We've had over 10 inches of rain in the past two days in 11 of fourteen parishes

[malaise]

and it isn't over yet.

Worse though is that it is now heading for the same part of Haiti that was devastated by Hurricane Matthew last year. Eastern Cuba, including Gitmo, is also under the kosh!!!

Watching a local press conference - they said this is the most rain in nearly a decade.

[canetoad]

1. Showing my ignorance here

But do you have a rainy season as such? I've been up north in Queensland in the rainy season and it's pretty incredible.

[malaise]

2. Yep traditionally May/early June

and then between September and October.

We've had two years of drought but we haven't seen anything like this in years. Last night was something else - it rained all night with serious lightning. More rain tonight - should disappear by Thursday.

[canetoad]

16. Glad the drought has broken

Let's hope you're not singing a chorus of, "It might as well rain until September"!

[malaise]

19. LOL

The drought really broke last year - the reservoirs and dams are overflowing.
This is something else. Haven't seen rain this heavy for so long since 76.

To think hurricane season starts in two weeks. It mat well rain until September

[Lochloosa]

3. You know the drill.

FLOAT!

[malaise]

4. Isn't that the truth

We're still looking for one of the feral kitties.
Hope she made it.

[mcar]

5. I wish you could send some of it north to Florida

We are a dust bowl here. Stay safe, malaise.

[malaise]

6. You don't want this one - I can't remember such heavy sustained rain

not since 1976. Yep we had rain for days back in June 2002 but not heavy ike this one. I'm sure records were broken last night and this morning.
We haven't been able to take our morning walk for two days - ah well exercise bike this evening.
Your rain is coming

[mcar]

8. Flooding is a scary thing

And hurricane season is coming.

[malaise]

10. We'll both be ready

as always

[mcar]

11. Yes

We're north of Tampa and have been very lucky. But we were in SFL during Andrew. One doesn't forget.

[malaise]

12. One of my sisters was in SFL for Andrew

Imagine that was 25 years ago this year.

[mcar]

13. I still have the Miami Herald from the next day

I still get nervous in heavy winds.

[trof]

7. It's because y'all live in parishes.

Y'all oughta live in COUNTIES like the rest of us.
Damned French and damned Catholics.

[malaise]

9. British

[trof]

14. See? TWO WHOLE COUNTRIES!

[malaise]

15. You raise a really interesting point

Guyana has counties but most of the former British colonies have parishes and yet many were French before the Brits took over.

[trof]

18. Louisiana is like a foriegn country in the U.S.

Law is based on the Napoleonic Code, as opposed to English Law like the rest of us.
This especially shows up in estate lines of inheritance.
I've had experience with this.

[malaise]

20. I imagine Montreal is the same in Canada

but I really don't know enough about either

[spanone]

17. Stay Safe!!!!