Oh well, what seemed a sure thing for heavy rain split in two on our doorstep and fired off a severe storm to our east. Wound up with 0.23" which is better than a sharp stick in the eye, but nowhere near the 2" dumped 3 miles to our east.
The weatherman has been predicting drought-busting rain all week for yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Just as it is supposed to arrive, all of a sudden the weatherman retracts the forecast and knocks down the chances and quantity. It does seem like a cruel joke.
Weathermen have become too dependent on computer models. One step better than pure guesswork, but three steps worse than observations and human intuition/experience.
