RE: O/T: Phoenix Area

[Lew Hodgett]

Looks like the crick has risen a little too much, too quick.

Looks like some nasty flooding from a desert rain storm.

Hope everybody in the area is OK.

Lew

[krw]

I was in Detroit on business last week. Getting from the airport out to the Western 'burbs wasn't much fun. The roads were flooded right up to the overpasses. Driving the 20mi. on surface streets took a while (wasn't happy about driving them at 11:00 at night, either).

[Matt]

About an inch and a half here at the house; some areas around the Valley got up to 5 inches, including areas 30 miles to the north of the city limits signs. Several rescues from cars washed off the road, including some drivers who went around barricades and dared to cross. Got a Stupid Motorist law that'll have those guys paying for somebody saving their hides. Morning rush hour was a mess - thank goodness I'm retired!

Another storm moving in right now (almost 8 pm), lots of thunder out there, and rain coming down.

Matt

[Brewster]

Here in the Southwest we call those "turd floaters"

-BR

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[Dave in Texas]

And toad stranglers.

Dave in Houston

[Dave in Texas]

And, next door, California can't seem to buy a drop.

Dave in Houston

[G. Ross]

We had a good rain here in south Georgia. I have a goldfish pond in the back yard. Two of them drowned.