Posted: January-06-2009 at 9:20pm | IP Logged	Tweet

Man, have we not received a good bit of rain around the region? I know over the last couple of years we've been in somewhat of drought conditions, and it's good we're getting rainfall. But we're about to get too much rain.

On local TV weather tonight it was reported that a new all-time 24 hour precipation record was set at Tri-Cities Regional Airport with a little over two inches of rain measured. It literally rained all during the night last night and all day on Tuesday. It's still raining steady here at 12:19 a.m.

I guess the ground is saturated, because I've had a little water back up through the drain in my basement. I just hope the rain slacks off. Getting too much rain is just as bad as not getting any rain, at least that's how I look at it. It's not good when flooding occurs, and I saw on local TV that many parts of the region is under a flash flood watch.

Posted: January-07-2009 at 4:15am | IP Logged	Tweet

It was getting bad around here around midnight. Josh left here about that time when they paged out the fire department to help move 2 families out on Stoney creek last night.  Moved what they could to higher ground.

When they went in, the water in one place was about 3 inches deep,  when they came out it was up on the bottom of the doors on the fire department truck he drove.  He said the rumbling and roaring of Stoney Creek was getting louder and louder while they worked.  They all were thinking about that July night when the raging water came down from the mountain and took a life.

When he returned home this morning he said Stoney Creek was rising pretty quick. Cove creek was also coming up fast. Two set of tiles below us was clogging up and turning water out into in road when he came in.

No school here today.

Posted: January-07-2009 at 12:45pm | IP Logged	Tweet

Went to help my cousin move his cattle earlier out of the field next to the creek. It was beginning to get in the field when we got there. We moved 20 head of cattle, 7 or 8 was small calves. He was afraid the calves would get to close to the banks and be swept away.

It has been sleeting and flurring off and on since about 12. Hard gusting winds made the sleet sound like BB'S hitting the house. At least the wind is drying the ground out now.

Posted: January-07-2009 at 3:14pm | IP Logged	Tweet

I sure was glad to see the rain stop, because as I'd previously mentioned, I had a little water seeping up through the drain in my basement.

Whew, the wind today was unreal. From midday on the temperatures steadily dropped. About 3 p.m. it began sleeting little ice pellets. It was wild looking out on the deck and seeing the ice pellets bouncing.

It will be interesting overnight and into tomorrow morning to see if we receive snowfall.

Posted: January-07-2009 at 3:20pm | IP Logged	Tweet

Brrrrrrrrrrrrr, Mark Reynolds on WJHL TV 11 just said next week temperatures in single digits, and also chance of snow.

It's well documented I don't like COLD weather. Snow, I could really care less. I will say, I still like getting out driving and sliding around in the snow ... like me and my buddies did back when we were younger.

I just wish it could snow and be 50 degrees or so, and not have to be freezing.

Hey "WOO-WOO," "SpeedRacer" and "susieqtoo" I know y'all must be cooking something good for supper tonight. Myself, I've just finished off a couple of microwavable dinners. And really, they're actually pretty good. And to top it off, I'm fixing to eat a piece of rum cake my neighbor made. I love her rum cake, it's yummy good.

Posted: January-07-2009 at 5:44pm | IP Logged	Tweet

Local TV news/weather reported that a little over three inches of rainfall was recorded at Tri-Cities Regional Airport at the National Weather Center.

I saw where the Northeast U.S. received a good bit of ice.

I put some trash outside a few minutes ago and whoa, the wind is still blowing like crazy.

Posted: January-07-2009 at 5:47pm | IP Logged	Tweet

You can click the following link to see what the National Weather Service is predicting:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Johnson+City&state=TN&site=MRX&textField1=36.3314&textField2=-82.3687&e=0

Posted: January-07-2009 at 6:42pm | IP Logged	Tweet

No big supper here tonight RW!! Had BLT's!!! Tomorrow planning on making a pot of beef-vegetable soup.Had to do a little running today with this knee and didn't feel like stand long this evening.  Got to get out of the big leg brace yesterday. Have a bendable knee brace with side stabilizers on now.

Had big fat snow flakes hitting the storm door just a little while ago. Wind was gusting. Deck and vehicles were white in no time.  Just wish the wind would quit. Seen were that had a hard gust up SpeedRacer's way today. Hope Lynn didn't end up in the next county!!