Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
Eric over on Clubis says:
“Monday morning brought with it a deluge of ideas and (more pertinently) of water. The New England torrents hit us hard and close. The river just by our house rose several feet and flooded our road, which forced emergency personal to issue a mandatory evacuation of our area.”
He also got a glimpse of a rather fetching young lady … *cough* … but that’s another story. ;o)
I hate to tell him this — and frankly, I hate to think about it too, but we have flood warnings again … here’s what the Emergency Weather Service sent me tonight:
MORE HEAVY RAIN FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN ME AND NORTHERN.CNTL & SE NH FRIDAY.
330 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006
FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRI MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN ME.CNTL NEW HAMPSHIRE NORTHERN NH & SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS.IN WESTERN ME. - OXFORD.FRANKLIN.CNTL & S. SOMERSET.YORK. AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES. IN CNTL NH.BELKNAP. MERRIMACK.STRAFFORD & SULLIVAN COUNTIES. IN N. NEW HAMPSHIRE. COOS.GRAFTON & CARROLL COUNTIES. IN SOUTHEAST NH.ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
* FROM FRI MORNING THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT
* LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE NORTH.PASSING WEST OF THE REGION FRIDAY. THE RAIN SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SO. TO NO. LATE TONIGHT & FRIDAY. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY.BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER IN THE DAY FRI & FRI NIGHT.
* AT THIS TIME.BETWEEN ONE & TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THIS MUCH RAIN FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT IN SHARP RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS.POSSIBLY PUSHING THEM OVER THEIR BANKS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS & BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
So … it ain’t over - ’til it’s over. 0.o
May 19th, 2006 at 6:30 am
Moof,
Wow, I think enough is enough. I am so sorry you all are still dealing with that up there. Have you been affected?
On a less serious note, I LOVE this cartoon!!!! It actually made me laugh out loud this morning. Thanks for making my day! :)
May 19th, 2006 at 9:47 am
Hey Pattie! Thanks for dropping in! :o)
Well, our basement is wet! *LOL* But it’s a dirt basement, and part of an ancient stone foundation … so, it’s gonna be wet even when we’re in a darn drought!
But Eric - my little buddy over at Clubis - stands a chance of being evacuated again, methinks. There’s still a town (Newmarket) between here and my husband’s work that is impassable, however I believe that the residents are no longer completely water-locked.
Pain in the posterior … *rolls eyes*
Nothing like what our friend Dr. Hebert went through though. If it weren’t for thinking about Katrina, we’d all be feeling mighty sorry for ourselves right now.
May 19th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Wow Moof, so much rain. Wish you could send some of it our way. Its so hot in Chennai right now! A few clouds gathered in the evening but were gone in a few minutes.
Does it usually rain at your place at this time of the year? Here we are going through a hot summer.
May 19th, 2006 at 2:14 pm
On the other hand, it is bright and warm out here. But, seriously I have read about the plight in your part of the world. The problem with weather is you can do nothing about it. Thanks for visiting my blog, by the way, and please come back any time, as I will here.
May 19th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
OrthoDoc! Thank you for visiting! My dear - I would gladly share the rain and cold temperatures with you!
About the rain - this is our springtime, and we usually get rain April … which here in the NorthEast, if before we have leaves on the trees … and we even occasionally still have snow. However, by mid May, things are turning green, and the sun usually begins to shine and warm up our poor cold bones! ;o)
We’ve had some c-c-c-cold springs in the last few years …
Ian … thank you visiting me and leaving a comment! And sir, you’re very right - we are not able to control the weather! More’s the pity! If we were, it would be bright sunshine, in the 80’s … nary a cloud i the sky! *LOL*
You can count on my frequent visits to your blog, which I enjoy tremendously. I have you blogrolled, and am following your RSS through Bloglines.
And you, of course, are welcome to my humble blog any time! :o)
May 20th, 2006 at 1:02 pm
Yikes–now that’s a lot of rain! ryc: thanks for the encouragement!!!