Friday saw a lot of meltage with the top temp being 57* and receiving around 3" of rain.
This is the stream that developed in the back yard takin about 4:30 pm. The neighbors' lights help show that is all water.
Here you can see ponding that developed just off the corner of the path to the drainage area, both beside and behind the raised bed.
This was taken earlier in the day, about 12:30 pm and shows the stream that finally developed and broke thru the snow in the swamp. The running water is the dark part to the right. The slightly lighter portions are where the snow is still soaking in the water, but it too broke open later that afternoon
Oh, and pulling back some, you can see all the snow has melted off the landscape blocks (see previous post that showed the hump of snow that it was before.
The garage stayed pretty dry and the front yard didn't flood to back up into the garage, so my mitigation efforts on Thursday were worth it.
And here is my lunch for Christmas day - nachos with chips, cheese, refried beans, salsa, black olives and sour cream. This is the "nice" picture, before I start eating, I smear the sour cream all over the top. I do have guacamole, but didn't feel like having any that time.
And, to end off the rain event, I woke up to snow on the railings and at the end of the ramp Saturday morning (about 3:30 am). Just a dusting, but considering it was still in the high 40's just 6-7 hours before, quite impressive that it was sticking.
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