Rain barrel has been empty for the last few weeks, though it did rain for a very brief time the other day. Not much but enough to fill the rain barrel... this lake on the other hand, still very much empty.
Haven't had much rain here, although it is drizzling right now. We really need a good downpour with runoff... our stock tanks look like the one in Mike's picture.
I should have posted this a long time ago. For the last day or two now it's been cloudy and very light rain, misting more than anything, just a little over 1/2" of rain so far. Need more but we'll take it.
My section near Houston has had morning or evening showers every day through last Thursday. Now we're bone dry again. It sure doesn't take long before we need a good soaker. It's starting to look and feel like the end of July.
Ive heard it ruined some crops but our water had been off for a few weeks already so it soaked right in. Was supposed to have our barley thrashed the day it started though and now its still waiting. A couple guys a haul hay for though had their hay down and it molded really bad, all they can do is rake it and hope it will dry out.
I know there where a few stacks that got baled after the first rain storm last week and after a couple days of hot dry heat they caught fire already from too much moisture inside. Doesnt pay to get in a hurry...unless you have insurance I guess lol.
i had a stack start smoking or steaming one time, but it was near the road and i saw it in time to tear it down before a fire started, It does not tatke much rain to ruin hay, for sure.