Well, that worked. Juice just returned.
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I was just saying that this reminds me of the 93 floods. Seems like serious rain every 1-2 days.
I remember a continuous loop of rain-evaporate in the heat-rain for nearly the entire month of July 1993. Des Moines had no water for quite a few days. I met my husband right after those floods, and heard many horror stories from him.
I was one of 3 on staff Civil Engineers directing flood fighting efforts at a Military base located on an Island in the Middle of the Mississippi during that all time record flood event on the river.
I remember many 13+ hour days (and nights). Definitely the most demanding 3 weeks of my career. Also the most rewarding and memorable.
I was at FT Hood for an Army school. My wife was 7 months pregnant during that time. When I got home I never heard the end of it. I missed the no water in Des Moines
There was originally more to my post above, but I thought better of it.
Sent a map that showed since the middle of April, this has been the wettest stretch in 132 years for NC Iowa. All but SE Iowa and EC Iowa it’s been top 3 at least.
Johnston with the double dip this week.
NWS confirms EF-0 this morning, Terra Park to the NE.
NWS confirms EF-0 this morning, Terra Park to the NE.
I drove down 37th this morning and saw a large tree that had been uprooted by the storm very close to that track.
The blaring amber alert tone is what I mean. We did not get it - The popup for the alert came on all the phones but there was no sound to alert.
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Johnston got hit a lot harder this morning than earlier this week. A lot of trees down in the neighborhood. Made the mistake of getting on 141 at 9am this morning. Lights were out and a mile took about 20 minutes.
Work phone is iPhone, two personal phones are Pixel 7's. All on Verizon. I can see the alert in my alert history - came through at 4:46 A.M.
Mixed bag of iPhones and androids both on US Cellular and Verizon at the office between coworkers - some got the tone and others didn't.
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Im north of 70th St in Johnston and todays storm was nothing compared to the Tuesday storm at our house. Crazy how just a few blocks can makes big difference.
Yep, we lost several large limbs and 90% of a big sycamore tree. Next door neighbor had two big trees uprooted. Missed flattening her yard shed by about 3 feet. This one was worse than the storm that came through earlier in the week.
They removed the "expansion joint" with solid posts, that was doing the flex and transfering the forces? Now they are solid and the all the give was in one place.
