Kentucky floods

[TnRiver46]

These people can’t catch a break, always flooding . Hopefully they dry out quickly 

[gim]

Meanwhile, out west...

 

[TnRiver46]

Pennsylvania also had terrible flooding with something like 10 fatalities, I heard an awful tale about a family getting swept away in a car

[looking45]

20 straight days over 112° in Arizona 

[TnRiver46]

We are in a flood advisory this morning, just heard on the radio we’ve had over 1000 lightning strikes in the last half hour 

[Skunkmaster-k]

It’s AL NINO. He’s the one causing all the trouble , least that’s what the news says. 

[gim]

I'm guessing the majority of the country wouldn't mind seeing some minor flooding given what's about to happen in the next 7-10 days.  I'll be bunkered down in my basement with the AC blasting to ride this out.

 

[TnRiver46]

Eh, I’d take a drought but I’ve never seen one. Maybe it would get rid of some mold haha. I’d rather be hot and dry than hot and wet, jungle rot is real 

[gim]

10 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Eh, I’d take a drought but I’ve never seen one.

I've literally never seen a flood in 31 years living here.  Our infrastructure can handle a lot of rain (and snow melt) in a short period of time though.  Plenty of drought, especially the last few years.

 

We've largely been able to avoid the sweltering heat that the south has had this summer.  That will be changing next week, unfortunately.  #heatdome

[roadwarrior]

17 minutes ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

It’s AL NINO. He’s the one causing all the trouble , least that’s what the news says. 

The sun cycle is another important variable:

The sun is currently in the fourth year of its current solar cycle, which began in December 2019, when the surface of the star had its lowest sunspot number, known as the solar minimum, of around 1.8. The solar cycle describes the changes the star's magnetic field undergoes over an 11-year period, and scientists track it by recording sunspot activity. 

Thus far, solar cycle 25 has been more active than the relatively quiet solar cycle 24. Since December 2019, solar activity, including the number of sunspots and solar flares, has increased. The sun is heading to the next solar maximum, in 2024, when the star's polarity will reverse and many more active regions will appear.

[TnRiver46]

Mayfield, KY, which was hit by the tornado 2 years ago, had the worst flooding with nearly a foot of rain in 24 hours 

7 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I've literally never seen a flood in 31 years living here.  Our infrastructure can handle a lot of rain (and snow melt) in a short period of time though.  Plenty of drought, especially the last few years.

 

We've largely been able to avoid the sweltering heat that the south has had this summer.  That will be changing next week, unfortunately.  #heatdome

We have a 100 year flood about twice a month haha

[roadwarrior]

2019, the second 500 year flood in the last 10 years...

https://www.google.com/search?q=flooding+at+pickwick&rlz=1CAOJUW_enUS1060&oq=flooding+at+pickwick&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l4.9134j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:6ce08e41,vid:0e5c2Kokchk,st:341

[TnRiver46]

Getting crazy here, they’ve used the emergency broadcast system at least a dozen times today on the radio 

[GRiver]

I agree with @roadwarrior the world and weather are changing…….Looking back at the weather when I was a kid, the same places have a totally different weather patterns.

 Hang in there @TnRiver46 stay safe head to high ground if ya have to.

[TnRiver46]

Heck I’m just trying to cut some grass 

[TnRiver46]

Got one yard done with nothing but the weedeater haha. Lort.

[TnRiver46]

Got sun today but grass is still soggy. River is brown 

[gim]

6 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Got sun today but grass is still soggy. River is brown 

How much rain did you get there?

[TnRiver46]

This was at the airport, I’m not exactly sure how to calculate but I’m thinking that’s about 1.7 inches yesterday 

[Glenn]

Very hot and dry in my area. We've had little rain since April, which is extremely unusual.

 

I'm liking it though.

 

@TnRiver46 Stay indoors and safe!

[TnRiver46]

We are all good now, got wet grass to mow and kayaks to rent