On Monday, 2.54 inches of rain fell in Bluffton. On Wednesday, 1.85 inches fell. The rain postponed ball games, distracted officials at public meetings and turned city streets into swimming pools.
Photo by Steve Price
Photos by Chet Baumgartner
Photos by Tammy RohdeFacebook feedback:
On Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued six severe thunderstorm warnings for Wells County. We asked our friends on Facebook what they did during those storms.
- Michele Stohler Mechling: Slept right through it!
- Danielle Fairchild: I didn't sleep in the basement because I live in Kozy Kourt, but I did watch the weather to make sure nothing was going to come down and harm the kids. There was awesome-looking lightning, though.
- Shelly Maxwell James: I was not fearful. But did pray for my community to be safe.
- Jessica Hanes: I stayed indoors but shut all the lights off and opened the curtains. Storms can be so relaxing and beautiful if they are watched in safety.
- Chris Eckelbarger: We live in Southern Wells County and we spent most of the time running from one window to the other window to see what we could see. Then we heard we were in the path (of a tornado). The kids grabbed their (Nintendo) DSi's and the dog, and I grabbed the cash-savings box, and hubby grabbed the flashlight, and we went in the basement/cellar.
- Stephanie Stroud Kelley: We all cuddled up in bed together, me and my 3 kids. :)
- Sarah Johnson Withers: I made popcorn to eat while watching the radar.
Drowning in statistics:
- As of Thursday morning, Wells County had received 6.55 inches of rain in May.
- Last year, the county received 6.31 for the entire month.
- The highest amount recorded since 2000 is 9.45 inches from 2003.
- February 2011 precipitation: 3.84 inches
- March 2011 precipitation: 3.02 inches
- April 2011 Precipitation: 5.87
- Total precipitation so far this year: 20.93 inches, compared to 39.95 inches for the entire year in 2010.
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