• la
• lousiana
• acid

[56kCanadian]

wow that is crazy, I know that because of the amount of methane, octane, benzene and VOC that are evaporating of of the spill it will contribute greatly to acid rain and global warming. this may be what your seeing, is rain with a very high amount of acid in it or anyone of the chemicals have you notice any difference in the vegetation around your neighborhood???? btw good video.

[zz3astro]

@56kCanadian Thanks... I've been watching the Elephant Ears next to my driveway and they seem happy. We just came off of a dry spell, so actually the grass looks greener now than it has in months. I haven't looked at the plants or grass up close but my general impression is the plants are all doing fine.

[zz3astro]

Wife washed her car.. it's looking back to normal now. Definitely her car had dust on it from the area she parks but I looked at a lot of cars today around town and many have the same streaking water spots as my truck and her car. If there is anything to all of this, many other people will also notice it. For example, Lousiana has had days of storms coming in direclty off the Gulf of Mexico, so there would have to be similar problems documented there.

[zz3astro]

IF this stuff is related to the spill, it would have to be some by-product of the Corexit/Crude mixture or Corexit alone. Hopefully it's nothing to do with the spill at all, but I have no idea how to test for Corexit other than some sort of lab analysis. I'm about to upload a video showing the fluorescence of hydrocarbons though!

[Brandi7478]

It's probably salt from the sea water. When it rains here (in panama city, fl), the wind can cause the saltwater to spray. Happens all the time... If you're really curious, taste it.

[mason9509]

wtf eso nunca paso mentiroso yo vivo en panama y eso no paso o si

[j054uaj054ua]

@broadcastmyass4u ...she does.

[broadcastmyass4u]

@sarahpage01 fuck yo friend

[sarahpage01]

i asked my friend if it could rain oil like it evaporate and then rain down but he said no. thats horrible

[Blinkonetime]

This sure looks bad for plants and crops, this is cordexit eating the chrome it is eating boat hulls and bp claims this is safe don't need hazard suits to clean this oil up why are there so many getting sick, if it is rainbow effects you can collect samples from the car have it tested for toxins or poisons bet you do have everywhere on the ground and now in water systems you drink from. people are going to continue to get sick cordexit is deadly crap have water checked too

[peppershacker]

please keep us update thank you!

[femalej77]

i live n north al7/18/2010.. its suppose 2 rain.. i hope it doesnt. . same stuff on my car .. holes n discoloration on plants n trees... 5 out of 30 kids 5 r sick n the day care i us.. kids countinous cough n chest pains .. doct said" its just a cold going around " i think its the air and n now the fumes/gases n it corexit.. its a shame.. god bless.. thanx 4 ur video i will share..

[EastSanJo408]

that aint no ail spell rain

[Derail07]

The first picture was obviously nicotine and smoke residue from the smoker in the suv and the second video looks like dirty highway residue after a brief rain. Just my opinion