rain, rain go away

[Only me]

We've already had over 6 inches of rain between yesterday and today and I'm in the Chicago area. We have a front going through but I guess the moisture from the hurricane is just adding more moisture. We are expecting another several inches of rain tomorrow. Our basement flooded and our roof is leaking. If we're getting this much rain so far north I can't imagine what kind of weather everyone is getting further south. I hope you are all ok.

[E_Edgerton]

That front just passed us....we had quite a bit. I hope it leaves you soon!:)

[Remudamom]

We're getting lots of rain in Kansas, we almost got an indoor pool Thursday night.

[Melissa in Australia]

oh, please, please send the rain over here.

[jacqui in mo]

We're supposed to get the rain here tonight & tomorrow. It seems to have held off during the day. Sorry about all your leaks! That's no fun. Jacqui

[Kanga]

You are all ungrateful! :001_smile: I would dance for joy at 1/2 an inch!

 

One of my dad's favorite things to do is call me and complain that his rain barrels are all full, then he casually mentions farms for sale in his town.

[Valerie in Chicago]

I hear ya hpymomof3. O'Hare closed. We went to a b-day party today where an aunt couldn't make it in because flooding closed the highway. Enough already! I know, given what's happening in Texas, that I am SUCH a wimp. Big sympathies to y'all getting smacked around by the hurricane! Hope you're doing okay!!!

[PrairieAir]

I've got a post up on my blog showing pictures of our land with all the rain and flooding. There was no school here Friday because the trailer park across the highway from the school was being evacuated (maybe into the school?)and the buses couldn't make it all the way through their routes. We're on high ground though--the entire town to our east and across the river would have to flood before it came up to the level of our house. The annual Frontier Day celebration in our small town was cancelled due to rain as well.

[Elisabeth in IL]

I heard on the news tonight that we broke the record for the most rain in one day. The previous record was from 1987. We were supposed to have Civil War Days in Lake Villa this weekend. I'm not sure if they are still camping out or if everyone decided to go home. We needed rain but not this much and more to come.

[Cathy in IL]

We are here in Chicago too. My children enjoyed splashing in several inches of water in the backyard this afternoon! I am hoping no more of it comes into the basement. Our house is an old Victorian that was built before there were sump pumps. It doesn't do well with all this rain coming so quickly.

 

I am wondering what the roads will look like in the morning and if we will make it to church or not. I'd really rather be there than here dealing with the basement.