The last time we had something quite this bad, you got to go back to about 1956, when we had 18.55 inches.

It's not going to be a good day to throw up fireworks. This could lead to some really nasty fires.

That is a healthy, healthy dose of rainfall. No doubt it's going to help the drought conditions, at least temporarily.

Just the notion of shooting fireworks on New Year's Eve is near blasphemy. People should stay away from fireworks altogether.

Know what the weather forecast is. Watch your favorite TV station, listen to the weather radio, and you've got to be in a day when there might be thunderstorms and they're probably going to tell you whether or not there's a chance they're going to be severe.

There are a lot of false reports about tornadoes, when people are simply seeing dark clouds.