To Be...Soaked Or Not To Be...Soaked

Mark Kesley who lives in Bradley County snapped this great lightning picture last week. Thanks Mark for sending it in.
Our stormy conditions have been slowing down lately, but for some it hasn't been enough.
At my house yesterday it rained .2" in the pre-dawn hours, and another .5" in the afternoon. The very generous rainfall I have had this summer is producing some interesting results.
By this time in August I have a few spots in my lawn that are usually brown. This year they are staying green, and mowing once a week doesn't really "cut it". Much of this summer the yard has looked a little shaggy. And yesterday I noticed a BIG mushroom in my neighbors yard.
Chattanooga's official rainguage at the airport is 1.96" above normal for August. So I was a little surprised to get a call from a Bradley County viewer saying she could use some rain. While much of the area is pretty soggy, this very nice lady said there are at least two places that have missed most of the storms the last couple of weeks. Her house and her mother's a few miles away. They are having to water.
But be careful what you wish for.
This morning at 8:00 am tropical depression #12 became Tropical Storm "Katrina". The official path from the National Hurricane Center takes "Katrina" across south Florida and into the Gulf. Once there it could become a hurricane. So we'll watch this system carefully to see if it eventually sends some rain our way. As is always the case with Gulf storms, for us it's a case of to be soaked or not to be soaked.