It RAINED!!!

[Marilyn]

It actually rained last night. Not sure how much we got. Hopefully I'll find out today. It got really cloudy during our Wednesday night Bible classes and when we got out, it was lightening and a few drops were falling. Our family went to Johnny Carinos for supper and on the way there, it really started to rain. Not enough to need an umbrella getting from the car, but real rain. On the way home, it started raining harder. Not sure if it rained much during the night. Our home is pretty well insulated, and we don't really hear the rain unless it's a violent storm and coming down really hard.

I just looked outside, and the sidewalk is dry, so not sure how long it rained. But at least we got something!!!

I'm working with a man for Odessa, West Texas, this week and he was amazed how dry it is here. They've had more rain in the desert of West Texas than we have here.

[Marilyn]

Just found in our local paper, we got 0.28 inches of rain last night. Would you believe there were power outages? The rain somehow damaged a transformer box.

[DianaB]

Yay!! Hopefully this will be a break in the weather and more will be coming your way!!!

[gja1000]

GREAT!!! I know you are thrilled.

There were spotty showers all around Austin, but I didn't get any at my house. But I am so thankful that some here in Texas did get some much needed rain!!!

[pope1982]

We had such a crazy rain storm a few evenings ago, it sounded like the world was coming to an end. All of the dogs were upset... I even started getting worried! I've never heard or seen anything like that. Lately we've had a couple local tornados about 5 minutes from us.

[Marilyn]

We learned today that the rain in this area varried from 1/4 inch to 2+ inches, and there were apparently some strong winds and perhaps even a tornado. Some old trees were knocked down, and a rather large barn had it's roof lifted and dropped as a pile of rubble several yards away. Power outages in the area yet today. All we saw was thunder and lightening with the rain where we are.

Today was bright and sunny again, but we didn't need to run the sprinklers this evening.

[judy]

Hurray!!! It is so good that you got some rain.

[Marilyn]

We got another little shower Saturday night. We woke up to wet sidewalks. Not sure how much, but at least it was something!!

[gja1000]

We havent' had a drop this round

But with all the action in the caribbean right now, perhaps we will soon!

[Tiramisu]

Marilyn, glad you got rain. Have you ever noticed that when you need rain so badly - EVERY TV SHOW and MOVIE HAS RAIN IN IT!

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by Tiramisu

Marilyn, glad you got rain. Have you ever noticed that when you need rain so badly - EVERY TV SHOW and MOVIE HAS RAIN IN IT!

I hadn't really thought about it, but you are sooo right!! LOL

We got a good shower at work yesterday, not sure if we got any at home though. Lots were watering yesterday evening, so I'm guessing we didn't.

We are still way behind and have a long way to go to get out of drought conditions. Rationing is still on.

[Tiramisu]

I came home to clean my carpet while my daughter and g-kids are away and we got 102 drops! Yes, everytime I see rain, I call my hubby and tell him it's raining 88 drops or 24 drops! I'm certifiable, but every drop counts!

[Blueyes]

We got a little rain this afternoon, too!! Also had some nice rumbly thunder!!

[DianaB]

We had a really bad storm last night about 3:30. Lightning was everywhere. I don't know how much rain we got but it sounded like it poured.

We have a 90% chance of rain today with a 70% chance tonight. The ones tonight are suppose to be severe again. I'm ready for some sunshine!!! It's been cloudy for the last few days.

I wish that I could send this rain to Texas. We've got enough right now.

[DianaB]

Here is our forecast for tonight......

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH A POWERFUL UPPER DISTURBANCE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS TONIGHT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE SEVERE. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF TORNADO THREAT THROUGH AROUND 10 PM FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA. OVERNIGHT STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE HIGH RAINFALL RATES WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

It doesn't sound very good, does it? We have heard thunder ALL DAY LONG. No kidding. The storms have gone around us but still we could hear the thunder. We now have a storm that's building right to the west of us so I'm keeping an eye on the weather..........................again. I think that I'm going to go and move my flowers back onto the porch and put my 4-wheeler in the garage. Just in case........