Friday of last week there were reports of rain fall that accumulated to over 6” of rain. Paulding had standing water rise from Blue Creek and Flat Rock Creek. The fields tiling has increased the volume of water arriving at ditches, creeks and water in a certain amount of time. Housing areas were also flooded…
By: Joshua Steiner Forecasting is a process that is often thought of as a guessing game by non-meteorologists (and many meteorologists alike). And in some instances, this is correct. But for the most part, the science of meteorology has gained tremendous ground within the last fifty years, in scientific discovery, in observation networks and platforms…
On June 29th and 30th, heavy rain and thunderstorms impacted a large part of the area, especially Paulding County, with flash-flooding. Later Friday afternoon, numerous heavy thunderstorms trained across a large portion of Paulding County, especially the central and southern part of the county. This prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood…
Starting around May 19 rain came pouring down from the heavens. The fields were drenched and the ditches and creeks began to fill. So much so that the rivers couldn’t move the volume of water fast enough to accommodate all the rain that continued to fall. Areas around Payne to Paulding along the Flatrock Creek…
By: Josh Steiner After an already excessively wet May, the area continued to see heavy rainfall this week, with many areas from Fort Wayne, Van Wert, Decatur, southern Paulding County and others picking up at least several inches of rain. In fact, at the Fort Wayne International Airport, rainfall totals for the month exceed nine…
*** Moderate Risk of Severe Thunderstorms this Evening *** *** Potential for Heavy Rainfall Overnight *** Timing of Severe Weather Tonight: Starting after 8 PM for points east of I69 and starting 10 PM for points east of I69. Significant tornadoes are possible south of U.S. Rout 30. Widespread damaging winds with gusts in excess…
By: Staci Miller, Paulding SWCD, Education Specialist Are your lawns forming magical rings in the grass? Due to the recent heavy rainfalls and warm temperatures many home owners are discovering fairy rings. They are dark green circles, arcs, or rings of thick, fast-growing grass that develop anytime from green-up in the spring through the heat…
