Water

What a morning! We had almost 3 inches of rain this morning between 8 and 10. It rained hard and it blew hard. Thank goodness we didn't have any damage. Can't say that about some of the neighbors. One had a big tree down, just barely missing their house. Trees were down all over the area. For the first time that I can remember in the almost 20 years we have lived here on the hill, our driveway flooded. There have been times when water might have covered the drive but nothing like this morning.

There are little pieces of leaves plastered all over the west side of the house, but there were only a couple of small branches in the yard. Water was blown under our dining room door and the garage had quite a bit of water. All in all, we were very lucky again.

When I left for town, I got as far as what we call Mile Branch and couldn't go any farther. The branch was flowing over the road and a car had been floated off the road. There was a fire truck and police there. Stupid people were still driving up to where the water was. I stopped at the top of the hill, turned around and found another way in. If I had been 30 minutes earlier I imagine the route I took would have had places under water.

There was no power anywhere in town. We all just sat at the library and visited until we all decided to just go back home. By that time Mile Branch had receded and I didn't have any problems getting home. A very interesting morning to say the least. Now the sun is out and it is a beautiful afternoon. What crazy weather!