Too Much Rain??

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

We have had almost our total yearly rain through today (32 inches). Trouble is the NOAA weathercast indicates a possible 15 inches more by next Tuesday. Two of my friends live below two other of my friends earthen dams that have 3-4 acre lakes behind them. If they break - Katie Bar The Door.

[oldgaredneck]

Definitely a crazy year for weather! Here in Georgia we have not had any significant rainfall in almost two months! Extreme drought conditions....
We have the soaker hoses in the garden, but it is not the same as a good rainfall. Prayers for you and yours that your rain will move east soon!

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

After we are done with it you are welcome to have it. In Texas WE NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT RAINY DAYS - NEVER.

I think the weather patterns decide that if we are getting the heavy rains in spring and summer that you all will be dry. We are in the San Antonio area.

[Rick]

...and here in Roane county WV, also.

Not quite to drought here, but our hand dug well is rationing the water it gives us ( we are hauling it up our road to a garden. The ground is dusty, and full of cracks.

Rick

[tinknal]

Years ago read a quote from an old Texan. He said "we pray for rain 90% of the time. The other 10% we pray for it to quit."


At the time I thought that if you just reversed the numbers that quote would be perfect for Minnesota in the summer.

[Txsteader]

I was just reading in the morning paper that there were several deaths due to the heavy rains you guys got yesterday. I was watching radar yesterday (I'm on the coast) and noticed the rains didn't move for hours!
Hope all is well with you.

[Cyngbaeld]

Don't know whether to build the ark or dig more ditches! About to wash away here.

[Rowdy]

I got 3.75 inches in about three hours the other day. That brings the total for my hacienda up to 19.50 for the year, and Jones County only gets 25 inches a year!

I've watched several crops of hay get cut then get rained on down the road, all the wheat has turned, or is just about there, the combines are lined up ready to go, but its too wet, and supposed to rain even more...

But the lakes are starting to fill back up, finally. There are several around here that have been almost complete dry for several years (Lake Sweetwater, JB Thomas, etc.) The paddock I planted with Turner Seed's Sandy Land mix is starting to look like a jungle, and I should be able to turn the goats onto it around midsummers day. I've had a hard time keeping the electric fence trimmed, good thing a have a good, hot charger.

It's been a cool, wet, wet spring here. It's hurting some, helping others, but at least we might have enough water for another summer.

[Trixie]

Our garden here in Central TExas looks like a lake. While it is getting on my nerves a little - need some sunshine I am trying really hard not to even have one negative thought.

When I see the dry hills around here just green with grass in June almost, and the ponds so full and clean, I am glad. The wildflowers just make my heart sing.

So what if my mustard seeds all washed to the end of the garden, they are growing just fine in that clump there.

[Windy in Kansas]

In May alone we have had 43% of our normal annual rainfall amount.

The Arkansas Riverbed has been a sight to behold as it rarely has more stream to it than 15 or so feet wide and only a couple of feet deep. To see it 1000+ feet wide and within a few feet of the bottom of the bridge is a little scary since it is within a dike holding back flooding. It has been nearly filled twice in the last two weeks with no time for the dikes to dry out in between.

I really need to move some more items to my farm in case we do eventually have a breach.