After an earthquake and a major hurricane, why wouldn't we have two more hurricanes and potential flooding? Locally, we have received just over .5" of good rain so far from Tropical Storm Lee. The bad news is that Lee has spawned tornadic activity and dumped loads of rain west of town and will continue to produce heavy rains for the next few days. This leads to a great potential for flooding. The national weather service is currently predicting a rise of over 11 feet in the James river and a crest of 14.7 feet early Friday Morning. This is a very early prediction and is subject to change but remember that the point in which we begin to take on water is 15 feet. We will monitor this closely and act accordingly.
The greens are loving this rain but we will need a few breaks in the weather this week to mow. Yesterday we applied fungicides and spiked the greens in order to prevent disease and allow water infiltration. We need to cross our fingers that Hurricane Katia stays on her predicted path off of the coast. Drive safe today.
