Historical Rainfall in May Breaks 73-year Record

I am always a fan of witnessing history in progress. Whether or not I am excited about the historical event taking place does not excuse the fact that it is still historical.

So it should be no shock that I am elated to have been in the Nashville area when history was made. It is very unfortunate that this event has wrecked havoc on the lives of so many people across Middle Tennessee. It is a grim scene, and something that we will remember for many years to come.
According to a recent announcement posted by the National Weather Service, May 2010 officially became the wettest month in Nashville history on May 15 at 10:00pm CST. This breaks a 73-year record of 14.75" in January 1937.

After the major flood swept through the Nashville area on May 1 - 2, we only lacked an inch of rain to declare May 2010 the wettest month on record. The mark was met this past weekend as many places recorded over two inches of rainfall between Friday and Sunday. Like it or not, history has been made in the city of Nashville. In a few years we will all look back on this in astonishment.

Source: National Weather Service

Nashville, TN

In reference to a previous blog I posted about the clean-up project Highland Academy was involved with...I posted a photo essay with the help of Hollie Macomber to CNN iReport. A CNN producer in Atlanta was quick to show interest in what we were involved with, and emailed me with some follow-up questions. As of this morning, the iReport was approved for use on CNN platforms both on-the-air and online. Even if nothing ever comes of it, the process of iReporting was VERY cool, and I am looking forward to being more involved with it in the future. Check out this link to the iReport: