Well, it's raining. Not a nice, slow steady rain. Not a light sprinkle. HEAVY, BIG, FAT DROPS. SHEETS OF WATER ARE FALLING FROM THE SKY. We are--and it's predicted will be--under a flash flood warning until WHO KNOWS WHEN. It's crazy....crazy I tell you!!
This is what www.weather.com has to say about the flooding in Gillespie County [which for those of you who do not know is where Fredericksburg is located]:
Flood Warning Update
625 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PEDERNALES RIVER AT FREDERICKSBURG. * AT 6AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 29.0 FEET...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING INUNDATES SECONDARY ROADS AND BRIDGES FROM THE HEADWATERS ABOVE HARPER TO BELOW STONEWALL - FENCES AND SIGNS ARE DESTROYED IN LBJ NATIONAL PARK AT STONEWALL AS FLOW IS WELL INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN AND MANY FEET OVER THE PARK ROAD 49 BRIDGE. &&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM LST LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
I'm okay....well except for the water that's coming in under my patio door, SOAKING my boxes of books that were happily hanging out waiting for transport to storage. Are we all just SOOOO excited about May showers?!?!?!?!?
:I SHEZ
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