It started Christmas Day 2010 and it's been going on for nine months now–this is the craziest weather year I ever remember. In Chattanooga:
- We had our first ever White Christmas.
- Multiple super cell tornados in April crushed a path of destruction…and sometimes death–in our corner of the world and the entire Southeast.
- An early Summer heatwave, a beginning of record breaking temps.
- August marked the driest month on record…ever.
- And today, two weather records were broken: the airport is citing 8.16" rainfall (so far, it's still raining), the most rainfall on any September 5 (obliterating the previous record of a paltry 1.84" in 1959); and today's rainfall total is also setting a new all time 24-hour record; the previous record, more than 100 years old, was 7.61" on March 29-30, 1886 (source: WTVC-TV News Channel 9)
Wolftever Creek winds its way near our neighborhood, and it typically overflows its banks during a heavy rain. Below, I captured some cell shots around 9:30 this morning then again around 5:30. I can't imagine what it'll look like tomorrow after rains have continued throughout the evening…. Forgive the poor quality in some; I was shooting through glass at times.
This road is the first to go in our neighborhood; as soon as the creek rises, you need a boat to get across….
On the left, the cement picnic table is the marker; on the right, it's hidden under water. The trees on the left and right mark an approximate boundary.
In the left shot, the water has barely left its banks; on the right, it's 25 yards in front of the treeline….
Anybody not see this on Gunbarrel Road today (lifted from the Times Free Press Facebook page)??
How are things in your neck of the wood? Everybody okay out there??
Stay safe, Robin. My sorority big sis lives there and she says it’s terrible.
xoxo
Wow! I hadn’t seen that picture. We braved the rain early yesterday morning to run a few errands out on Gunbarrel. I can’t believe it looked like that just a short time later. Oh my.
We’ve had crazy weather this year too –
Everyone else had heat heat heat all summer long except for us (and finally this week we’ve got high 90°s – it took all summer but we finally have it).
Too bad Texas didn’t get a little bit of your rain!
Such crazy weather! Wow to all your photos!
Who knows what’s next? Hang on tight!
I can’t imagine that much water at one time. Then again, I live in Texas and we haven’t had any rain, except for a sputter here and there. So, yes, we’re ok. Until we run out of water. =)