I freaking hate ring of fire/heat dome systems, summer is the worst.
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Seeing around 10 inches in north Ankeny with a very unofficial reading
That would be my guess. Our pool was down around 6-7 inches needing to be topped off and it was overflowing before that spell again this morning.
I got a new sump pump last week. It passed the test.
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Equivalent to about 100 inches of snow. Over 8ft. My god.
Been telling my wife 3.5 inches is more than plenty.
Every time one of these storms goes through, I am thankful that we moved to a house on the top of a hill where the sump pump never runs. Water in your basement is a miserable feeling of dread and powerlessness. I never want to deal with that again.
On the bright side, temperatures look a lot better this week now.
This is about as good as possible, for early July, with Dew point under 70, no highs in the 90, and overnight lows in the 60's!!
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So if you had a tee time set up for the next couple of days at Otter Creek in north Ankeny...
No you don't.
Fourmile creek is WAY beyond its banks. Wish I could get a pic, but there's really no good way for me to do it unless I'm in the passenger seat heading east on 36th.
No you don't.
Fourmile creek is WAY beyond its banks. Wish I could get a pic, but there's really no good way for me to do it unless I'm in the passenger seat heading east on 36th.
I wondered how soggy that course would be. They go to 90 degrees or cart path only at the slightest bit of rain.
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I think you mean Briarwood. That's the one Four Mile Creek passes through. Here's what it looked like at 9:00 this morning. Pictures are from the bridge on NE 36th - first shot is looking south toward the golf course, the second looking north.
I'm sure Otter Creek isn't in great shape either and perhaps Talons too. But on the bright side, unlike 2018 I didn't see any dead fish on the sidewalks when I was out.
The natural waterfall from the upper pond to the lower pond has subsided. But now the lower pond out of it's banks and inching closer to the power outlet for the manmade waterfall pumps. I better go cut power to that outlet.
