Gonna Build an Ark

It has been raining here for days on end. Tonight, we spent about two hours in our basement because of severe thunderstorms complete with tornadoes and hail. One storm right after another.

We're finally up out of the basement, but it's still storming. The rain has been coming down in sheets for most of the late afternoon and evening. So far, they estimate our rainfall for just today at four or five inches, and it's still raining!

My yard is flooded, my basement is flooded (it's pouring in like someone left a faucet run), the roads are impassible, and my dogs won't go outside to go potty.

In a nearby city, people are stranded in their cars in four to five feet of water. They've declared a state of emergency in two neighboring towns that I know of, and probably more to follow. It's bad here. Way too much rain in way too short a period of time.

I'm guessing I probably shouldn't be on the computer right now. The last clap of thunder shook the house and rattled the windows. I'm going to take that as my cue to say goodbye for now.