I practically thrive on weather hype. I’m a big fan of watching the weather report. I have the websites for NOAA, Doppler East, Weather Channel, Weatherbug, and Storm Chasers all in my browser favorites. So suffice it to say that I am aware of the weather forecasts.
When forecasters started talking about the rain we would get from the Ernesto leftovers, most were very generous about the hype of being prepared for the worst. My being prepared included making sure I had enough dog food and a case of drinking water (we’re on a well, so when we lose power we also lose water service).
As the rains started, I kept thinking that it was just the beginning. Oddly, I was right. It rained… and it kept raining all through Friday. And it rained some more on Friday night, and the football game was cancelled. It rained some more on Saturday. More like a light mist of a rain.
When I left for Zach’s wedding, it was still raining. When we got there (Gettysburg), it was still raining… but again the mist sort of thing. After the wedding, it was still raining. When we got to the reception – guess what? Yep, it was still raining.
But when we got out of the reception, it wasn’t raining anymore.
All in all, we got a lot of rain. There was no major flooding here as the rain was steady but not heavy. The river looks more like a river now, instead of a wading pond, and the green junk that was growing on it is washed away.
Further east, nearer the bay, they got a lot more rain and wind,though. I hope everyone there is okay. We’re doing fine here.