Floodin' Down in Texas
6/27/07 - 4th Day - Early, Early, Morning.
The rainy season just hasn't stopped. Chris W. and I headed back to the panhandle on the 2nd day to pick up another load from my old house, and we returned home yesterday afternoon. While we were gone our land received another 3/4" of rain, bringing the 1 week total to well over 2.5 inches. The prognosticators were calling for more rain in the evening and early morning, so we expected some last night. We got a bit of a downpour as we were going to sleep last night, then the faucet was turned on early this morning. I believe we are sitting close to about 2 inches so far this morning, but that is just an estimate based on the radar and not because I can see the rain gauge, which I cannot. That would bring our total since Thursday morning up to about 5 inches, which itself would be about 1.5" above our average for the whole month of June. I was mentioning to Danielle that this is a complete change from being in the drought last year. The rain is great for the gardens and for the land, but the catchwaters are long-since full, and so are the ponds, creeks and area lakes. I suspect there will be more major flooding in the low-lying areas, and I pray that no one is killed. In Texas, when it rains, people die. That's just the way it goes. So far we have been spared any real bad damage here, though I heard from Kris Ante on the radio last night that her root cellar was flooding again.
As Chris and I were driving to Smyer, we saw that most of the creeks and rivers west of Coleman, Tx. were already swollen beyond their banks. Down about a mile or so from here, close to the county line where Mud Creek crosses the road, we noticed that old Mud Creek (which was dry only 4 months ago) was pretty high and getting within a foot of overflowing the road. I bet it is close to flood stage right now... it would be interesting to see.
Elder David and I have been on storm watch most of the night, so I suspect I will be sleepy and staying in bed a good part of the morning when the rains stop.
I'll try to post an update and some pics (DV) when daylight comes.
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
The rainy season just hasn't stopped. Chris W. and I headed back to the panhandle on the 2nd day to pick up another load from my old house, and we returned home yesterday afternoon. While we were gone our land received another 3/4" of rain, bringing the 1 week total to well over 2.5 inches. The prognosticators were calling for more rain in the evening and early morning, so we expected some last night. We got a bit of a downpour as we were going to sleep last night, then the faucet was turned on early this morning. I believe we are sitting close to about 2 inches so far this morning, but that is just an estimate based on the radar and not because I can see the rain gauge, which I cannot. That would bring our total since Thursday morning up to about 5 inches, which itself would be about 1.5" above our average for the whole month of June. I was mentioning to Danielle that this is a complete change from being in the drought last year. The rain is great for the gardens and for the land, but the catchwaters are long-since full, and so are the ponds, creeks and area lakes. I suspect there will be more major flooding in the low-lying areas, and I pray that no one is killed. In Texas, when it rains, people die. That's just the way it goes. So far we have been spared any real bad damage here, though I heard from Kris Ante on the radio last night that her root cellar was flooding again.
As Chris and I were driving to Smyer, we saw that most of the creeks and rivers west of Coleman, Tx. were already swollen beyond their banks. Down about a mile or so from here, close to the county line where Mud Creek crosses the road, we noticed that old Mud Creek (which was dry only 4 months ago) was pretty high and getting within a foot of overflowing the road. I bet it is close to flood stage right now... it would be interesting to see.
Elder David and I have been on storm watch most of the night, so I suspect I will be sleepy and staying in bed a good part of the morning when the rains stop.
I'll try to post an update and some pics (DV) when daylight comes.
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
posted by Michael Bunker at 6/27/2007 02:41:00 AM
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Many Thanks to you and Elder David for staying up and keeping all of us here on the land informed of the weather. We greatly appreciate your sacrifice of sleep to keep us all aware of the weather conditions. Thanks again, The Antes
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