AT LEAST IT IS NOT SNOW .... YET !!

Parts of the state of Arkansas are starting to feel the effects of the massive cold front coming down from our neighbors in the "Great White North". [Ah ... that's CANADA.]  I'm not sure if the snow/sleet associated with the cold front will make it to the central part of the state, but right now, such conditions might seem like an improvement from all the rain we have had in the past 36 hours or so.

Since Saturday night, the weather radar screens have been almost a solid green, if only dissected with the color yellow, indicating heavier rain.  This morning, the white & pink colors on radar now include the emergence of snow & sleet, respectively, into our forecast.

For the month of November, Arkansas received an all time record of over 14 inches of rain. December is not starting any better.  With the ground saturated with H2O from last month, the six or more inches of rain we have received since Saturday night has had no place to go.  The net result is all the streams & rivers are full, with many over their banks & flooding.  That's happening -- AGAIN -- on my property.

From my back lot, the photo above shows the culverts which act as one of the "bridges" across my creek, are once again under the flooding H2O.  Not quite as bad as two weeks ago, but still a mess.  Even after the H2O recedes -- usually in 24 hours or less -- the ground takes a long time to dry out.  Think mud on shoes/boots & cat paws.

The back lot has plenty of H2O on it & since the creek is full, the drainage is slow.  Another bridge -- this one NOT under H2O -- is in the upper left corner of the above photo, along with a pile of leaves & debris (look closely), which were removed just recently from the last rain.

And obviously, as shown above, the fire pit will not be hosting any fires for a few days at least.

One thing to be thankful for: if the temperatures had been in the low 30's or below, all this rain would have equaled about three feet of snow.  No thanks !!  I've lived through that many times in upstate New York & it is something I can do without !!