We could all agree that the weather patterns we are experiencing this winter of 2013 are a bit out of the ordinary. We have seen temperature 24 hour temperature fluctuations of as much as 45 degrees and now we have seen a storm dump nearly 4 inches of warm rainfall and rip 50mph winds through our golf course in the middle of winter. I even heard some rumbles of thunder at my house last night. It is shocking to think that with colder temperatures, this storm could have produced over 3 1/2 fet of snow in our area!
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| One casualty caused by the combination of high winds and soft ground was this 40 foot red oak tree along the right side of #15. |
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Our staff was able to make fairly quick work of this fallen tree.
When you are trying to dry soil in a pond, even small rain events can be frustrating. It may take more than eight hours to pump the pond down this time.
We are able to capture this rainfall and transfer it into our main irrigation pond on #9. This will be enough to fill this pond completely and will be a welcome sight in the spring when we are looking to start irrigating the golf course. |
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