Flooded Again
By Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11383)
United States
April 26, 2017 11:45am CST
The weather in our area of NC was a constant rain for 3 days straight. Many areas around the capital flooded. Raleigh, Cary, Durham and the surrounding areas faced many creeks overflowing. This affected businesses and homes. Fortunately, the more southern areas of Lumberton, Fayetteville that were flooded by Hurricane Matthew were spared a bit. No flooding here at my home but the dirt road we live on looks as if you could swim in it from the end of the road all the way to our house. The weather is going to be in the 80's for the rest of the week. I hope it will help dry up all of the rain and give those people who have been flooded out a big break. How is your weather?
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
27 Apr 17
@jaboUK our driveway is not really flooded. It does have numerous mud holes though. The one right in front of our house would make a good little swimming hole for the boys! This particular hole was filled 2 years ago but it keeps washing out. I doubt if we can get the owners to bring in more gravel to fill it.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
30 Apr 17
well not much rain here yet. maybe miss a lot this year. just happy no hurricanes yet
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
4 May 17
@Shellyann36 me too, because Florida usually has rain, rain , and more rain.lol
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@bunnybon7 I saw this morning on the news that part of Florida and Georgia have large forest fires going. Praying for both states.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
3 May 17
@bunnybon7 I feel you on the hurricanes. Here in NC, we see our fair share. I saw on a drought report that quite a bit of the Gulf side of Florida is in a severe drought. I was very surprised at this.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
27 Apr 17
I do hope you get a good stretch of sunshine to dry up the water. We have been having rain too, but not extreme rain. The grass is much greener and the leaves on the trees are coming out rather quickly.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
28 Apr 17
@Shellyann36 the pollen won't go away anytime soon here. The leaves are not fully out on the trees.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
3 May 17
@ElusiveButterfly It is about the same here. Having the rain did take it away for a few days anyway!
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
27 Apr 17
Fortunately, the rain washed away the pollen. The trees, grass and flowers are beautiful here. Glad it is looks nice in your area as well.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@LadyDuck glad to hear no flooding. I hope it warms up for you.
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@LadyDuck (502209)
• Italy
9 May 17
@Shellyann36 It will warm up soon, this is an unusually cold month of May.
@LadyDuck (502209)
• Italy
10 May 17
@Lupita234 It's not the best month of May. Usually May is warm and sunny, this year it rains a lot, but the temperature is warm now.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
27 Apr 17
I've been seeing the news on the south and its water. We had a whole month's rain in one day but thankfully i live up high.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
27 Apr 17
Glad you were spared any flooding. How does the rest of your area look?
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
3 May 17
@PainsOnSlate I hope they are getting it cleaned up and the businesses have not been too damaged.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
27 Apr 17
@Shellyann36 no problems locally although I understand there was some flooding nearby in Hamilton and Dundas.
Flooding on the streets had gone down by Friday morning, and widespread flooding is not expected, the conservation authority said.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
We are drying out finally. I hope your rain did not lead to any harmful side effects! @just4him
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 May 17
@Shellyann36 It wasn't as bad as they forecast it would be.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 May 17
@Lupita234 Cool in the morning, and warm in the afternoon. Good spring weather.
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
3 May 17
@shaggin I am glad to hear that the tornado warnings near you are not harsh. I pray for all the folks that get stuck with them on a regular basis. Watching them on the news is so hard to do.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
26 Apr 17
We have gorgeous weather right now.. 80 degrees and sunny, but it feels cold to me as I was just in your area.. well, Myrtle Beach actually, until Saturday. Sorry that the rain started right when we left, though actually I'm really not sorry as the weather was perfect while we were visiting!
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
8 May 17
@Shellyann36 Mostly just swimming in the ocean! I posted about it a couple times..
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@katsmeow1213 glad you enjoyed your visit to Myrtle Beach. What adventures did you get into?
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@Nawsheen I hope you will get a break from the heat!
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Maybe NC could ship some of that water to us? 
Yeah yeah yeah, I know, they don't have the money and want me to pay, right? 
Hey, I could write an IOU to be due starting in 2105 
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@rebelann You keep doing those rain dances. I am sure you will get it right soon!
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@rebelann (117211)
• El Paso, Texas
8 May 17
I do them but with caution @Shellyann36 back in 2006 I did a lot of them and we got our very first major flooding here in El Paso surpassing all previous precipitation records.
@LeaPea2417 (40026)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Apr 17
Our weather is sunny and nice , but I did hear that tomorrow rain was heading our way.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@LeaPea2417 I have never heard of Toccoa before. I will have to look the area up. I heard on the news this morning that parts of Florida and Georgia are burning. I hope you are not near that area.
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@LeaPea2417 (40026)
• Toccoa, Georgia
8 May 17
@Shellyann36 Luckily, we are not near those burning areas.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
27 Apr 17
our weather here as hot as the scorching sun. but when it rains or when there is a storm, flash floods also happen, but the flood waters immediately go down.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
Tropical weather can be nice for visits. Not sure I would like to live there full time. @ridingbet
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 17
@Shellyann36 yes, i agree on that. our country boasts of many tourist attractions, but then, when you want to tay here for good, i doubt if you can endure the erratic weather we have.
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Apr 17
We have had unusually warm weather for April. I live next to a river and it always floods in the spring. So far no flooding but rain for the next 4 or 5 days so we shall see.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
27 Apr 17
@fishtiger58 Enjoy that warm weather. We had 80's in February, which is really uncommon. Our temps are back up to the 80's now. It will help dry things out, I hope.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@amitkokiladitya I hope you are able to take breaks from the heat.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
9 May 17
@Shellyann36 yes..I prefer to stay inside as much as possible
@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
30 Apr 17
Only been in the 50s here. Was nice until about 6 when it started raining, and making my Fibromyalga worse. Glad you were not flooded, but Sorry to hear others in your area were.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
3 May 17
@KrauseHome sorry to hear that you had a flare up. Weather does tend to make aches and pains much worse. I am so glad we were not flooded too. I feel for the ones who were.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
27 Apr 17
wow i hope its not headed our way as people are likely wanting it to, saying its a drought here. Florida is always too wet to me. glad you are safe at least
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@bunnybon7 I saw on the news this morning where parts of Florida and Georgia had forest fires burning. The gulf side of Florida is really dry it seems.
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
26 Apr 17
Hopefully the warmer weather does dry things out. My brother lived in Fayetteville for a few years in the 90's. I visited him a couple of times.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@crossbones27 It is all good right now. I am just one county over from Fayetteville. How did you like your visits to NC?
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
29 Apr 17
The flooding issue has really been huge in some areas. The road construction that has continued for decades is part of the solution, we are told...drain systems, etc. will solve the issues. Do you think it will?
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
3 May 17
@PatZAnthony I think that the construction will have a positive effect on some but a very negative effect on others. The areas that will be spared the flooding is the shopping centers and cities, while the folks down the road near the rivers and creeks where the runoff will go will lose their homes to the new waters added to the area.
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
27 Apr 17
We're in eastern NC and have had rain for several days in a row, but thankfully no flooding.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@1creekgirl so glad you have not had any flooding. Nice to see a fellow North Carolinian.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
27 Apr 17
Wow floods already! I hope everyone is alright
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 May 17
@FayeHazel we really did not get any flooding. Our driveway turned into a pond in some areas but nothing that would harm anyone's home.
