Did you get caught in the flooding rain last night? Tell us what happened.
Just before I started home from work last night, my husband called to warn me that our street was flooded. It was almost up to the porch and cars were stalled in the street. Yikes. I tried to get in anyway, but CalTrans, news and Flood Control District trucks were all parked at the end of our street. Not a good sign.
So I wound up having to go to my mom's house for dinner while waited for the water to drain down. By 10 p.m., my husband called to say I could come home. My mother in law is visiting from Milwaukee and usually she just laughs at our piddly little rainstorms. But she said she had never seen so much water come down in such a short time.
It's the first time I haven't been able to get in the house and my husband couldn't get out due to extreme weather. What a creepy feeling. This was just a minor scare, of course, but I think I'll keep some kind of emergency overnight kit in the car from now on. I asked my husband to check on our flood insurance this morning. We were inches away from having water in our house and the sight of those cars stalled on our street made a big impression on me.
Our neighbors really were in a world of hurt. They are having their floors redone, so yesterday they had stacked all of their furniture outside to prepare for the workmen today. The weather had been so nice our friends were even planning to sleep outside last night. Then the rains came and last I heard, it was not a pretty picture. Their beds were soaked. Not good.
What happened to you?
Flood waters?
I was getting off of the 28 bus and transfering to the 45 bus on First and Ashlan. The Sky to the west was lit up with lightning. I was telling audrey all I knew about lightning. We stood under the bus shelter on Ashlan watching the wind and lightning and touch of rain. Maybe it rained more later? This was around 7pm last night.
It was a lot of fun. For us.
...was in the sauna at Balley's,...the hail on the vent chimney made it deafening for 10 minutes,... emerged to find marble- sized hail 4 inches deep in my truck bed...i love dramatic weather!
I was safely at home with my daughter watching the light show and praying that the skylight would survive the hailstorm that came down in a furry along with lots of rain which my daughter and I enjoyed watching while sitting in the hot tub on the back patio. I love storms but get frightened for those that are stuck out in it or suffering from damage or loss from it. Sorry to your neighbors as insurance will most likely not cover their loss.