Monday was a busy weather day, with copious amounts of rainfall in a short duration. This caused numerous flooding conditions — even away from streams and rivers. There were reports of flooded basements, garages and lower levels of homes from neighborhood storm drain failures.
In Portland, manholes blew their covers as storm drains could not handle the excessive rainfall. Three inches deluged the local area, with more than that in the foothills. Salmon Creek was raging like the muddy Colorado River in a miniature sense, of course.
Another strong rainstorm with be over us today and tonight, with rainfall amounts similar to Monday’s. This means more water with nowhere to go in many locations. I think the weather system will be faster-moving than the last one but still lots of water.
Another strong weather system is scheduled for Thursday and this one could bring stronger winds with it. It’s too early to tell if wings will be this high, but any winds over 40 mph could topple trees since the ground is so saturated. Boy, we went from a drought to flooding in a short while this autumn.
