Originally Posted by Bill Harris

I don't think the second storm in TN is as bad-- I just saw an arc of rain in the valley and snow in the hills and thought the worst. The Smokies and Carolinas have had problems with roads washing out from all the rain. Not enough for super-flooding, but steady, repeated rain saturates the soil and especially road fill areas and causes a slump, "slope failure".

Saturated soil from gentle rains or snowfall is a killer. A moderate rainfall doesn't infiltrate the soil, it goes mainly into runoff which causes flooding. And tree roots don't hold as well in saturated soils and high winds can easily topple those trees.

We'll see what Mother Nature serves up for us... we'll mostly survive.

--Bill

Now'd be a good time for that New Madrid fault line to bust wide open.

Originally Posted by BE77 Pilot

That is the liberal stench of Washington wafting up north, you should love that.

That's actually the smell of the Patchouli from the 1970's photo Treetop posted of himself earlier in the week.

Originally Posted by DaveG

How is the earthquake warning system working out there?

Hey, at least in an earthquake your stuff is in one pile, not in the next county like in a tornado or hurricane!

Originally Posted by Mark Gund

Hey, at least in an earthquake your stuff is in one pile, not in the next county like in a tornado or hurricane!

lol

Originally Posted by Mark Gund

Hey, at least in an earthquake your stuff is in one pile, not in the next county like in a tornado or hurricane!

Give me a earthquake anyday , They only seem to effect our third world cities. My house was built in the 30's the ones right next to me I hardly feel.
Tornado in the plains states is like russian roulette

Originally Posted by Usta Bee

Now'd be a good time for that New Madrid fault line to bust wide open.

I 'spect it waiting for the Spring floods so it can make a(nother) Reel Big Lake...



--Bill