Flooding and Another Snow Storm

It's been said that the storm we are in is the equivalent to a hurricane, category 2. At this point, I can see why. The winds we are used to. It's the amount of flooding that is beyond comprehension. Yesterday afternoon, to get to pavement, Mike had to cross water four times. That was all to the north of us. Today I went out to do chores and looked at the south. The entire pasture is now flooded (at least the bottom portion) and it's flooding over the road.

In the 13 years we have lived here, I have never seen this amount of water in both pastures. It has a lot to do with the tiling that the local farmers have done. Sadly, we were never informed and could never put a halt to it. So now we are the ones stuck with the flooded land. I wont' even begin to discuss this topic because it makes me see red.


But we are flooding at the Sanctuary. If the road to the north has water running over it, we are officially a large island. I guess that's ok because we are all safe and snug at the Sanctuary. I went out last night after the first wave of rain storms rolled through to put blankets on. I didn't put blankets on earlier knowing that we'd get rain. And boy did we ever. We had 1.5 inches of rain in less than 12 hours. It started raining around 6-7am and it didn't stop raining until 9pm. And for most of the day, it was a hard rain, what one would almost consider a downpour.


The rain finally stopped long enough for me to put blankets on everyone, feed the ponies, and head back in (not before falling on the ice once). I'm glad that I got in when I did. I had spent almost three hours doing chores and discovering our barn is completely flooded. It normally floods but not to that extent. I had hoped that I could put horses in this afternoon but with a half an inch of water standing everywhere in the barn, there's no point. About a half an hour after I got in from chores, the lightning and thunder started and more rain fell. I'm ready for thunderstorms but not those mixed with sleet and snow.


On the bright side, I did hear geese while out doing chores. Apparently no one told them that we were in a severe storm. But it's another sign of spring!


I finally got out to do chores this morning and I'm glad I didnt' wait any longer. Less than a half an hour later, the freezing rain started. And that's were the radar shows us right now. Freezing rain, which will turn into snow later this afternoon. And the wind picked up. So we'll have "flash blizzards" whatever that's called. It's apparently a new term.


So as we continue to prepare for the Tri-State Horse Expo and our annual Light the Night tomorrow night, we'll also be praying for everyone to stay safe and dry and that those who are dealing with the blizzard and flooding survive with their health, pets, and livestock.