Another Flood Scare

We had some huge storms come through this week. In fact, they were so bad that several hundred people were killed across the South. We escaped without much damage, but we did get a huge amount of rain. To give you an idea of how much, check out the sink holes

The first picture is what it normally looks like. The bottom of the sink hole is about 25-30 feet deep at the deep end and probably 15 feet wide.

From Mahaley Portfolio

Another view

From Mahaley Portfolio

Here's what the water level looks like after a major storm a few years ago. Notice the hole is about 1/4 full

From Mahaley Portfolio

Now here's the hole after the storm last week. Doing a rough estimate, it would hold about 20000 gallons of water. Also, it probably would have been more full if it hadn't been draining at the bottom, like a bathtub.

From Drop Box

A few feet away is another sink hole. It's not quite as deep, but it's a lot longer and has a big cave at the bottom.

From Mahaley Portfolio

Amazingly, it's filled up to within about 3 feet from the top. What an amazing amount of water. The weird thing is that both these holes will be completely dry within a couple days. Where does it all go?

From Drop Box