@#3 ... We call that rain and your typical fall Saturday in the Seattle area. ...
Yeah, that's the thing... "typical."
In the desert area of SoCal, this is not typical. The infrastructure is not designed to handle this.
Last year, here in CT we had a similar event.
Lots of water, no place to go.
August 18-19, 2024: Severe Flooding Disaster
portal.ct.gov
... Incident Overview
On August 18, 2024, a rainstorm approached the State of Connecticut, and quickly intensified unexpectedly. Flash Flood warnings were originally issued at noon until 1:30PM for Fairfield and New Haven counties by the National Weather Service (NWS), estimating the rainfall between 1 to 2 inches per hour.
Litchfield County was issued a Flash Flood warning at 3:40PM until 8:00PM. The Flash Flood Warnings for Fairfield and New Haven counties were extended until 12:15AM on August 19th.
Up to almost 16 inches of rain fell in 6-8 hours in some locations.
It was determined that the rainfall was significant enough to qualify as a 1,000-year flood in some areas, and 50, 100, 200, and 500 year flood in other areas.
Peak rainfall amounts exceeded 3 inches of water per hour, and 7 inches in three hours in a band from the Town of Monroe to the Town of Oxford both located in Connecticut.
The return frequency for this rainfall was greater than 1,000 years.
Connecticut also experienced major river flooding to include the Housatonic, Little River, and Naugatuck rivers. ...
There was devastation in towns here in CT due to the water.
Faith leaders performed a crucial role in the Civil Rights Revolution the Republicans are now hell-bent on reversing. They were also involved in Vietnam War opposition. I think what they do in general is broaden the field for discussion and involvement, provide a permission structure.