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Rains beneficial to all of Lamb County
OLTON’S AVENUE I FLOODED – In two days, 6.41 inches of Runoff Rainwater has filled the City of Olton’s Runoff Water Lake, and backed up across Avenue I at the intersection with Third Street. Also, on the right in the background is a home, that is surrounded with the water. A city employee reported that the water did not get up into the house, but it was surrounded. Sand bags have been placed around some homes that are subject to flooding. City of Olton Employees are working to clean up the most difficult debris that was washed into yards and streets. The stop sign on the corner of Third Street at Avenue I, indicates how far the rainwater has backed up Third Street. (Staff Poto by Joella Lovvorn)
Lamb County has been experiencing some rainfall all across the county since varied amounts have been falling the past few weeks.
Farmers and those with cattle grazing in their fields, are thankful to their answers to prayers for the rain. People in towns are thankful for the rain on their yards, trees and shrubs.
The heavier amounts, fell with a lot of lightning, strong winds and some hail, across the northern part of the county Monday night and again Wednesday night, May 24 and 26, 2021. Flooding and lakes of all sizes are now filling low spots where the ground is getting a good drink.c
Some tornado activity has been caught on cameras of Lamb County residents in the past weeks, but no severe damages have been reported, although there could have been some unreported.
Rainfall amounts have ranged from more than an inch (1.20 reported at Sudan. and 1.80 inches at Amherst), to 6.41 inches at Olton, and 6.30 inches in the Earth area.
Olton city employees have been spending a lot of time clearing dead-weed, and broken bush and tree debris from all around in the city—particularly where water had been racing to the storm water lakes, and floating on top of it after it stood a while.
The Anton area has had 2.50 inches over the rainy season, and Spade reports the gin received 2.50 inches during that same period.
At Fieldton, the 3.00 inches of rain, with hail on Wednesday night broke out some windows at The Nutrien business office. There was a lot of dead weed and other debris on Highway 37 that goes thru the Fieldton area.
An official report has not been found for Littlefield, but varied amounts have been reported by some in the Littlefield area.
If anyone in the Littlefield area is recording the weather results for temperatures in the summer and winter, how much rain is recorded, or how deep the snow is from a winter storm, etc., please let us at the Lamb County Leader-News, 806-385-4481, know who to contact.