[AGL] Enough already

[Gerry]

In case you missed it, New Mexico is under water. Yep, the whole state except for the highest ground. Record floods everywhere, Rio Grande on a tear, roads out, emergency centers full, all kinds of freak events. It has been raining for nearly 2 months, highly unusual in that the amounts are much greater than normal, about 10 inches here.

I was up well before dawn, awakened by thunder and rainfall on the roof. At first light I drove to the bridge to see what the river was doing. Bad news, it is barely within its banks. Now I have packed an emergency kit, moved all valuables to counter and table tops, unplugged everything but the computer, etc. I am ready to bolt. It is still dripping outside and according to the radar the rain should be moving north but not yet. As I write there is more thunder from the South meaning more rain is likely on the way...so much for the prognosticators.

At the first sign of the river overflowing I will get out. Guess I'll go to Silver City and get a room in a motel. What to do? I would feel very foolish to abandon ship and then have the rain stop and the river recede. I would feel even more foolish if I presumed I was floodproof and sat here too long. In another hour will take another drive and see how it looks, assuming I can get out on the muddy, rutted road. 

According to the forecast, there is no let up in sight, days and days of scattered rain. Sooner of later the Gila will reach its max unless some combination of events pushes the rain away, not likely according to the forecasters.

Up the creek...
G
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