been the same here. not even a shower in 28 days. at least i dont need to mow. all i got left growing is watermelon, squash and some late season turnips. harvested all of my hazels this morning. damned crows were starting to take them. i dont know what they do with them as they’re too big for them to swallow. maybe they’re bartering with the squirrels. 
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Crows and magpies always figure something out. They are known to use us or rather our cars as nutcrackers. Or they copy other birds and shove the nuts into crevices in trees and peck at them. I wouldn’t be surprised if they pretended to misplace their nuts until some naive rodent opened them, to then take back what’s theirs by extorsion/bullying.
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Is it mushroom weather in France, yet? I’ve found two (2!!!) tiny parasols 10 days after flood weather…
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They are pretty smart. i have about a dozen of them that always hang out in my big spruces and pines. they constantly caw at me when I’m outside as they think they own my yard. my hazels have thick shells so it’s going to take quite a bit of pressure to crack them. why i made the comment about the squirrels.
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They can also remember faces and describe them to other crows. And hold grudges. Whatever they do, always be nice to crows and ravens…
For the month we’ve had 1.94 inches, but 1.4 inches of that came in one storm. Month seems a lot drier than what the data shows. I think because it has been so sunny and warm. Running +2.5F above norm for the month.
Low 40Fs this morning with lots of mid 30Fs just to the east. Time of the year one doesn’t really need AC or heat. Sitting at 70F right now.
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probably why they yell at me. a few years ago they destroyed some of my honeyberry bushes by landing in the middle of them. in retaliation i shot one of them and left him on the lawn for the others to see. worked well for about a year then they slowly started to come back. they clear out pretty quick as soon as i open the door.
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temp wise its been fairly normal just very dry. i checked the noaa stats and we are near 6in. deficit for the year so far. farmers are loving it right now as their spuds are coming up nice and clean. when put away wet with dirt sticking to them they can rot more easily.
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I hope all this rain in the forecast comes through for us. We’re in a level 2 drought right now.
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Not a fan of this. These right hook storms have a habit of cutting inland short of where they predict. Do not like being on the edge of the cone.
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No rain predicted, but we just got 1/2" of rain from this storm.
Still not enough rain to wet all the dust.
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Here’s hoping the local meteorologist’s predictions do not pan out. In northeast Tennessee we’re a good distance from the coast, yet can still be greatly impacted by hurricanes. Hopefully those closer to ground zero come through unscathed as well!
We are expecting several rounds of rain in the region through Friday. Rainfall will likely be heavy at times and localized flooding will likely develop in the Tri-Cities region.
The outlook is more severe for the North Carolina mountains. Areas that are not typically impacted by floodwaters may flood. Numerous landslides are possible in areas of steep terrain. Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected due to the interaction of tropical moisture along a stationary front, followed by the passage of Helene. Storm total rainfall of 6-10 inches with locally higher amounts is expected along the entire length of the northern Blue Ridge with widespread 5-8 inches expected across the remainder of the mountains. This has the potential to be a rare event with significant and damaging flash-flooding along numerous streams in the North Carolina mountains, and possibly Tennessee mountains. We will be monitoring the rivers and stream that come from North Carolina for flooding as well.
Periods of rain along with scattered thunderstorms today. Rainfall totals of 1.0" to 3.0" are likely many areas through tonight. Localized flooding may develop. Highs in the 70s to near 80 today through the weekend.
Occasional rain, heavy at times is forecast tonight and Thursday. We may see some breaks in the rain in the Tri-Cities area Thursday night as down-sloping winds increase.
We are monitoring Helene moving toward the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Helene is forecast to make landfall in Florida late Thursday then race northward into our region Friday. While it will weaken to a tropical storm or tropical depression before arriving, gusty winds and heavy rainfall are likely, especially in the TN/NC mountains.
Total rainfall of 2.5 to 5.5" is likely over much of the region through midday Friday. 5 to 8" appears likely in the Tennessee mountains with 6-10" North Carolina mountains (with locally heavier amounts likely).
Winds will increase area-wide Thursday night into Friday morning. Gusts near 40 mph are likely in the Tri-Cities area. Gusts over 50 mph are likely in the mountains. Trees and power lines will be prone to blown down in the saturated soils.
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That trajectory is so odd - hooking west at 35N when it should going east with the westerly
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its basically stalling over western K.Y. not going to be good for them.
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That’s pretty bad obviously, but I’m noticing that the highest storm surge category is confined within a less populated part of the coastline. Hopefully the smaller towns will make it through OK.
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Hurricane Helene could produce an UNSURVIVABLE storm surge around Apalachee Bay, Florida arriving as early as tonight!
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Rain, I love it! And so do my plants and trees! Finally!!!
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BULLETIN
Hurricane Helene Intermediate Advisory Number 12A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092024
700 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024
…HELENE BECOMES A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE WITH SIGNIFICANT
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING EXPECTED BEFORE LANDFALL IN FLORIDA…
…PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION…
SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT…1200 UTC…INFORMATION
LOCATION…24.5N 85.9W
ABOUT 320 MI…515 KM SW OF TAMPA FLORIDA
ABOUT 365 MI…585 KM S OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…100 MPH…155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 12 MPH…19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…960 MB…28.35 INCHES
Helene is east of model track…
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