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Cold, Haily, Windy Night
I was about to reassure you all that I did not admit any men into my house, but that's a lie. The Crismen's had popped out to pick up a dinner order and drop Jola off to me when they got the Code Maroon tornado warning over their cell phones, and asked if they could step in for a moment while we figured out what was going on. No tornadoes were currently in progress - just hell crazy rain and wind - so they continued on their way and I said I'd let them know if I heard anything. Apparently there was a Tornado spotted in Snook, and I did call to tell them, but they were already almost home by then. I haven't heard about any damage though, thankfully.
We did get hail though - a couple of times, even. The pieces I saw were maybe an inch square, but someone else I reported egg-sized pieces D: Hopefully small eggs? I took a picture after it had stopped of some of the pieces that had blown in to my doorway after it stopped the first time:
There was flooding in town - and more severe outside, as well. My courtyard was pretty much full of water while it was falling. I saw a shot of one of the newly-renovated buildings on campus (The YMCA building) awash with about half a foot of water. The entrance is in a low spot though, down a flight of stairs, and in retrospect I`m not surprised it happened. I'm more surprised no one foresaw the issue, as rain-induced flooding shouldn't be a huge surprise. I hope everything is okay at work, though!
This morning I took Jola for a walk through the park, which is really the drainage basin for Wolf Pen Creek and the related creek systems that run through town. I should have brought my camera! Although it isn't too badly flooded still, the amphitheater is closed still. I assume the moat around it is still overflowing its banks. I am pretty sure most of the area was underwater during the worst of the rain - there is brush and other debris wrapped around the park benches, and even woven in to the rails of the footbridge that crosses a good seven feet or more above the normal creek level. I can normally walk underneath it easily without ducking, and the water level is usually below that, so I'm guessing. There were places on the walking path covered in inch-thick ripples of mud, and there was silt washed over everything. It would have been impressive to see last night I'm sure, but considering how the water was still running this morning, I think you;d have to be crazy to go near it! I'll take my camera when I take her out tonight and see if there is still any craziness worth recording.
For now I think I need to have some tea and breakfast and get on with my day - I have cleaning and research to do :)
We did get hail though - a couple of times, even. The pieces I saw were maybe an inch square, but someone else I reported egg-sized pieces D: Hopefully small eggs? I took a picture after it had stopped of some of the pieces that had blown in to my doorway after it stopped the first time:
There was flooding in town - and more severe outside, as well. My courtyard was pretty much full of water while it was falling. I saw a shot of one of the newly-renovated buildings on campus (The YMCA building) awash with about half a foot of water. The entrance is in a low spot though, down a flight of stairs, and in retrospect I`m not surprised it happened. I'm more surprised no one foresaw the issue, as rain-induced flooding shouldn't be a huge surprise. I hope everything is okay at work, though!
This morning I took Jola for a walk through the park, which is really the drainage basin for Wolf Pen Creek and the related creek systems that run through town. I should have brought my camera! Although it isn't too badly flooded still, the amphitheater is closed still. I assume the moat around it is still overflowing its banks. I am pretty sure most of the area was underwater during the worst of the rain - there is brush and other debris wrapped around the park benches, and even woven in to the rails of the footbridge that crosses a good seven feet or more above the normal creek level. I can normally walk underneath it easily without ducking, and the water level is usually below that, so I'm guessing. There were places on the walking path covered in inch-thick ripples of mud, and there was silt washed over everything. It would have been impressive to see last night I'm sure, but considering how the water was still running this morning, I think you;d have to be crazy to go near it! I'll take my camera when I take her out tonight and see if there is still any craziness worth recording.
For now I think I need to have some tea and breakfast and get on with my day - I have cleaning and research to do :)