According to the USGS, many areas affected have experienced a 100 yr flood. Dams overflowing, highways washed away and whole towns (Lyons, Longmont, Loveland, .. - is this a cruel alliterative pattern or what?) cut off by torrential flash floods make for dramatic headlines, but also uberly excited weather anchors.
One weather anchor tonight shared some interesting statistics that put the recent and unusual weather into perspective: In the past 24 hours, Denver has received as much rain as it does on average from January to June for a given year. Six months of rain in 24 hours?!? Does this mean a lower water bill? Not likely...
Another interesting perspective: Colorado is known more for the amount of snow accumulation than rain, yet if this precipitation were to fall as snow based on water content, a conservative estimate would equate that to 80 inches just in the city of Boulder and still more up in the canyons.
As the work day progressed, I heard rumors about the latest road closures. After lunch it was getting ridiculous and so I planned my route home, only my plan A lasted a total of 10 minutes before I had to switch to plan B. That lasted a measly 5 minutes, landing me on plan C. That lasted a good 20 minutes until plan D ultimately became necessary. Through it all, this comedy of errors reminded me of the following scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail of a father explaining to his son why they have the strongest and most stable castle in all the land:
The landscape on my commute home is made up of rolling hills and farm fields; however, today it resembled more the look of a swampy bayou where instead of cyprus trees, giant cottonwoods stood half concealed by dense low hanging clouds.
In retrospect, I for one would like to extend my deep appreciation for all those who have been paying their tithing, in full.
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And here I always thought it was keeping the Sabbath Day holy that made the weather patterns right...
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