We’ve had one call after another up here. Trees are falling left and right. Roofs punched through by trees. Flash floods, warnings of floods, watches for floods.
Here in Lower Alabama, we're about a half-day earlier than you in this same system - for us it's forecast to end overnight. We lost a tree early this morning - the ground got too soft to hold it. The tree was already leaning from Sally and fell the way it was leaning - away from the house although partly across the driveway.
I hope they're right about this ending. I was beginning to think about figuring out how big a cubit actually is and where I can source some gopher wood.
You and me and rain on the roof Caught up in a summer shower Dryin' while it soaks the flowers Maybe we'll be caught for hours Waitin' out the sun
We've been getting quite a bit of rain, too--sort of. The system has been quite extensive, but the Metroplex urban island has a strong enough effect that most of it gets diverted around us. We usually only get the edges. The only benefit of a city, as far as I can tell.
Flash floods are no joke. You are suddenly in an emergency situation that you only half-expected and have to rely on partial information to make decisions.
Please send some of that back out here. We got an inch on Monday before it headed your way. We need 8" more to get back to average. We're so dry, some ranchers are spraying the catfish for ticks.
Ground gets too soft to hold them up. Particularly if they were leaning a bit to reach for the sunshine. When there is sunshine.
I went down to the valley today, hours ago. The river was already at the top of the banks, and it’s rained ever since.
If the dam at Wolf Creek goes, this little mountain community will be the only civilization left in Jackson County. Everything else will flow to the Gulf of Mexico.
Way back when, I used to live in a trailer on the old 107 just past Cane Creek on the river. There was the river bank, then a flat and another bank about eight feet higher than that. One year, the river made it half way up the bank below my trailer.
And it has flooded so bad before, that the road in front of the old Brinkley Farm in Tuckaseegee was under water.
A few years ago I understand the dam at Wolf Creek almost did break; at Swiftwater class they said it was put out on the radio that the estimate was fifteen minutes to failure. Fortunately that was averted by quick action, but if it happened Wolf Lake would flood Bear Lake, which would break that dam and flood Cedar Cliff Lake, which would break that dam and send all three lakes' water down the Tuckasegee.
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Here in Lower Alabama, we're about a half-day earlier than you in this same system - for us it's forecast to end overnight. We lost a tree early this morning - the ground got too soft to hold it. The tree was already leaning from Sally and fell the way it was leaning - away from the house although partly across the driveway.
I hope they're right about this ending. I was beginning to think about figuring out how big a cubit actually is and where I can source some gopher wood.
And to add insult to injury, my morning reading began with the quote:
Into each life some rain must fall.
Or Lovin' Spoonful, a happier rain
You and me and rain on the roof
Caught up in a summer shower
Dryin' while it soaks the flowers
Maybe we'll be caught for hours
Waitin' out the sun
We've been getting quite a bit of rain, too--sort of. The system has been quite extensive, but the Metroplex urban island has a strong enough effect that most of it gets diverted around us. We usually only get the edges. The only benefit of a city, as far as I can tell.
Eric Hines
Flash floods are no joke. You are suddenly in an emergency situation that you only half-expected and have to rely on partial information to make decisions.
It had just turned warm enough to risk putting the tomatoes in, and the thunderstorm dumped water and hail on everything.
Please send some of that back out here. We got an inch on Monday before it headed your way. We need 8" more to get back to average. We're so dry, some ranchers are spraying the catfish for ticks.
Very, very sincerely,
LittleRed1
We're so dry, some ranchers are spraying the catfish for ticks.
I'm gonna steal that for one of my novels, if you don't mind. Here's one in trade:
It's so dry the bushes are following the dogs around.
Eric Hines
A good Rain song, from Tom Russell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNPNHSRcfH0
I enjoyed the rain and cool air here. The trailing edge fled over the eastern horizon and headed to Grim's place last night.
Trees are falling left and right. Roofs punched through by trees.
What's that about? We get flash floods, but our trees just get wet and drippy. They don't fall over or leap into people's roofs.
We're so dry, some ranchers are spraying the catfish for ticks.
It's so dry the bushes are following the dogs around.
That's funny.
Ground gets too soft to hold them up. Particularly if they were leaning a bit to reach for the sunshine. When there is sunshine.
I went down to the valley today, hours ago. The river was already at the top of the banks, and it’s rained ever since.
If the dam at Wolf Creek goes, this little mountain community will be the only civilization left in Jackson County. Everything else will flow to the Gulf of Mexico.
I've lived at the foot of mountains, but never in the mountains, so I've never thought about mountain trees.
You have both my sympathy and my envy. We remain in a severe drought. But then it's usually feast or famine around here.
Way back when, I used to live in a trailer on the old 107 just past Cane Creek on the river. There was the river bank, then a flat and another bank about eight feet higher than that. One year, the river made it half way up the bank below my trailer.
And it has flooded so bad before, that the road in front of the old Brinkley Farm in Tuckaseegee was under water.
A few years ago I understand the dam at Wolf Creek almost did break; at Swiftwater class they said it was put out on the radio that the estimate was fifteen minutes to failure. Fortunately that was averted by quick action, but if it happened Wolf Lake would flood Bear Lake, which would break that dam and flood Cedar Cliff Lake, which would break that dam and send all three lakes' water down the Tuckasegee.
I'm glad to be up high.
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