The Gilmer area’s rainy season has left ground soggy and ponds brim full, but more rain is in the forecast. National Weather Service predicts a chance of rain Saturday and heavy rain by Monday night, when a cold front is expected to move in.

A large tree that fell on a north Gilmer power line early Friday cut off electricity to 57 residences. Scout McCloud of AEP-Swepco said the power went out at 3:41 a.m. and was restored to all but 16 of the customers by 6 a.m.

By noon Friday, September rainfall totaled 13.35 inches at the Gilmer airport weather station.

The first of the month’s rain fell on Sept. 11 and the heaviest amounts were 7.46 inches on Monday and 2.41 inches Tuesday.

September has been the westest month since May, when 7.46 inches was measured.

The total for the year at the airport is 51.62 inches.

But if that yearly total sounds low, there are other gauges. The rainfall total for the year at a weather station located at Gilmer Intermediate was 60.23 inches as of Friday, with 14.50 inches to date in September.

A flood warning was in effect Friday for Little Cypress Bayou near Ore City.

The recent rains have been triggered by a stationary low pressure system over Texas encountering waves of moist air rolling in from the Gulf. By Friday, the low-pressure system was moving off to the east.

The rainy spell has brought cooler temperatures, with highs staying in the 70s or 80s. Only five September days have seen temperatures of 90 or above, with the peak being 92 registered on Sept. 7 through 10.