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Yep, it was crazy. Started raining around 8:00 PM lat night. Picked up 2 inches by 1 AM. Then, it really began to rain. Picked up another 6 inches by 3 AM. Just torrential buckets of rainfall. I have now recorded 8.93 inches of rainfall since it started last night. 8.93?!?! I was outside with a metal rake and wading boots for the 1-3 AM timeframe, fighting to keep a storm drain clear so my basement wouldn't flood again. With a new interior drainage system and by God's grace, we remain dry inside. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Lots of rain IMBY last night - over 1.3 inches. Tonight is a repeat. The heaviest rain has been all around us, but still another decent amount. The rain this year has been prolific. It's the beginning of August, and I'm only 3-4 inches off my average yearly total for this location.

Really strange evening on the storm front: Storm blew up right over my house around 8:30. Radar returns showed bright yellows over me, and yet not a drop fell from the skies. Then, as I was falling asleep around 10:30, I was rattled back awake by loud cracks of thunder, as another storm had developed over me. This one dropped a little over a tenth of inch. Finally, I was awakened around 1:00 AM, with very heavy rain, lightning, and thunder for another 0.68 inch of rain. Typically, the storm activity diminishes as the evening wears on, but last night it seemed to do the exact opposite and get stronger as the hours passed. Weird.

Another 0.86 inch of rainfall IMBY this afternoon. It all fell in about a half hour too. Just torrential rainfall. The wet period continues here in the lee of the mountains. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Another potent tropical downpour this afternoon. Just shy of another half inch in just 20 minutes or so. It's very wet compared to the past two weeks here in Hickory. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Pretty rainy the past couple of days here in Hickory, and the rain chances remain fairly high for the remainder of the week. I received over half an inch of rainfall on Sunday and over 1.5 inches on Monday IMBY. Rain chances from NWS GSP for my area are 70% or greater for three out of the next four days. The humidity is high... Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Amazing pics! I agree with Tyler. The Gorge has amazing hikes. I once camped on the western rim (Wiseman's side) just before Christmas. Crazy cold, but what an adventure! On the eastern rim you can combine a lot of the peaks into the same hike (e.g., Table Rock, Hawksbill, and Sitting Bear). You can also hike up Shortoff from the base near Lake James and ridge walk over to Table Rock. It's quite exposed to the sun as you hike up, but once up on top it is almost level for quite a ways. I'm currently on my way back from Rocky Mountain NP. Lots of amazing hikes over the past two weeks. Those mountains are so different from our own, but each are beautiful in their own ways. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

We'll miss you, Mack. You've been a mainstay of this forum for many years. Best wishes in Iowa! Enjoy all the snow that you will get there!

High of 58 IMBY. On June 16! Just. Wow. Also, over 2 inches of rainfall today too. That was quite the busted NWS forecast of 0.25-0.50 for the day. The rain and drizzle continues even now... Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Loved that first shot, in particular. The yellow flowers with the storm in the distance made for a nice contrast. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Had over 2 inches of torrential rainfall IMBY overnight. Several training storms from 10ish to 2ish this morning. It had been a while since I had any significant rainfall, so we needed it.

After an NWS spot forecast this morning for less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall today here in north Hickory, the rain from TS Bertha is slowly winding down and almost out of here. My gauge has measured 2.45 inches so far. Now, that's a busted forecast.

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Wow! Those are some impressive numbers you guys are reporting so far. Still hovering around 2.25 inches for the event here IMBY in Hickory and have been in a lull all morning. Seems kind of low for the WPC's original outlook of 5-7 inches for the Hickory area. Of course, there is still a lot more potential in the next 48 hours. I love these cool May temperatures, though. I will be wishing greatly for them come July. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

What is your location, gman. I can't see it on Tapatalk. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Just passed the 2-inch mark for the day here shortly before midnight. Steady moderate rainfall continues. Barely anything on radar and yet it comes down heavily. Very high low-level forcing I would venture. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Wow! That's a two-inch difference in only a few short miles. I don't guess we have any chance of seeing the sun until Friday, at the earliest. Cool, rainy, cloudy weather for several days. I can't complain too much for mid-May.

Surprisingly, I've only gotten 0.68 inch out of this flow so far. However, as the orientation turns more SE to NW, I do expect a significant increase. I'm not complaining, though. I prefer my rainfall in sustained gentle showers rather than intense tropical downpours. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Here are a few more pictures from my Mt. Rogers hike on May 9:

Hiked to top of Mt. Rogers, VA, today. Left the parking lot at Elk Garden at 10 AM and 31 F on the car thermometer. The wind was ripping. Once we got in the trees on the AT, it wasn't too bad, though. Beautiful clear blue sky and skiff of snow everywhere. Maybe an inch at the top. The rime ice was impressive too. We did 9.9 miles in total, according to Gaia GPS. Now that was a perfect May 9! Here are a few pics:

37 F was the low IMBY. Awesome for early May!

2.6+ inches of rain last night. A gully washer. I'm now over 8 inches of rainfall above pace on my 8-year average. Wet it is.

Not quite as much rain here in Hickory (25.22 inches), but I'm still almost 6.5 inches ahead of pace on my 8-year average. The yard looks awesome, though! =)

Yep, this place is dead, understandably so. Not only is the weather rather mundane, but we have an international crisis occupying most people's attention. Oh, to have a snowstorm to distract us...

Still light snow. Seems like back end is approaching quickly. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk