[Joe Wicked]

We have been spared the flooding so far, but this storm came out of nowhere and it was moving fast. I would bet that we got 1-2" of rain in about 30 min. Storm drains could not keep up and the parking lot was flooded. Rain has stopped here for a little while now, but the drain from the roof is right by my desk and it hasn't slowed in the amount of water draining yet.

I understand what you feel with the drought. We were lucky and ours broke after 5-6 years. It was a very dry summer in 2000, but heavy storms in the fall evened it out. Starting in 01 through 06 there was progressively less rain each year. I know in 06 we finished the year 16" below average for rainfall. Each year being below, it just compounded. Then last year the rains just would not stop. We got almost triple the annual rainfall. There were many cases of flooding this time of the year. A guy I know that is a WWII memorabilia collector has a 1944 2 1/2ton truck with snorkel intake and exhaust stacks, was using it to help the city of Denton get people from their homes to safety. He has video of water coming over the hood of the truck while driving down the street. At times people in the back had to hold on to keep from being swept out the back by the rushing water.