#102 Postby southerngale » Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:30 am
I guess I should elaborate on the rough night thing. lol
I had been in Houston for 2 weeks, working. As I headed home last night, I stopped in Baytown for groceries. I had quickly checked the weather earlier in the afternoon and knew (thought) we'd just get rain off and on like had been occurring. Well, it got really bad while I was there. Torrential rain and the parking lot started flooding quickly. I had to go home so I headed that way. Almost everyone on I-10 had their hazards on, including the 18-wheelers. We were going 30-40mph and it was still hard to see. My mind went to Allison type rains. It was so hard to see! So anyway, by the time I got to Anahuac, I was tired of fighting to see and poking along so I pulled off and the feeder road was flooded. I pulled over and just sat there for a long time, looking at radar, and talking to people. There was no end in sight. I had to go home and debated on whether to stay on I-10 (longer route) or cut through 61 (which I usually do) and against my better judgment, decided on 61. There was no traffic, but my max speed still maybe only hit 40mph. The rain was intense and it was a difficult drive. I kept hitting pockets of water on the road and I went completely off the road once, which freaked me out briefly, but I got right back on. The weather geek in me found it all interesting, but the sane part of me just wanted to make it home in one piece.
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