This afternoon, here where William and I are, with my daughter in law and grandaughters for the week, it began to rain. The thunder rumbled on and on. Before it was all done, 5.34 inches had fallen, breaking a 20 year record.
William looked out the back door and called us over to see. A tiny little creek had become a raging river. Before it was said and done, a water rescue had to be done. Roads are closed, and the police are asking everyone to stay off the roads unless you have orders to evacuate.
Back at home, there is still a strong police presence on our street. An vacant house was searched. Another house was searched when a woman heard someone in her house while she was in the shower. She locked herself in the bathroom and screamed out the window until someone called the police. Tim walked out front and was ordered back in the house. I talked to him tonight. "It is crazy. You have no idea what is real and what's not."
A neighbor posted the helicopters circling 24-7. She said if she caught sight of Michael Burham, she would kill him without hesitation just to get some sleep.
He's even on my Yahoo newsfeed this morning! I hope they find him soon and leave your neighbourhood in peace soon - it doesn't sound the least bit peaceful at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThat's a LOT of rain btw. When we lived in Carmarthenshire, our river would suddenly rise as much as 6 feet in an afternoon after heavy rain. We had friends and neighbours living right on the river - rather them than us.
It was on the 11pm news tonight again. They think he went back to his hometown. I think someone has to be hiding him.
ReplyDeleteWhat a story, but scary because it is real. We are also in the middle of thunderstorms, my granddaughter fetched up some boxes from the cellars yesterday because of the risk that the cellars get flooded.
ReplyDeleteGood grief! That's scary. The weather sounds scary too. It's warm over here in Hawaii but at least we've got some trade winds.
ReplyDeleteGosh, 5 plus inches sounds like a lot of rain. It is,140 millimetres. That is a lot of rain. It can't be great to be 'locked down' as you are.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you don't need to be rescued from the torrent, and that Tim stays safe back home.
ReplyDeleteGoodness, you and Tim can't win! Either flood or police chase! What wild times for you guys!
ReplyDeleteHigh drama. I'm sure the guy has gone but I find it amazing he was able to break out of jail so easily.
ReplyDeleteJeez. I wish Tim wasn't at home for all of this. What a mess. I sure am glad you're not there but uh- water rescue? All of you stay safe!
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine having to live in the middle of all that chaos. Are you going to stay away until it settles down?
ReplyDeleteNeither place sounds great right now.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of much ado. Too much rain is not good and bad guys on the loose are a hazard for everybody.
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't have to go to a shelter. I have worked many of them during hurricanes and the people that come there are not always nice. Some of them treated us that were working terrible. Working 24 to 36 hours was really long.
ReplyDeleteHe and your town made our evening news last night. I hope it resolves soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope it all gets sorted soon.
ReplyDeleteWe are having heavy rain too...but it just runs off instead of replenishing the ground water
Stay safe, sane and dry, Debby. Thinking of you and your neighborhood. Take care.
ReplyDeleteHow I hope this resolves soon.
ReplyDeleteMichael Burham's jail break had made UK national news on the BBC website.
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