Can you say rain, rain and more rain? The past 24 hours have been wet here in good ole' N.C. Our area has been graced with the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay which has inundated us with more than 8 inches of rain. The storms were most aggressive last night bringing tornado and flood warnings/watches. The lighting and thunder were intense! This morning we woke to reports of more than 12 thousand people without power and multiple road closures due to flooding. In fact, just down the street from our house a major road was closed due to the flooding of a nearby creek. The large nature preserve in front of our house is completely flooded. I've never seen the water so high! Taylor's new school also flooded and all the kids had to start classes in the Gym this morning. Poor kids! I don't know why they didn't just cancel school for the day.
Fortunately, our house and cars have gone untouched and we remain above water. Some of the neighborhoods around us have not been so lucky. The worst part is the forecast is calling for more rain tonight. They are also worrying about the rain we might see if the remnants of Gustav make way into our area. We can only wait and see what happens.
This house is in the neighborhood just down the street from us.
This is a shot of one of the many flooded streets in Charlotte.
1 comment:
Wow....Lots of water. I didn't have quite that much in mine, although the river continues to run through the back yard. Great pictures. Love the blog. Alicia, start writing a book. Natalie Goldber, author of "Writing Down the Bones" writes that to begin writing a book, start with just writing/journaling at least 3 pages each day. Get busy. I know you don't have enough to do. Taylor looks so cute in her outfits. Growing up tooooooooo fast. Love you all.
See you Saturday am.
Mom/Nana
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