Ohio Valley Weather Update

 As I type this, the sun is shining brightly on our old Kentucky home!!  Since my report yesterday, our rain total here is 10.8 inches.  There is no rain in the forecast until a 40% chance on Wednesday.   Yesterday afternoon, Neighbor Nick reported that the river had covered the main parking lot down at the boat ramp.  I will say it again - I am thankful for the floodwall. 

Ohio Valley Weather Update

As I type this, it isn't raining.  It's going to start soon, but for now we get a break.  As of this morning, we've had 10.6 inches of rain here at The Compound. I just checked a weather app, and luckily today's rain will be sporadic and will be light - so no heavy downpours or storms today.

The Great Lawn and Waterfront Park downtown are under water, and this caused the cancellation of Thunder Over Louisville that was scheduled for next Saturday.  

Yesterday afternoon, Diva Stacy and her beloved little dog Marley left her house that is right on the river and are staying in an Air BNB on much higher ground.  With the river cresting on Wednesday, she figures that she will have 4 or 5 feet of water in her house before it's over.

I don't think I've ever done this much continuous praying in my life.

The Monsoon Continues

 As of 8:00 tonight, we have had 8.8 inches since this whole mess started on Wednesday.  The weatherazzi says the end is in sight on Monday.  I'm not holding my breath. 

Good Thing I Can Swim

 We had another storm roll through at about 5:00 this morning.  It wasn't severe, just loud.  As of 9:30 this a.m., we have had 5.1 inches of rain so far.  Of course, more rain is coming through early Monday.  Guess I'll swim to the drugstore to pick up a prescription for the Old Man.  

We Dodged Another Bullet

 Stormageddon started rolling through here at about 9:00 last night, and didn't move out until after 1:00. It was rough here during that time, but fortunately for us, we didn't have any tornadoes near us.  I want to give the county emergency management folks a big thank you for the civil defense sirens they put up about a quarter of a mile from The Compound.  You had no trouble hearing them during the storm.

Now we get to have more less-severe storms throughout the next four days, along with a forecasted 7+ inches of rain.

Stay tuned. 

Batten Down The Hatches Again

 I am sorry to report that once again, the weatherazzi says we will have bad ass storms tonight.  They've bumped our area to the "moderate risk" area.  They said the big storm should start to move through the Ville at around 8:00 tonight and should be on through by midnight.  As if that isn't bad enough, another storm front will move through tomorrow, and it will stay right over our area until Sunday.  The weather models predict a total of about 8 inches of rain between tonight and Sunday.  As I felt on Sunday, I'm more worried about the flooding than I am the risk of tornadoes and hail.  

Stay tuned. 

I Miss You, Mom

 Today was my Sweet Mother's favorite day of the year - April Fools Day.  She would get up before I did in the morning, and be ready to get me.  Usually within two minutes of when I walked into the kitchen, she would get me.  I will attribute that to not being fully awake.  But the pranks would continue all day.  She would always catch me off guard.  She would call me at work a time or two and once again, Naive Puddin would fall for it.  

April Fool's Day hasn't been the same without my Sweet Mother.