[Jacob-list] Georgia floods

[Linda]

Try 20 inches of rain - 11 in one day. Some of the lakes rose 3 feet 
almost overnight. We're the side of a mountain, so other than minor 
erosion (my ditches held up pretty well) and mud, we were fine. If there 
had been any wind along with all that rain, we'd be dealing with alot of 
downed trees. Luckily, the winds were calm.

They say we officially are out of the drought after this last rain, but 
I sure agree with Neal. If you're trying to grow pasture or crops, you 
need the rain spread out over the year. Our yearly rainfall totals are 
getting close to normal again,  but over a third of that rain fell in a 
five day period. If we don't get a drop of rain for the rest of the 
year, we'll probably still be considered out of the drought, but we'll 
be pretty dry.

Linda


Neal and Louise Grose wrote:

> The two are not mutually exclusive. I had ducks swimming in a 

> cornfield on June 15, and that was the last time it rained until this 

> latest deluge. Thankfully, we have had rainy weather, not the 4-5 inch 

> rains down Georgia. Even so, we lost 1 cutting of hay from constant 

> rain and another from draught...all in the same summer. This may wind 

> up being my worst crop year.

>

> Neal

> North Carolina

>

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>> Good to see some email from Linda.  I hope the flooding wasn't a problem

>> where she lives.  I thought they were still having a drought!

>>

>>

>> Cathy

>> Moscow, Idaho

>> nothing happens here

>>

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