River rise not as dramatic and more rain falls

Decatur Daily Democrat:

As the rains continued in Decatur on Thursday, the St. Marys River continued to rise, although not as much as some people had feared.

The river stood at 19.4 feet in Decatur at 7 a.m. today, after measuring 17.4 and 18.6 feet on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Not too dramatic a rise, given that another .17 of an inch of rain fell in the city yesterday to boost the total rainfall for the previous four days to 3.31 inches.
Local weather station officials said this morning that May traditionally the wettest month here, and the script is being followed this year as the current month has seen 6.94 inches of rain recorded with five days remaining.

April rain here totaled 5.87 inches — 12.81 inches since the start of April!

It appears some dry days finally are upon us. The National Weather Service says no rain is expected in the Decatur area today, while Saturday's chances are pegged are 20 to 40 percent and Sunday's at 40 percent. No rain is mentioned in Memorial Day's forecast.