Posted on 05/02/2010 4:00:14 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
Prayers for those with flooding.
I’m in Huntsville, AL and we’ve been told since Friday night that we are supposed to get lots of rain but so far not a drop. Its been staying to the west and north of here.
We were under a tornado watch for part of yesterday and may end up being under one today.
Prayers for all affected.
It all kinda spawned in East Texas... all within about 20 miles of my house... and I haven’t had a drop since this pattern started 2-3 days ago.
My daughter is at the horseshow at Brownland. They evacuated her horse this morning. Her tack trunk is gone, and we fear also the 3-horse gooseneck. 5 ft of water on the showgrounds. We are so worried about her.
I know you are anxious! May God protect your daughter.
Its suppose to get here to SE TN tonight...
Its been a lovely sunny day so far...
But unusually humid...
Thank you! It’s my understanding there are still horses trapped at the showgrounds. Since I-24 is closed, don’t know if my daughter could get home, anyway.
A spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, District 3 office, said on the radio about 30 minutes ago that they were having to evacuate the Transportation Management Center in Nashville. This is the location where all of the traffic cameras are located. It is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That was a critical communications link for the community.
The national guard is being mobilized as well.
I spent a part of my engineering career in storm water management at the local level. Everyone complained about our requirements for storm water retention areas for new development. Now they know why those basins are needed.
I'm waiting for it in the Chattanooga area. We had a good chance of getting some rain yesterday evening, but the rainfall avoided Hamilton country as it moved north and east last night. Looks like it may get here today. As slow moving as this one is, it'll probably dump a good amount of rain in this area over the next couple of days just as it has in the Memphis-Jackson-Nashville corridor.
I hope that things dry out a bit in the flooded areas today. This is a mess.
New article...
Do you live near here ???
Flooding forecast for Chickamauga Creek
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/may/02/flooding-forecast-chickamauga-creek/?breakingnews
I was hoping for at least a shower yesterday evening - I put weed-n-feed on the front lawn Thursday and it really needs to be watered in a day or two later.
Looks like we'll be seeing more than a shower though.
Seems like my yard watering desires are pretty irrelevant compared to the mess going on around Nashville and the center-west of the state.
RIP.
The front will finally push through the TN valley tonite. The mid-state has received between 8-14 inches of rain and it all draining to Nashville. It’s a big deal.
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