Is that rain I hear? Of course it is. Every day. All day. This whole month just about. The month of February in our area averages about 3.19" of rain per year. As of 2/22/19, we have had 7" and it hasn't quit yet nor does it show any signs of quitting. If I was blogging every day about weather, I could write. It rained. I got wet. Wet, rinse, repeat. It's ridiculous. I went to bed with pouring rain and woke up with pouring rain. I thought to myself "how are we not having flooding". Went on Facebook and local weather channel predicts flooding today. I am talking it is flat out putting down the rain.
The National Weather Service said yesterday that we were under a flood watch until 7:00 a.m. today. Okay, here is a question for you. If you are under a flood watch until this morning and it is raining harder today and not predicted to let up but to actually get worse, would you not be under a flood watch all day?
On top of the hard rain all morning, the weather also shared the lovely, wonderful news that as this weather pattern moves out this afternoon, a worse one is behind it with even MORE rain, strong wind and thunderstorms. She said, "This is not a day you want to be away from weather updates." Oh joy! Please pray that we get some relief soon. It has been doing this for most of January and what feels like all of February.
The local newspaper reported this yesterday "And even more rain is likely in Knoxville on Saturday, Eisentrout said, meaning the possibility for nine straight days of measurable rainfall. "
My response to all this gloom and doom knowing I have to go out in it to work.....
