We're FLOODED out!

azsnowman · #1 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:49 am

I posted this under the severe weather forum, but I thought I'd post it here too. We had just under 3.23" of rain overnight from HEAVY thunderstorms, the snow level was very high, needless to say, the snowpack is GONE and as they say, "S*** flows downhill!" WELL....we're downhill and we're FLOODED OUT bigtime, I can't see the damage just yet as it's still dark, I'll let ya know just how bad the damage is, it's NOT good I can tell ya that much!

Dennis :eek:

mf_dolphin · #2 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:59 am

Oh No! Get out the buckets and mops. Get some pictures as soon as you can and try to stay dry.

azsnowman · #3 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:06 am

mf_dolphin wrote:Oh No! Get out the buckets and mops. Get some pictures as soon as you can and try to stay dry.

It's not in the house, but from what I can see, it "ALMOST" to the back porch. These cells last night were indicative of the monsoon season, severe CG, CC lightning and they stalled over the Rim from 2300 till 0230 this morning.....it was a WILD night, Sweetz slept on the bed with us, she can't STAND the thunder! ANCHORS AWEIGH MY BOYS! Man the lifeboats, man overboard!

Dennis

mf_dolphin · #4 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:09 am

If it's not in the house get out the fishing poles! :-)

#5 Postby **vbhoutex** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 9:00 am

ROFLMAO Marshall!!!!

OMG DENNIS!!!!!! I HOPE I'M NOT CONTAGIOUS!!!! Keep us posted!!!

#6 Postby **Stephanie** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 10:19 am

I couldn't help but think of Miss Mary's thread "When It Rains, It Pours". :roll:

I hope that it doesn't get into your house Dennis. It's ashame that that much moisture didn't come over a couple of weeks to help with the drought!

Keep us updated!

azsnowman · #7 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 10:27 am

Well.....it did SOME damage to the yard, the foundation is secure, I'm just gonna have to haul some rock...the water created a 3' deep cut around the foundation SO.....I've got some dirt out back that I can put in it for now but....the ONLY PROBLEM, it's fixing to POUR AGAIN :grr:

It's warming up creating some high base boomers ALREADY :eek:

This is BIZZARE weather for sure, this only happens in the SUMMER during monsoon season, I've NEVER seen boomers like this this time of year!

NOW...as far as FISHIN' goes, this RIVER I've got does come from a private lake, it's stocked with trout and Blue Gill 8-)

Can't see any just yet, it's running too swift, the last time the creek overflowed like this (last August) we caught 13 Blue Gill and stuck them in our BIG Koi pond out back, reckon this summer they'll be just about ready to HARVEST, fish fry anyone? 8-)

Dennis

#8 Postby **Stephanie** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 10:32 am

Be careful that you don't get swept up in it Dennis! A 3' hole around the foundation is unbelievable!

#9 Postby **Pburgh** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:51 am

OMG, what will happen next!!!!!! Be careful up there would ya.

#10 Postby **azskyman** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:21 pm

Could see it from here...but only had .10" total in Scottsdale. Be careful Dennis...and remember, if s*** flows downhill, that's where you'll find ME!

Miss Mary · #11 Postby **Miss Mary** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:30 pm

Dennis - be careful! Oh my, hate to hear this. Steph is right - when it rains, it pours!!! Hopefully it will go down fast. Keep us posted.

Mary

David · #12 Postby **David** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:47 pm

Any pics? Hope you stay safe.

Lindaloo · #13 Postby **Lindaloo** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:54 pm

Not good Dennis. Please get some pics and stay safe.

There was a dam that burst in Marion County, MS yesterday. Everything was under water and alot of homes swept away or flooded. We have rain on the way too.

#14 Postby **coriolis** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:58 pm

I'm sorry to hear about that Dennis. As if you don't have enough to do. Take it easy on the back. Hire a kid to do the hard work.

PTrackerLA · #15 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 2:19 pm

Wow Dennis that's some amazing weather you're having out there. Please post some pics if you can!

azsnowman · #16 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 6:45 pm

azskyman wrote:Could see it from here...but only had .10" total in Scottsdale. Be careful Dennis...and remember, if s*** flows downhill, that's where you'll find ME!

Put on the waders Steve, cuz it's a fixin' to get DEEP "LOL!" Seriously, after filling the trench back in, we took a drive, EVERY SINGLE dry creek bed, every single creek (they've been dry for over 2 years) is running bank to bank, in some instances, Billy Creek, is running over 30' WIDE :eek:

And of course I forgot to take the dang camera, I swear, I'd forget my head if it weren't tied on! So far, it's yet to rain, THANK God, it looked liked it when I posted this morning but it headed south. I've got some pretty heavy, tall boomers to my NE...that's the direction they snuck in from last night, haven't looked at the radar to see which way their going/coming.

Dennis

Rainband · #17 Postby **Rainband** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:09 pm

Stay safe bud :wink:

therock1811 · #18 Postby **therock1811** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:02 pm

Looks like they're going SW... three shower/storm complexes, one north, one east, and one south of Show Low...stay safe!

#19 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:36 pm

thunderstorms do occur here in March and in fact we've even seen funnels here in March and Warren Faidley videotaped a tornado in Tucson in March 1994. We had hail and a brief hard shower from boomers here this morning and are approaching twice normal rainfall for March. Our Dec-Mar secondary rainy season total is at 3.46in which is only 0.13in below normal for the period and the best such since the Niño season in 1997-98. Not enough to end the drought but enough to ease it slightly. We see boomers over the high country N-NE of us but it's debatable as to whether or not any of that will make it down here.

Steve

Colin · #20 Postby **Colin** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 9:22 pm

Wow...sounds ! :o Sounds like last spring/summer here, where we had rain at least 2 days a WEEK for a while! :o

Stay safe Dennis!

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