More Rain

We recieved another 3/4 inch of rain/snow Saturday night through Sunday to keep us wet, muddy and miserable. It's supposed to be pretty warm for a couple of days and then guess what, more rain and snow.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT<br />nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT<br />n447 AM MDT MON APR 3 2006<br />n<br />n…SIGNIFICANT STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT REGION BY MID-WEEK…<br />nANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SPRING STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MONTANA AND<br />nNORTHERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MUCH OF THIS REGION HAS<br />nALREADY RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION SINCE LAST<br />nWEDNESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIMILAR OR<br />nGREATER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS.<br />nTHIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PULL COLD CANADIAN AIR INTO THE AREA<br />nBY LATE THURSDAY WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR<br />nACCUMULATING SNOWFALL FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA<br />nTHURSDAY NIGHT.<br />nWITH SOILS ALREADY MOIST FROM THE PREVIOUS STORM SYSTEMS…THE<br />nPOTENTIAL FOR SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL<br />nBRING INCREASING CONCERNS FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING ACROSS<br />nPORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA THURSDAY AND<br />nFRIDAY.<br />nCONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET…NOAA WEATHER<br />nRADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON<br />nTHIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM.</blockquote><br />n<br />nIt really makes things miserable but I can handle the wet, cold snow/rain without too much trouble. It really bothers me though how tough it makes it for My Darling Wife to get the kid to the bus and pick her up on a daily basis when it gets this muddy. It can take up to 45 minutes, one way to the bus, fighting the mud and then she has to make the return trip home. It sure is hard on equipment and people when it gets like this. A good wet spring is always nice but there is always a downside.<br />n<br />n<b>But everything you do in life has a downside. Melissa Auf der Maur</b>