Author Topic: Rain? What's rain? (Read 2769 times)

scottly · « **on:** July 14, 2012, 06:46:06 PM »

After months of no measurable precipitation, we got hammered today; 4 inches so far, and counting! During one very heavy 5 minute period, we got 1/2".

(The pic was taken later, after it had slowed down some.)

Stev-o · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2012, 06:55:40 PM »

Love the rain! We've had 2" this month, most of it this week.

scottly · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2012, 07:28:44 PM »

Just checked my rain-gauge: 4 3/8" so far, most of it in the last 12 hours!

Really? · « **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2012, 07:30:33 PM »

Had some of it roll through here about 30 minutes ago. Lost a branch on one of trees. Now I don't need to cut that branch off. I have to trim 9 trees each year.

scottly · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2012, 07:34:30 PM »

2 1/8" in the last 3 hours...

Stev-o · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2012, 07:41:47 PM »

Flooding?

scottly · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2012, 08:12:01 PM »

I haven't been down to my shop since this afternoon, but there's a good possibility some water has gotten in, thanks to the stupid lack of engineering put into the recent road work the city has done. They raised the level of the road a foot above the floor level in the shop, then cut a 24" deep trench, and put an 18" culvert in front of my door. The net result is a funnel diverting water from the road surface into my door. I tried to explain to both the city guy and the contractor how the water needed to run, and the trench, nor the culvert were necessary, and might even cause more harm than good, but they did it anyway. Maybe now they will believe me....

scottly · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2012, 08:22:08 PM »

This pic shows the "drive-way" they built leading to my shop door. I used to be able to park alongside the building, but can't now, thanks to the drainage "improvements".

This was taken before the last downpour.

jamesb · « **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2012, 09:59:12 PM »

friday we where 6 inches below average i have 350 trees to take care of at work that where planted this year and some last year.i get up friday morning to go to work at 5 in the morning to start watering them, 4 hours later the last 15 trees left it starts to down pour and rained the most part of the day.but we needed it

demon78 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 15, 2012, 03:58:16 AM »

Jesus yes we could use rain in Wiarton and the rest of Southern Ont the talking heads are stating to talk about crop losses because of lack of moisture and I know we've had to water the garden a lot this summer.
Bill the demon.

72 yellow · « **Reply #10 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:35:11 AM »

Same here in Detroit area. Dry as a bone. Grass crunches when you walk on it. Just watering the flowers.

72500john · « **Reply #11 on:** July 16, 2012, 07:41:56 PM »

was happy to get caught in a downpour on the bike coming home from work. one week of 100 + temps and several before with no rain was worth it. dang, now i gotta cut the grass. it wasn't totally dead.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #12 on:** July 16, 2012, 09:00:14 PM »

We have flash flooding here in Sierra Vista in several of the canyons below the Monument Fire last summer. Current downpour is tremendous for the past half hour here in town where i live. Can't imagine what some of the canyons look like if the much rain fell on the Huachuca mountains where the fire was...
David

scottly · « **Reply #13 on:** July 16, 2012, 10:30:45 PM »

From what I've heard on the news, all parts of AZ have gotten somewhat hammered by the rain. We got another 1" yesterday, in a short amount of time, but only a few drops today. Spent a few hours today digging some of the new road out of my front yard...

Stev-o · « **Reply #14 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:29:01 PM »

Only a few drops here today after 8 days of rainfall. Kept the temps cooler, it was odd seeing other (northern) parts of the country hotter than here.

faux fiddy · « **Reply #15 on:** July 18, 2012, 12:36:57 AM »

Quote from: 72 yellow on July 15, 2012, 09:35:11 AM

Same here in Detroit area. Dry as a bone. Grass crunches when you walk on it. Just watering the flowers.

Places near got 2" or better but traces here. Now they say there will no longer be many 10% rain's, just heat in place and accumulating into a dome.

boatsdickson · « **Reply #16 on:** July 18, 2012, 01:16:34 AM »

We didnt have any rain for over a month here in Joplin MO. Hot and dry. I had 50 miles on my upper end redo and the cycle was in pristine shape as in cleanliness. Then I got caught in a half hour downpour following the debris packed job of the MODOT ditch mowers for 10 miles. Holy crap, my chrome was something outta roadwarrior and had grass and weed clippings everywhere. Murphy was ridin with me.

Picasoo · « **Reply #17 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:11:14 AM »

Quote from: boatsdickson on July 18, 2012, 01:16:34 AM

We didnt have any rain for over a month here in Joplin MO. Hot and dry. ...

Same situation in Serbia too... what is goin' on with this weather!??

faux fiddy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:35:16 AM »

Quote from: scottly on July 14, 2012, 08:22:08 PM

This pic shows the "drive-way" they built leading to my shop door. I used to be able to park alongside the building, but can't now, thanks to the drainage "improvements". This was taken before the last downpour.

Looks kinda douchy to me.

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #19 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:14:08 AM »

Bloody jet stream. It looks like it's moving now.

Don R · « **Reply #20 on:** July 18, 2012, 09:08:37 AM »

My grass is crisp for the third summer in a row. I have in ground sprinklers in the front but I only spot water the back. We were spoiled by a few mild years, i'm thinking of putting AC in the garage so I can get something done.

JeffSTL · « **Reply #21 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:29:18 PM »

It has rained once in the past month here .25 inches about ten days ago. I've only had an inch of rain in the last two months and weeks of 100+ days. 104 right now.

Shenanigans · « **Reply #22 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:11:05 PM »

We got it good a little south of Phoenix too. This was our "street". I think I picked a good day to not ride my bike.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #23 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:37:12 PM »

Shenanigans, hope your house or apartment is higher than your street...
similar pics in this part of AZ also. What a lot of people from other areas dont understand about the AZ desert is that is typical for much of our desert in the SW because at least in SW AZ the soil has a calcium carbonate that makes the ground about a foot down like concrete for several inches to a foot. Thus, the water does not soak into the ground very fast and as a result you get the erosion and run off and flash flooding. Many of the so called rivers in AZ only have water in them after a heavy rain or during monsoon season.

demon78 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 23, 2012, 03:48:19 AM »

Still no rain here, to the south, to the north, rain but not here, the tomato forest needs water, it begins to awaken, water.
Bill the demon.

Picasoo · « **Reply #25 on:** July 24, 2012, 02:37:33 AM »

Finally rain in Serbia....

demon78 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 24, 2012, 03:20:34 AM »

Good for you Picasoo, not here yet, supposedly on Wednesday, I'm not going to gold my breath waiting.
Bill the demon.

curemode2002 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 24, 2012, 10:59:41 AM »

I feel you guys we just got a nice storm through Salt Lake City area sure has helped clear the smoke out of the air.

demon78 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 24, 2012, 11:01:45 AM »

The way the underbrush is here if we got fire we'd be shagged.
Bill the demon.

JeffSTL · « **Reply #29 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:48:16 PM »

Still not a drop here and 106 degrees currently.

72500john · « **Reply #30 on:** July 24, 2012, 07:35:31 PM »

no rain here for 5 weeks to speak of and now the trend is a good gully washer every day. go figure?the dry spell killed some stuff in the garden. but what i have replanted is doing well now.

demon78 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 25, 2012, 04:54:12 PM »

Finally a little rain, supposedly more over night.
Bill the demon.

Ewan 500K1 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 26, 2012, 01:53:59 AM »

... yesterday was the fifth day since the start of May that it didn't rain here. The moles have emigrated, the hay's flat on the ground . Mud Pies Abound ........... and you know what they say when conversations turn to talking aboot the weather

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #33 on:** August 10, 2012, 08:57:37 AM »

Well, we have finally gotten some decent rain, the best kind, nice long drizzle for the last 36 hours actually. So far 1.5" of good soaking rain and the possibility of more before the low moves off to the east. I wish the mid-west farm belt would get some, they need it more than we do.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #34 on:** August 10, 2012, 12:57:12 PM »

Problem for the farmers crops that don't have irrigation is if it passes the window where the plants/crop needs it it stunts development and yield sometimes irrepairably. Stock up on canned goods now, they will only skyrocket when yields are terrible in harvest.

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