Well, we don't know what today's widespread rain is worth.
But let's go ahead and call it a Billion $$ rain even if we don't know what we are talking about. Just think:
* Big $$ amounts saved on water bills because so many people can stop watering for at least a week
* Much less $$ loss in timber fires
* Resevoirs replenished
* Late crops saved
In addition to all that, this rain may help prevent another less-than-perfect autumn color season. When it is real dry this late in the year, a lot of the trees will simply go from green to brownout.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon, rain had diminished greatly in NW Alabama from about Birmingham to the west and northwest. Widespread rain continued from NE Alabama down through the central part of the state into SW Alabama. It was moderate to heavy. Not much lighting except over SW Alabama.
More showers were trying to develop over parts of North Mississippi and West Tennessee close to the cold front that will bring us some great weather over the next several days.
ALABAMA RAINFALL SO FAR TODAY
1.34 inches at Riverchase (33/40 Weather Office)
1.60 at Brilliant
1.33 at Hackleburg (the hometown of Sonny James)
0.84 at Alabaster
2.00 at Fayette
3.30 at Winfield (near)
1.25 at Maylene/Alabaster
1.11 at Helena
0.79 at Sterrett
0.66 at Birmingham Airport (through 3 PM)
1.39 at Jemison (North Chilton County)
0.81 in NE Trussvile
Nice cool 66 degrees atop Mt. Cheaha at 4 pm!
But let's go ahead and call it a Billion $$ rain even if we don't know what we are talking about. Just think:
* Big $$ amounts saved on water bills because so many people can stop watering for at least a week
* Much less $$ loss in timber fires
* Resevoirs replenished
* Late crops saved
In addition to all that, this rain may help prevent another less-than-perfect autumn color season. When it is real dry this late in the year, a lot of the trees will simply go from green to brownout.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon, rain had diminished greatly in NW Alabama from about Birmingham to the west and northwest. Widespread rain continued from NE Alabama down through the central part of the state into SW Alabama. It was moderate to heavy. Not much lighting except over SW Alabama.
More showers were trying to develop over parts of North Mississippi and West Tennessee close to the cold front that will bring us some great weather over the next several days.
ALABAMA RAINFALL SO FAR TODAY
1.34 inches at Riverchase (33/40 Weather Office)
1.60 at Brilliant
1.33 at Hackleburg (the hometown of Sonny James)
0.84 at Alabaster
2.00 at Fayette
3.30 at Winfield (near)
1.25 at Maylene/Alabaster
1.11 at Helena
0.79 at Sterrett
0.66 at Birmingham Airport (through 3 PM)
1.39 at Jemison (North Chilton County)
0.81 in NE Trussvile
Nice cool 66 degrees atop Mt. Cheaha at 4 pm!
on September 12, 2006, 3:48 pm
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