From Drought to Flood

[ajl]

Raining hard here east of Edmonton. Going to rain more this afternoon and turn to snow. Repeat of last year when 2.25 in on May 21 started next year country. Once it is this wet in the middle of May, there is no place to go with the heavy June rains and so you have a flood. Rather have a poor crop from drought rather than a flood.

[Guest]

I sure know what you mean
And feel your pain
It’s the shits

[sumdumguy]

If you are on Environment Canada forecast just below is the norms and extremes. If you click on the days from today on, it is very encouraging to see the precipation increase each day. Here’s hoping. 🙏🏼

[shtferbrains]

If you are on Environment Canada forecast just below is the norms and extremes. If you click on the days from today on, it is very encouraging to see the precipation increase each day. Here’s hoping. 🙏🏼

Those buttons don't eork here.
They dumped about 100yrs of data. We see 2007 to 2013 only.
Can't see yesterday.

[seldomseen]

My greatest fear!
That really sucks and have lived that same scenario many times.
Good luck with it all

[blackpowder]

Perhaps a little further east and south of you.
In Camrose today coming down steady.
Home, hit and miss, only 10mm by this am. 10 miles east of me 0.
Last year missed the deluge by 15 miles.
Nothing like Wasetenau area though.
Good luck. Im not afraid of rain here.

[sumdumguy]

Send it our way. Our parched earth could take a lot, muchos gracios.

[Blaithin]

3/10 in a storm last light around 2:30

2/10 and some hail in a storm around lunch today.

Another one looks to be coming in now.

Grass is loving it. Crops will be but hope the canola keeps its head tucked until this cold passes.

[helmsdale]

Biblically disgusting here today. 50mph wind off that storm system to the north of us.

No visible horizon for blowing dirt, some fields have completely opened up with dust clouds billowing what looks like hundreds if not thousands of feet into the air. Wife headed into town and had to let me go while talking on the phone as she said it was like driving in a blizzard.

Ran the drill out of seed, and got out to dig in the furrow I had made yesterday. DRY... had mud on the friggin boots and packers. If it doesnt rain, I've successfully stranded my last 400 acres into dry dirt even though I seeded into beautiful moisture.

Phuck it. I'm going drinking!

[sawfly]

Just looked out the shop door .
Ah 1988 the good old days ,
As black as it is today , just think if we tilled like we did back then, no significant precip since November. Edmonton is only 225 miles away, will take anything.

[furrowtickler]

Just looked out the shop door .
Ah 1988 the good old days ,
As black as it is today , just think if we tilled like we did back then, no significant precip since November. Edmonton is only 225 miles away, will take anything.

Same here now

[WiltonRanch]

Got 2/10 of measurable precipitation plus hail in about 10 minutes. Think the snow coming looks to be north of us a ways. Hope furrow the system doesn’t Peter out before it gets to you.

[furrowtickler]

I think we are stuck in the middle by all weather models I see
Just dry cold air coming here
Seen one hint of lows of -10 to -13 possible Thursday morning in NW sask and NE Alberta .

[flea beetle]

1 inch of rain so far, and just started snowing. Moving the sprayer to the shop. 0 degrees forecast for tonight, -3 tomorrow night, and -2 Thursday night. Supposed to be below zero for 7-8 hours each night, and usually 3-4 degrees cooler than the forecast low.

Kinda glad I had a little delay getting going seeding and just started 4 days ago. Some guys started may 1st and have peas, wheat, and barley up in rows. Even the odd guy with canola up. Lots of nervousness coming out in conversations.

[furrowtickler]

Flea , you should go to Vegas lol 👍