Ice In The Back Yard

We've had warmer temps here in PA for the past three days and it has caused a thaw and a breakup of the ice in the nearby creek.

It must have flooded over night.

There are huge chunks of ice at the halfway point between my house and the creek.

We've never had this happen here before.

The sound of the ice crashing into each other was crazy.

It was snapping large low hanging branches.

I have a feeling we will have some downed trees.

I just can't get over the size and thickness of this ice.

It's pouring rain now and the temp is dropping rapidly.
We are expecting freezing rain and 8 inches of snow tonight.
I can live without it for sure.
Karen

Still Raining

The water in the yard went down a bit today and then the storms came again.

 The forecast now is rain every day until next Friday.

My poor dog was so frightened by it all that I found him hiding in the basement.

While I was down there I discovered that the water was up to the basement door.

My husband dug a ditch to get the water to go another direction.

We found a couple areas in the basement where the water had come in, but were able to dry it up quickly.

It's awful out there, so I'm staying inside.

We are safe and have no storm damage and I am grateful for that.

Most of the folks in this area haven't been as lucky.

Hope all is well where you are.

karen

Be Careful What You Wish For

I wished for rain so I wouldn't need to water the garden and this is what I got.

This is a photo of my back yard taken early in the evening and the water is still rising with more rain in the forecast.

 I saw big trees and lots of debris floating past.

There was a family of ducks swimming where my lawn was a few hours before.

Here the water was about to run out over my driveway.

Here it is up to the edge of the road right past the end of my driveway.

Our air conditioner has stopped working because the drains are too full and our well water has turned to mud.

I just went out on the deck to see how close the water is to the house and it's starting to worry me.

I can hear a chainsaw in the distance.

Several of the towns near here are completely under water and people have been evacuated.

Most roads in the area were closed this evening and I suspect they still are.

Apparently the city of Dubois which is about 25 miles north of here, is in a state of emergency and there is no way in or out.

On the news I saw people there being rescued by boat.

This is so not what I was wishing for.

Hope you are all safe and dry where you are tonight.

Please send prayers our way.

karen