ABUNDANT RAIN!

Well, perhaps an ARK might have come in handy for a few of you. Many low-lying bridges and overpasses became impassable throughout our area as copious amounts of H2O fell from the sky. A strong area of Low pressure, passing nearly directly overhead was the guilty culprit. Even after most of the precipitation in association with the parent cold front dwindled down late last night, the spin of Low was strong enough to kick up an impressive storm that passed through the River Valley several hours later, containing small hail and some brief gusty winds. This was insult to injury as more rain fell on an already saturated ground.

January was light in the rainfall department across our towns... definitely not the case for February! We look to end the month well above average. Here's a fleeting thought in the "what if?" category for all of you snow fans: At a stock ten to one ratio of snow to rain, that is ten inches of snow melting down to one inch of rain, some of us would have had nearly three feet! ;)

Posted by Ted Zarras at 7:24 PM