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Illinois

MerryBlooms

(11,903 posts) Tue May 13, 2014, 07:05 AM May 2014

Hope everyone's ok [View all]

The last two nights have been wild!
No real property damage for us. We have had a crap load of rain here in Lake county. Our recycle bin's lid was left open last night and my husband said there was at least 6 inches of water in the bottom. Lost power some time in the wee hours this morning. We had water come into the garage and in the basement entry. Lots of towels and fans, and of course the kitties are unhappy having wet paws stuck with kitty litter. :/

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Hope everyone's ok [View all] MerryBlooms May 2014 OP

Yeah, last night was lively.... truebrit71 May 2014 #1

Same here, MerryBlooms May 2014 #2

In NW Arkansas WhiteTara May 2014 #3

Good to hear, I hope you folks have a mild season from here on out. MerryBlooms May 2014 #6

that big cold puddle is chasing all my rain away. mopinko May 2014 #4

Good deal. MerryBlooms May 2014 #7

I was driving in the sodden suden suburbs of Chicago when the power went out ChairmanAgnostic May 2014 #5

You just knew we were going to rock-n-roll, the humidity yesterday was absolutely wretched. MerryBlooms May 2014 #8

The storms are definitely more intense, ChairmanAgnostic May 2014 #9

I have only lived here a few years, I'm from Oregon. MerryBlooms May 2014 #10

My honey has led several groups through Deep Tunnel ChairmanAgnostic May 2014 #11

Here in southern IL (south of I-64), we had torrential rains, hail and lots of lightning. ColesCountyDem May 2014 #12