I couldn't find the archived Local News Weather Report mentioning the high local totals but here are a few of the flash flood stories. Maybe it was one of the other stations other than WBIR. Either way it was a lot of water, harder than I had seen, and after speaking to long term neighbors (10+ years to lifetime residents) they also felt it was the heaviest short burst they could recall. www.wbir.com/article/news/local/west-knoxville-farragut/knoxville-flooding-throughout-years/51-69142f1d-c275-4132-aa98-7af8a914a102 www.wbir.com/article/weather/weather-impact/weather-impact-alert-day-for-july-30-and-july-31-2024/51-3abf1b55-3075-4119-a611-38ddbe478ead www.wbir.com/article/weather/weather-impact/weather-impact-alert-day-august-1-2024/51-dc1f303a-d8b8-4c93-a77c-95ef273a682b
We needed to slow the flow at our place - so we put in a deeply gravelled pathway that zig zagged across & down the slope. It helped catch the silt & it also watered the gardens surrounding the pathway during dry times. The speed of the water causes erosion in & of itself. Gravel bed was about 4-5" deep & that stops erosion & deposits silt instead of lifting it away. East Coast Australia
we may try that on our farm. This video is from our current home in an HOA/POA so we can not change anything. We can make requests…. That don’t seem to turn into work orders…. th-cam.com/video/smb8T86GO7U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=dnPBqf63u6ioweap
Won't that wind up making a mini-Grand Canyon eventually running thru your yard? I mean that much water that fast will remove the soil and grass to create a ditch, I'd think. I also wonder why that was placed right there on your private property. Or is that normal? 😀
yes, and where the grass was very firmly rooted we didn't have any erosion. Down closer to where it enters the forest, there is no grass and it washed out about 7-8" of soil. Eventually the HOA/POA is going to need to put rock down there.
Scary - if that culvert were blocked, it would flood the road uphill from him and maybe flood the house. And culverts do get blocked by debris at times like this.
yes, and it was partially clogged but no way I was going to get near it and pinned by the flow on the uphill side. I think that culvert is going to be undersized now that the neighborhood is so built up and has a lot more run off. Rainy season is just getting going so we will see what happens the next time a tropical depression from the gulf comes over us.
We have an 18' drain for the road here in Ohio. I have seen it so full that the water had to go past the drains ( on both sides of the road) and just follow the downhill. There is a 75' drop between the road and the bottom edge of the property And when that pipe is full, it races down the hill.
As they build more houses it will get worse. Totally agree except it’s not our land is the Home Owners Association so they need to decide to do something….. which is not likely
It is definitely not normal, and it wasn't everywhere but that is what our TV station weather said (WBIR) that there were bursts over areas. I saw some other TH-cam postings nearby to us that had Rain Gauges and they had 6 in 30 minutes. We definitely don't get bursts like Florida is getting with the Hurricane/Tropical depression that dumps it even faster. Thanks for commenting, and consider subscribing if you haven't already. Have a great day.
4" is a lot but I have seen rains where we had 2" fall in less than 15 minutes. It was 15 minutes from the start till I could get out to the rain gage. At that rate, you would not be able to see the distance in this video so it had to be slacking off at that point. And I know my readings were correct as it was in a NWS rain gage.
I can only say what the local weather station reported. They did say the deluge was very locally isolated and I can confirm that because our farm about 30 minutes away barely had drizzle.
I believe they need to make it larger. When it was installed there were no homes up hill for that point. Now there are roofs, driveways and patios feeding water straight into the gulley with no chance of absorption. If we have more storms like that it will actually wash over the road. We went back into drought though so almost zero rain since and we are only one stage away from worst level drought per weather forecasters this week (September 2024)
No problem I would not call it normal. We have a tropical storm coming this week and they says that could bring 5 inches of rain but probably over the whole storm of 3 days. We will see what happens
Yes, if it kept going completely agree. THe sun was back out in under an hour. The intense rain was very short. And from talking to others who lived about 10 miles away, they didn't get hardly any rain at all. Microburst type situation.
I find 4" in 15 minutes impossible to believe. That is 100mm. If this were true, this video would have been impossible to record because the flooding going on would be far too dangerous.
The rain started and stopped in under 25 minutes. The culvert went from DRY to FULL to DRY in about 40 minutes start to end... I will see if I can find the WBIR (Local TV Weather) post that gave that number and pin it to the comments. Thanks for commenting, and consider subscribing if you haven't already.
I have actually seen that kind of rainfall in Florida. We don't have NWS rain gages at all sites I worked at but when you get 25" in 24 hours in bursts, you know what to look for. 8"/hour rates produce total white out conditions. Here is what a summer rain storm looks like in S. Florida. Note the pickup near the end is barely visible at 150' from the house. th-cam.com/video/ZHqs3J7nUxY/w-d-xo.html
I couldn't find the archived Local News Weather Report mentioning the high local totals but here are a few of the flash flood stories. Maybe it was one of the other stations other than WBIR.
Either way it was a lot of water, harder than I had seen, and after speaking to long term neighbors (10+ years to lifetime residents) they also felt it was the heaviest short burst they could recall.
www.wbir.com/article/news/local/west-knoxville-farragut/knoxville-flooding-throughout-years/51-69142f1d-c275-4132-aa98-7af8a914a102
www.wbir.com/article/weather/weather-impact/weather-impact-alert-day-for-july-30-and-july-31-2024/51-3abf1b55-3075-4119-a611-38ddbe478ead
www.wbir.com/article/weather/weather-impact/weather-impact-alert-day-august-1-2024/51-dc1f303a-d8b8-4c93-a77c-95ef273a682b
loved the video but the music is annoying...why can't the water flow and your voice be enough?
I wonder if that was a box culvert, how much water would be coming out of there. there might be room of air to pass through so less pressure
We needed to slow the flow at our place - so we put in a deeply gravelled pathway that zig zagged across & down the slope. It helped catch the silt & it also watered the gardens surrounding the pathway during dry times. The speed of the water causes erosion in & of itself. Gravel bed was about 4-5" deep & that stops erosion & deposits silt instead of lifting it away. East Coast Australia
we may try that on our farm. This video is from our current home in an HOA/POA so we can not change anything. We can make requests…. That don’t seem to turn into work orders….
th-cam.com/video/smb8T86GO7U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=dnPBqf63u6ioweap
Won't that wind up making a mini-Grand Canyon eventually running thru your yard? I mean that much water that fast will remove the soil and grass to create a ditch, I'd think.
I also wonder why that was placed right there on your private property. Or is that normal? 😀
Dang! I'm in Georgia and my yard is on a slope too and the torrential rains we get can be frightening. I always worry about erosion.
yes, and where the grass was very firmly rooted we didn't have any erosion. Down closer to where it enters the forest, there is no grass and it washed out about 7-8" of soil. Eventually the HOA/POA is going to need to put rock down there.
Scary - if that culvert were blocked, it would flood the road uphill from him and maybe flood the house. And culverts do get blocked by debris at times like this.
yes, and it was partially clogged but no way I was going to get near it and pinned by the flow on the uphill side. I think that culvert is going to be undersized now that the neighborhood is so built up and has a lot more run off. Rainy season is just getting going so we will see what happens the next time a tropical depression from the gulf comes over us.
We have an 18' drain for the road here in Ohio. I have seen it so full that the water had to go past the drains ( on both sides of the road) and just follow the downhill. There is a 75' drop between the road and the bottom edge of the property And when that pipe is full, it races down the hill.
It can really accumulate with slopes. Thanks for watching and commenting
When there's no rain, it'll be a good idea to make that stream abit more deeper incase there's more rain coming... you'll never know 😊
As they build more houses it will get worse. Totally agree except it’s not our land is the Home Owners Association so they need to decide to do something….. which is not likely
Call the county engineer THAT not good for your home lucky you have videos ❤🙏😊
I seriously doubt that was 4" in just 15 minutes. Not saying it's impossible, just very unlikely to come down in that much volume that quickly.
It is definitely not normal, and it wasn't everywhere but that is what our TV station weather said (WBIR) that there were bursts over areas. I saw some other TH-cam postings nearby to us that had Rain Gauges and they had 6 in 30 minutes. We definitely don't get bursts like Florida is getting with the Hurricane/Tropical depression that dumps it even faster. Thanks for commenting, and consider subscribing if you haven't already. Have a great day.
4" is a lot but I have seen rains where we had 2" fall in less than 15 minutes. It was 15 minutes from the start till I could get out to the rain gage. At that rate, you would not be able to see the distance in this video so it had to be slacking off at that point. And I know my readings were correct as it was in a NWS rain gage.
I find 4 inches hard to believe, thats like a months worth of rain it would be impossible to record or even see.
I can only say what the local weather station reported. They did say the deluge was very locally isolated and I can confirm that because our farm about 30 minutes away barely had drizzle.
We had a storm recently in my town where the rain water had pushed up many main holes
yes, we are near a lot of creeks and streams, so all the road water gets diverted down hill until it finally reaches the the lake a mile or two away
So after you see this, what is your proposal to either eliminate it or mitigate it. You sure can’t stop the rain.
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I believe they need to make it larger. When it was installed there were no homes up hill for that point. Now there are roofs, driveways and patios feeding water straight into the gulley with no chance of absorption. If we have more storms like that it will actually wash over the road. We went back into drought though so almost zero rain since and we are only one stage away from worst level drought per weather forecasters this week (September 2024)
Should be 24 or 30 inch culvert
Yes, now with all the building uphill I bet they may even need to go to the next size over 30"
Is that kind of rain normal? 36 or 48 inch culverts may be needed. But be careful of the water next to your house.
No problem I would not call it normal. We have a tropical storm coming this week and they says that could bring 5 inches of rain but probably over the whole storm of 3 days. We will see what happens
Just like eastern Texas
Yes, there are some areas that seem to get these bursts of rain. Florida is getting it real bad now too. Stay safe!!
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That speed isn’t speed anymore but velocity
4 inches in 15 minutes would be worse than that
Yes, if it kept going completely agree. THe sun was back out in under an hour. The intense rain was very short. And from talking to others who lived about 10 miles away, they didn't get hardly any rain at all. Microburst type situation.
I find 4" in 15 minutes impossible to believe. That is 100mm.
If this were true, this video would have been impossible to record because the flooding going on would be far too dangerous.
The rain started and stopped in under 25 minutes. The culvert went from DRY to FULL to DRY in about 40 minutes start to end... I will see if I can find the WBIR (Local TV Weather) post that gave that number and pin it to the comments. Thanks for commenting, and consider subscribing if you haven't already.
I have actually seen that kind of rainfall in Florida. We don't have NWS rain gages at all sites I worked at but when you get 25" in 24 hours in bursts, you know what to look for. 8"/hour rates produce total white out conditions. Here is what a summer rain storm looks like in S. Florida. Note the pickup near the end is barely visible at 150' from the house. th-cam.com/video/ZHqs3J7nUxY/w-d-xo.html
Hot dog !
It would make a wild water slide!!