Water, water, everywhere!!

[RSKY]

Raining once again in Western Kentucky. Ground is completely saturated, every drop trying to run off, can't soak in. Drove three miles to Lowes this afternoon. Every creek, ditch, gully, and pond is full and running over. I am so glad to live on high ground. Even so my front and back yards are full of water.

And it's supposed to rain nonstop for the next two days.

Farmers had six different crop dusters flying in our county this week. Trying to make up time for not being able to get in the fields. They flew from before daylight to after dark. Hope everyone else is having better weather.

RSKY

 

[Birdhunter1]

I live about 40 miles north of Cape Girardeau, MO and 10 miles from the Mississippi river up in the hills. Like you we got alot of rain, though not near as much as you all I think. All the lowlands are full of water, the river nearby is almost record level in Murphysboro, IL. I feel sorry or them folks near Poplar Bluff and in that region, every storm in the last two weeks went right over them then either north towards us or south and west towards you all. Right where I live the storm mostly went either just south or just north, not any damage at my farm but in one week I recorded about 15" of rain.

Lots of damage and the Big Muddy River through Murphysboro and downstream will most likely be high all summer. North of here I have heard the major creeks are well out of their banks and the water simply isn't moving in their main channels. The Big Muddy really doesn't have much current either as it has no where to go. I really don't think when or if the Corps blows that Birds Point Levee it will do much in terms of river height.