I started the day at Lost Valley; with flurries and low 20’s after a night of high North winds. Over at Lost Valley the water was running well in Clark Creek and the Beech Tees offered a nice contrast:
Posts Tagged ‘rain’
Rain, sleet, snow, cold, then sun — Lost Valley near Ponca
Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, Weather, tagged Arkansas, beech trees, Lost Valley, ponca, rain, sleet, snow and sun on January 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Clouds and Rain pulling away to the East at dawn 10/20/2014
Posted in Weather, tagged 10/20/14, clouds, dawn, moving east, murray valley, rain on October 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »
A rainy few days here in Arkansas
Posted in Caves and Waterfalls, Mountain Scenery, mountains, The River, Weather, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, Buffalo River, color change, parthenon, ponca, rain on October 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Above the clouds and rain
We have accumulated 6.85 inches of rain here in the mountains during the past 2 and 1/2 days. I left at 9 AM and got a photo from AR 327. This is unusual for October, usually our nicest month temperature and precipitation wise. The Buffalo River at Ponca is 6″ over the bridge and rising fast. On the way back from Ponca, I got into some clear skies and took the 2nd photo but more thundershowers are on the way. The trees in the Bostons are still mostly green so a few weeks are needed yet for full color.
Ponca Bridge
Boston Mtn Range looking towards Parthenon on AR 74
Flash Flood Warning – we have had lots of rain
Posted in The River, Weather, tagged Boston Mountains, rain on October 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The Buffalo River and the Little Buffalo watersheds have received lots of rain this morning. We received 2.25 inches of rain in about 3 hours. Thus WILL bring up all tributaries and river in the Boston Mountains (including the Piney Creek and the Mulberry). We are expecting 2-4 additional inches of rain when the energy and moist air from the TS Simon to arrive Sunday evening. Until then scattered showers and T-storms will drop another 1-2 inches in the Boston Mountains of Arkansas. Below are the River (USGS) reports from Ponca at Noon today and the radar (with storms moving N to S at 9 AM) today 10/10/2014:
All the Lows lined up for NW Arkansas
Parthenon on Radar at 9 AM
Murray Road – Little Buffalo Watershed got 5.27 inches of rain
Posted in Weather, tagged 5.27 inches of rain, Arkansas, little buffalo, murray road, rain, SW of Parthenon, watershed on July 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »
We got a solid 5.27 inches of rain in 90 minutes yesterday. I got exactly 0.75 during the first and most severe storm; including 1″ hail. Then a lightening struck took down my DAVIS INSTRUMENTS weather station for about 3 hours at 4:42 PM. I had the restart and reset the day to 0.00 inches of rain at 4:42PM and then re-started and began re-tallying the rain and got an additional 4.52 inches. (4.52 + .76 =5.27).
Needless to say, the creeks and rivers are very high and may still be coming up. In places, the roads are nearly impassable due to large boulders washing across.
Here are a few poor photos of my trip up to Jasper this morning:
Murray Road up the mountain
Murray Road
Little Buffalo on 327 crossing
Little Buffalo in Jasper, the 7 crossing
Upper Buffalo River coming up (6/9/2014)
Posted in The River, tagged 2014, 9, Buffalo River, canoe, float, june, kayak, rain, Steele Creek, the Buffalo River on June 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »
We have had rain for 4 straight days; but, it’s been fairly gentle. This morning the Little Buffalo finally became muddy and the Buffalo River at Steel Creek below Bee Bluff is becoming murky and rising at a moderate speed. If the rain continues, like forecasted, the Buffalo will be floatable at Ponca this coming weekend and beyond. These heaviest storm are just beginning at noon today:
Big Rains (possible) next week in NW Arkansas
Posted in Weather, tagged Arkansas, nws, pathenon, rain on May 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »
It is getting a little dry. This forecast depends on a lot. The storm moving East from Texas to Arkansas. This 7 day map is starting Last Friday.
A rainy evening and night in the Boston Mountains
Posted in Weather, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Buffalo River rise, Little Buffalo river rise, Newton County, Orchard Oriole, parthenon, rain, Wedensday on May 13, 2014| 1 Comment »
We only received 1.5 inches of rain here in the Murray Valley near Parthenon. We were supposed to get twice as much but there was, but, it is supoosed to continue raining util Wedensday afternoon. So we will see. As it is the Buffalo River at Ponca and the Little Buffalo at Parthenon each came up over 4 feet insuring great floating next weekend and probably the weekend after.
There was a beautiful Orchard Oriole out in the rain in a rose bush this morning and I get a photo of him seemingly enjoying the cooler weather. Look at his black body and chestnut-orange breast and wing bars. Taken with a Canon 7D and a Canon EF300L f.2.8 Lens:
Little Buffalo River became floatable overnight
Posted in The River, tagged Arkansas, came up 16" overnight, floatable, Little Buffalo River, parthenon, rain on May 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I was amazed that a mere 1.2 inches of rain (a steady rain too) had caused the Little buffalo to rise 16″ overnight. There was likely lots more rain up near Deer or Swain last evening than here. Anyway, it is once again, floatable.
Throwback Thursday – rewind to 12/21/13
Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, The River, Weather, tagged Arkansas, boston mountians, December 20 2013, flood, fog, ponca, pour-offs, rain, Steel Creek on February 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
We had nearly 2.5 inches of rain on December 20 thru 21, 2013. I drove to Steel Creek and to Ponca on that day and took a few photos with a point and shoot Canon G15. There were quite a few pour-offs flowing off Roark Bluff, and it only got heavier. The Ponca Bridge is the last photo.
Ponca Low water bridge
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 