We had a brief but very intense rainstorm, and the torrents of rain coming down in such a short time overwhelmed the ability of the storm drains to remove it quickly. Also, I think there may have been some detritus clogging the drains in this location, a railroad overpass in the center of town.
I remember how bizarre it looked to see this much water in a normally dry and clear spot, and how strange it seemed to see people pushing floating cars around in the water, attempting to get them up to dry land. -- PL
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-->> ..this was post another infamous disaster that attacked Mirage itself way back when ( what seems like a fleeting memory now ) .. correct ??
>v<
We had this same problem over in Rensselaer this summer, but it happened near a ball field so the water was that awful dirt brown color. It was weird to see people cruising around in fishing boats while they dodged the top of cars.
I remember this! We had crazy flooding here in Springfield, until the drains finaly were able to catch up. For about an hour my trailer Park looked like venice!
Ah... the only thing I miss living here in So. Cal is rain...
Excellent proper use of the word "detritus"! *applauds* :D
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