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Needed rain soaks Middle Tennessee
Finally, rain. The dry spell that has plagued the region broke Monday with the onset of a cool heavy rain streaming up from the south — rain that totaled 1 1/2 inches Monday, and today passed the five inch (total) mark, according to the National Weather Service in Nashville.
A Flood Advisory is in effect as the combination of downpours and runoff is filling some small streams to the banks and triggering some ponding of water in low-lying areas or streets with poor drainage. Use caution, and never drive through roadways that are completely submerged.
This storm system, which is barreling through Middle Tennessee at 40 mph, is not a drought buster, not when the shortfall before this surge of precipitation was in the double digit numbers. It’s little help to farmers and ranchers who struggled to grow and harvest crops or feed livestock in the absence of adequate grazing and hay. But any rain is good rain these days, and this rain is the soaking kind that is turning lawns green again, refreshing trees and shrubs, and refilling streams.
With temperatures hovering in the upper 50s and low 60s, area residents broke out not just the rain gear but the sweaters too; though it will be a bit warmer — around 70 — later this week, the overnight lows will stay in the low 50s. Though Autumn began officially September 21, until this week residents still felt caught in clutches of summer.
Showers are expected to continue Wednesday and possibly into Thursday, but the heaviest rain will continue to fall today.
About Christine Anne Piesyk 
In my 40+ years in media, I have worked as feature writer, investigative reporter, editor, publisher, and film/theater/arts critic. I brought my liberal New England activism to Tennessee several years ago, having finally completed a mid-life undergraduate degree in community organizing and women's studies, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts with a concentration in Alzheimer's Disease. I served on Future Search Commissions for two colleges and on homelessness for the City of Northampton (MA), where I applied some of my undergrad work in urban planning and community development. I am a member of FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties. I am a certified storm spotter just because weather fascinates me. In my spare time (define spare time please?) I am a voracious reader, obsessive movie buff, ballroom dancer, and classical music junkie. I also create sci-fi/fantasy and renaissance costumes. I see life as an ongoing opportunity for learning and adventure (one current interest is mastering preparation of foods from India and Southeast Asia). My dream: a return trip to Machu Picchu. After all, the best things still to come. All posts by Christine Anne Piesyk as presented on Clarksville Online are copyright ©2006, 2007, 2008 to the author.
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